Notes for: Harrison Crockett

HARRISON CROCKETT- deceased- was born in Montgomery county, December 27, 1821, a son of Robert and Sarah (Harrison) Crockett, and he died in the service of the Confederacy, July 21, 1862, of brain fever, in the hospital at Louisa C.H. He was a descendant of one of the oldest families of Montgomery county, the Crockett family settling on South fork of Roanoke in 1740, without doubt the first family here. It was the grandfather of Harrison who made this settlement, and his father was born and died in this county. The wife of Harrison Crockett was Caroline, daughter of John and Nancy (Myers) Taylor. She was born in Montgomery county, December 8, 1830, and is no longer living. Their marriage was solemnized in this county, August 7, 1850, and their children were three sons and one daughter; George W., born July 23, 1851, lives in Byrne, Texas; John R., born November 28, 1852, and James H., born October 14, 1856, live in this county and Alleghany district; Mary E., born February 18, 1856, lives at Sinks Grove, Monroe county, West Virginia. This sketch is compiled for John R. Crockett, who is one of the prosperous young farmers of the county, conducting a large estate for his aunts. His address is Alleghany Springs, Montgomery county, Virginia.