David "Davy" Crockett was born on August 17, 1786 in Tennessee. At the age of twelve, he took a job driving cattle to Virginia, but soon tired of such work and returned home to find no welcome. He left home again to work as a drover.

In 1806, he married Polly Finley. She bore him three children, but hard times assailed the struggling family. The family followed the frontier westward and settled on Bean Creek in Tennessee. Crockett proved to be a poor farmer, but found himself to be quite successful at hunting. He provided meat for his family’s table and used the animal skins to trade for other goods.

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