The Crockett Surname

 

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The Recent Crocketts 

Daniel Crockett, son of John Daniel Crockett, was born about 1808. Daniel Crockett had two wives. He married his first wife Nancy Noland on 22 August 1833 in Washington County, Indiana. They had a mini hoard of children before Nancy died including William Daniel Crockett (b. 1834), Mary Jane Crockett (b. 1836), Anna Phoebe Crockett (b. 1838), Elizabeth Crockett (b. 1843), Frances Marion Crockett (b. 1844), Ursula Crockett (b. 1847), and Samuel Crockett (b. 1848). Daniel Crockett married his second wife Elizabeth Sweitzer Pruitt on 25 May 1850 in Washington County, Indiana. In June of 1850, Daniel and his family lived in Gibson, Washington County, Indiana. 

1850 U.S. Census 

Name                           Age          Role            Birthplace         Occupation     Literacy over age 20

Daniel Crockett            41          Head             Indiana               Farmer             Can't read/write
Elizabeth Crockett       24           Wife             Indiana                                        Can't read/write
William Crockett         16           Son               Indiana               Farmer
Mary Crockett             14         Daughter         Indiana
Ann Crockett               10         Daughter         Indiana
Elizabeth Crockett        8         Daughter          Indiana
Francis M Crockett       6            Son               Indiana
Ursula Crockett            4         Daughter          Indiana
Samuel Crockett           2            Son               Indiana
William Prewitt            3        Unknown          Indiana 

Daniel Crockett and Elizabeth (Sweitzer) Crockett had their own little brood of kids including James Crockett (b. 1852), Nancy Letitia Crockett (b. 1854), Sarah Isabella Crockett (b. 1860), Ellen E Crockett (b. 1862), Margaret Crockett (b. 1865), and Delaware Crockett (b. 1866). In 1860, they still lived in Gibson, Washington County, Indiana.

1860 U.S. Census 

Name                             Age        Role           Birthplace      Occupation       Real Estate Value

Daniel Crockett             50         Head             Indiana           Farmer                     600 

Elizabeth Crockett         32         Wife             Indiana         

Elizabeth Crockett         17       Daughter        Indiana 

Francis M Crockett        16          Son             Indiana         Farm Laborer 

Ursula Crockett             13        Daughter       Indiana 

Samuel Crockett            12           Son             Indiana 

William H Crockett       12           Son             Indiana 

James T Crockett            9            Son             Indiana 

Emily J Crockett            7         Daughter        Indiana 

Letitia Crockett              6         Daughter        Indiana 

Thomas Crockett           4             Son             Indiana 

Alice A Crockett            2         Daughter        Indiana 

Sarah I Crockett          1/12      Daughter        Indiana 

The Crockett family continued to live in Gibson, Washington County, Indiana in 1870. 

1870 U.S. Census 

Name                         Age        Role         Birthplace      Occupation      Personal Estate Value

Daniel Crockett         62         Head          Indiana             Farmer                      150 

Elizabeth Crockett     44         Wife           Indiana         Keeping House 

Emily J Crockett        17      Daughter      Indiana 

Letitia Crockett          16      Daughter      Indiana 

Thomas Crockett       13          Son           Indiana 

Sarah I Crockett         10      Daughter      Indiana 

Ellen Crockett            8        Daughter      Indiana 

Margaret Crockett      6        Daughter      Indiana 

Delaware Crockett     4        Daughter      Indiana 

Elizabeth (Sweitzer) Crockett died at age 61 on 25 September 1887. She is buried in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery in Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri. Her husband Daniel Crockett died in December of 1899 in Indiana. The Crockett family name lived on in his sons. 

 

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The Meaning of the Crockett Surname

English and Scottish nickname for someone with a particular hairstyle from

1. Anglo-Norman French croket 'ornamental curl or roll of hair' 
2. Old Norman French croquet, a diminutive of croque 'curl hook' 

With love, 

Autumn Rose Surratt 

The Ancestor Witch 

Sources 

• Crockett surname meaning search on Ancestry 
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27V4-6VP: 13 May 2026), Daniel Crocket and Nancy Noland, 22 August 1833. 
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV83-R657: 13 May 2026), Daniel Crockett and Elizabeth Pruitt, 25 May 1850. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-DTGQ: 13 May 2026), Elizabeth Sweitzer Crockett, death 25 September 1887, memorial ID # 89043476. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK16-8K52: 13 May 2026), Samuel Crockett, death 23 March 1922, memorial ID # 142372553. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGZ-1CPK: 13 May 2026), Ersley Crockett Over shiner, death 10 August 1922, memorial ID # 115193697. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHV-6JLN: 13 May 2026), Francis Marion "Frank" Crockett, death 18 September 1925, memorial ID # 187737866. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHV-6JRP: 13 May 2026), Elizabeth Crockett McPike, death 13 March 1922, memorial ID # 187896276. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BB-HJH5: 13 May 2026), Anna Phoebe Crockett Shutters, death 3 February 1912, memorial ID # 175489641. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPH2-M8BR: 13 May 2026), Mary Jane Crockett Robbins, death 7 May 1920, memorial ID # 188358374. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG8-39VD: 13 May 2026), William Daniel Crockett, death 25 October 1905, memorial ID # 118095604. 
• "United States Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVD-LSF: 13 May 2026), Daniel Crockett and Elizabeth Crockett, 1850. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGD-3BF8: 13 May 2026), Nancy Letitia Crockett O'Hara, death 1 February 1936, memorial ID # 116879110. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK7-F7J5: 13 May 2026), Sarah Isabella Crockett Gould, death 18 November 1921, memorial ID # 36428602. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89043496/ellen_e-hatcher: 13 May 2026), Ellen E Crockett Hatcher, death 19 January 1954. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97821009/margaret-osborn: 13 May 2026), Margaret Crockett Osborn, death 1 July 1943. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39476686/delaware-floyd: 13 May 2026), Delaware "Della" Crockett Floyd, death 11 October 1900. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187918236/james-crockett: 13 May 2026), James Crockett, death 1919. 
• "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NX-W4W: 21 May 2026), Daniel Crockett and Elizabeth Crockett, 1860. 
• "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6K-JST: 21 May 2026), David Crockett and Elizabeth Crockett, 1870.