1860 Elizabeth Crockett Obit

Wife of Davy Crockett dies in 1860 at the age of 74.

Obituary printed February 14, 1860 in the Raftsman Journal, Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Crockett: February 29, 1860 – “Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett died on January 31, 1860. Widow of the Honorable Davy Crockett; frontiersman, Congressman and soldier. She was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina in May, 1788. Her maiden name was Patton. She was married to Jas Patton, her cousin and removed with him to Franklin County, Tennessee. He was killed fighting for his country in the Creek War. By him she had two children. Subsequently she was married to Davy Crockett, who fell at the Alamo. Thus, she lost her second husband as her first, in battle. Elizabeth and Davy had three children together. 

   In 1855 she moved from Tennessee to Texas, and settled on land; the gift of a grateful state to the widow and heirs of Davy Crockett, her heroic defender. It is a matter of pride to every citizen of Texas that the widow of Davy Crockett found a home in her old age, and after her three score years and ten were fulfilled, a grave on the soil consecrated by his blood. The grave of his widow and the home of his children will make Johnson County a place of pilgrimage to many. She is survived by her children; Robert, Rebecca, Mrs. Holford and Matilda.” ~ The Dallas Daily Herald, Dallas, Texas