Historic Figures in Tennessee History 1769-1850

I settled Watauga in 1769.

• William Bean

• Davey Crockett

• James Robertson

• John Sevier

I warned settlers of a Cherokee attack in 1776.

• Nancy Ward

• John Sevier

• Dragging Canoe

• Tecumseh

I fought at Fort Watauga and Kings Mountain and was governor of Tennessee in 1796.

• William Blount

• John Sevier

• James Robertson

• Davey Crockett

I fought at the Alamo, served in Congress, and fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

• Sam Houston

• Andrew Jackson

• Davey Crockett

• James K. Polk

I fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, served in Congress, and was governor of TN in 1827.

• Davey Crockett

• William Blount

• James K. Polk

• Sam Houston

I expanded the size of the US, was governor of TN in 1839, and was the 11th president of the US.

• John Sevier

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Davey Crockett

I created the Cherokee alphabet and fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

• Sequoyah

• Tecumseh

• Dragging Canoe

• The Prophet

At one time, I was governor of TN.

• Davey Crockett

• John Sevier

• James K. Polk

• Sam Houston

I helped in Texas's fight for independence.

• Sequoyah

• James K. Polk

• Sam Houston

• Davey Crockett

I fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

• Davey Crockett

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• Sequoyah