Brief Life History of Wilson
When Wilson Crockett was born on 17 July 1788, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Samuel Crockett Sr, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Wilson, was 25. He married Mary Hollis on 12 October 1812, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1820 and Davidson, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 30 September 1858, in Lincoln, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 70.
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- Wilson Crocket, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Wilson Crockett - Individual or family possessions: birth: 17 July 1788; Tennessee, United States
- Crockett Bible
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World Events (8)
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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