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Jim Bowie was born in Logan County (now Simpson County), Kentucky on April 10, 1796. His family moved around a lot, until they finally settled in Louisi...

Dr. Steve Patchin Born in Eastern Tennessee on August 17, 1786, he was one of eight children born to parents Rebecca and John Crockett. History remembers Davy Crockett as a bare handed bear killer who wore a hat made out of raccoon skin. His attire included a leather coat and pants, carrying a long barreled musket, but his life took a much different path. After a childhood filled with work and frontier adventures, in 1806, at the age of 20, he married Mary (Polly) Finley. They had three children while living in Franklin, Tennessee. Nine years later (1815) Polly died. Crockett went on to remar...