James M Crockett

Male1832–November 1861

Brief Life History of James M

When James M Crockett was born in 1832, in Obion, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Crockett, was 39 and his mother, Catherine Sullivant, was 43. He married Ellen Shaw about 1850, in Obion, Obion, Tennessee, United States. He died in November 1861, in Obion, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 29.

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James M Crockett
1832–1861
Ellen Shaw
1825–
Marriage: about 1850

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  • James M Crockett, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James M Crockett - Individual or family possessions: birth: 1832; Obion, Tennessee, United States

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  • Marriage
    about 1850Obion, Obion, Tennessee, United States

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    World Events (4)

    1832 · The Black Hawk War

    Age 0

    Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

    1835 · The Hermitage is Built

    Age 3

    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

    1846

    Age 14

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English (Staffordshire) and Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname for someone who affected a particular hairstyle, from Anglo-Norman French croket ‘ornamental curl or roll of hair’ (Old Norman French croquet, a diminutive of croque ‘curl, hook’).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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