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According to his older brother, John, James Bowie was born in Logan County, Kentucky, on April 10, 1796 (Historical marker: 36° 46' 25"N 86° 42' 10"W). [5] [6] In his 1948 book, Bowie Knife, historian Raymond Thorp gives Bowie's birth date as April 10 but does not support it with any documentation. [7]
Rezin Bowie was born September 8, 1793, near what is now Gallatin, Tennessee, in Sumner County, Southwest Territory. [5] one of ten children born to Rezin Bowie and Elve Ap-Catesby Jones. [6] Bowie was one of twins, with brother Rhesa. [5] His father had been injured while fighting in the American Revolution, and, in 1782, married the young ...
List of Alamo defenders. The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a crucial conflict of the Texas Revolution. In 1835, colonists from the United States joined with Tejanos (Mexicans born in Texas) in putting up armed resistance to the centralization of the Mexican government. [1] President Antonio López de Santa Anna and the ...
June 22, 1872 (aged 72) Washington, Arkansas. Occupation (s) Knifemaker, bladesmith. Spouse. Anne Shaw. Awards. Blade Cutlery Hall of Fame. James Black (May 1, 1800 – June 22, 1872) was an American knifemaker best known for his improvements to the Bowie knife designed by Jim Bowie.
5–12 inches (13–30 cm) Blade type. Clip-point. A Bowie knife (/ ˈbuːi / BOO-ee[2][3][4][5][6]) [a] is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knives created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother James Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ ˈboʊi / BOH-ee), [ 1 ] was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during ...
In 1829, Bloody Jack Sturdivant was a dealer in a faro card game and cheated a friend of James Bowie named Dr. William Lattimore, out his money. Bowie, who sat for the next hand, won back all the money lost by his friend, which caused "Bloody Jack" Sturdivant to feel slighted and he foolishly challenged Bowie to a knife duel.
James Butler Bonham (February 20, 1807 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. He was a second cousin of William B. Travis and was a messenger of the Battle of the Alamo. His younger brother, Milledge Luke Bonham, was a brigadier general in the Confederate States ...