William Crockett

About William Crockett

Birth Date: 1749-1759

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: ca 1850

Death Location: Iowa, but the exact location is unknown. 

Service Information

Enlisted in October 1777 as a private 4th class in the Fourth Battalion of Captain Philip Mathias' Company, a part of the Cumberland County, PA militia.

Source: Abigail Adams Chapter Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (1978). Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa. Walsworth Publishing Company.

Source: Iowa Society. Sons of the American Revolution. (2016, November 2). Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Iowa. Iowa Society, Sons of the American Revolution. https://iassar.org/2016/11/02/patriot-gravestone-project/ 

Burial Information

Cemetery Name: Oak View Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 602 2nd Ave. W. Albia, Monroe County, IA (Coordinates: 41.02439, -92.81528)

Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46104245/william-crockett Remains were later moved to Oak View Cemetery after originally being buried on the Rowles Farm, which later became known as the Collins Farm. 

Source: Stefanie Wager personal photos, Taken August 31, 2025