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family groupings listed on
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These families each have three or more politician members,
all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
These groupings — even the names of the groupings,
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result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,
not the choices of any historian or genealogist.
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David Crockett (1786-1836) —
also known as Davy Crockett; "King of the Wild
Frontier" —
of Tennessee.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., August
17, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1821; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1827-31, 1833-35 (9th District
1827-31, 12th District 1833-35); served in the Texas Army during the
Texas War of Independence.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Killed
while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 6,
1836 (age 49 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of John Crockett and Rebecca (Hawkins) Crockett; married, August
16, 1806, to Mary 'Polly' Finley; married 1815 to
Elizabeth Patton; father of John
Wesley Crockett; first cousin twice removed of Charles
Carroll Walcutt. |
|  | Political family: Crockett-Walcutt
family of Tennessee. |
|  | Crockett counties in Tenn. and Tex. are
named for him. |
|  | The Davy Crockett National
Forest (established 1936), in Houston
and Trinity
counties, Texas, is named for
him. |
|  | Personal motto: "Be sure you're right,
then go ahead." |
|  | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|  | Books by David Crockett: A
Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of
Tennessee |
|  | Books about David Crockett: William C.
Davis, Three
Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James
Bowie, and William Barret Travis — Constance Rourke,
Davy
Crockett — Elaine Alphin, Davy
Crockett (for young readers) |
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John Wesley Crockett (1807-1852) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., July 10,
1807.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 12th District, 1837-41.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
24, 1852 (age 45 years, 137
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tenn.
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Charles Carroll Walcutt (1838-1898) —
also known as Charles C. Walcutt —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 12,
1838.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
for the 7th Ohio District, 1868-83; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1872;
mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1883-86.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., May 2,
1898 (age 59 years, 294
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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