Samuel J. CROCKETT

                   Bio Terry Cowan #81

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BIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX
to Goodspeed's 1887 Coffee Co.
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S. J. Crockett, farmer in Coffee County was born June 9, 1809, in Georgia. His father, John, a native of South Carolina and pioneer of Tennessee in 1812, was born February 29, 1780, and died March 9, 1859. He was of Irish descent. His mother, Mary (Cowan) Crockett, was born November 17, 1779, in Georgia, and died in 1857. Leaving the farm when of age, after four years in general merchandising at Hillsboro, he began his career of farming. He was collecting officer for a time. March 15, 1835, he married Amelia Austell, born February 4, 1817, in South Carolina, daughter of Amos and Lucy Austell. Seven of their eight children are living: Eliza; , Jno. G.; Bettie, wife of T. J. Brown; Sarah, wife of J. Gillam; Samuel A.; Cynthia E., wife of S. Willis of Texas, and Archia W. Of considerable wealth before the war our subject had to begin life anew after. A member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he is politically a Democrat.

Terry Cowan Document #220
1850 Federal Census, Coffee County, TN
974/137.  Crockett, Samuel J. 44,TN
Amelia, 33, SC
Robert, 17, TN
Lucian, 10, TN
Eliza, 8, TN
Amos 5, TN
John, 3, TN
Elizabeth 2/12, TN

Terry Cowan Document #222
Coffee County, TN 1860 Census
59/64.   Crockett, Samuel, 51
Permelia, 43
Robert L.R. 22
Lucien R., 20, M
Eliza A., 17
Amos, 16
John G. 12
Elizabeth 10
Dalten (?) J. 8
Samuel A. 4
Bell 2
Cynthia 9/12

Terry Cowan Document #269
unknown book
Samuel J. Crockett
Original Bk. 1, p. 470
Date Written:  1 Dec. 1885
Wife Amelia Crockett
Son Samuel A. Crockett, 46 acres on Lusk Gap rd. + 30 acres mountain land
Dau.  Eliza A. Crockett, part of home tract including house, 42 1/2 acres + 60 acres of mountain land
Son John G. Crockett, already has been deeded a tract of land
Dau. Sarah J. Gilliam (wife of J. Gilliam), part of home tract, the E end of the old John Crockett tract, 49 acres, + 37 acres of mountain land
Dec. son A.L. Crockett's 2 sons, Robert & Thomas, already deeded land to them.
Dau. Cynthia Ella Willis, wife of Samuel Willis, a tract bought by L.R. Crockett from Caroline Rankins + 10 1/2 acres of home tract + 17 acres of mountain land (the rest of a 54-acre tract) + 6 acres bought from J.W. Barnes
Dau. Betty C. Brown, wife of T.J. Brown, already deeded her share to her.
Son:  Arch W. Crockett, already deeded his land
Executor:  son John G. Crockett; his death attested to by oaths of L.B.Wileman, Wm. Cook, & George Call.  So court appointed son Sanuel A. Crockett to serve.
Date Proven:  1 Nov 1897
Signed
Witnesses:  William L. Carden, E.S. Dunn, both of whom were evidently dead by date as their signatures were attested to by oaths of L.B. Morgan &* F.M. Womack