Haunted Morristown

Davy Crockett


Davy Crockett was born as David Crockett on August 17, 1786 in Greene County, Tennessee. He was the fifth of nine children born to parents John and Rebecca (Hawkins) Crockett.

Running as a Jacksonian candidate in 1826, Crockett earned a seat in the 21st U.S. Congress. In March of 1829, he changed his political stance to anti-Jacksonian and was re-elected to the 21st Congress. In the next election, he failed to garner to vote for a seat in the 22nd Congress. He was, however, elected to the 23rd Congress in 1833. Crockett’s stint in Congress concluded in 1835, when his run for re-election to the 24th Congress ended in defeat.

After Crockett lost the 1835 congressional election, he grew disillusioned with politics and decided to join the fight in the Texas War of Independence. On March 6, 1836, he was killed at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. While the exact cause of his Crockett’s death is unknown, Peña, a lieutenant on the scene, stated that Crockett and his comrades at arms died “without complaining and without humiliating themselves before their torturers.”

Crockett lived throughout the Appalachian Area including Hamblen County. Many say that these original dwellings still existing today are often visited by a backwoodsman figure resembling the Crockett style. There are also many counts of a restless Crockett still roaming The Alamo, his last valiant stand.