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Tackett Creek, Tennessee
Tackett (also spelled Tackitt) is a surname of French origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Boyd Anderson Tackett, 20th-century American politician in Arkansas *E. J. Tackett Edward Dean Tackett Jr. (born August 7, 1992) is an American professional ten-pin bowler from Huntington, Indiana, now residing in Bluffton, Indiana. A member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) since 2012, Tackett has won 19 PBA Tour ..., American ten-pin bowler * Pleasant Tackitt, 19th-century American politician in Texas * Mann Darius Tackitt, brother of Pleasant * Marnesba Tackett, American civil rights activist References {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyd Anderson Tackett
Boyd Anderson Tackett (May 9, 1911 – February 23, 1985) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Tackett was born near Black Springs in Montgomery County in southwestern Arkansas. He moved with his parents to Glenwood, Arkansas, and attended public school; afterwards, he matriculated at Arkansas Polytechnic College at Russellville (1930–1932), continued at Ouachita College in Arkadelphia (1932–1933), and graduated in 1935 from the University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville. After being admitted to the bar, Tackett practiced law in Glenwood, Murfreesboro, and Nashville, Arkansas, until he was elected in 1936 to the Arkansas House of Representatives. He also served as the prosecuting attorney of the 9th Judicial Circuit of Arkansas until 1943, when he enlisted in the United States Army. Tackett served as a corporal in the Signal Corps until his discharge in 1944, when he resumed his law practice in Nashville. In 1948, Tackett was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasant Tackitt
Pleasant Tackitt (or Tackett; April 22, 1803 – February 7, 1886) (sometimes rendered as James Pleasant, but no official documents support this name) was a 19th-century politician, pioneer Methodist minister, stockman, teacher, farmer, Indian fighter, and Confederate officer. Tackitt was a key figure in the history of Arkansas and North Texas, including a state representative in the Arkansas General Assembly. Because of his battles with Indians in Texas, Tackitt became known as "the Fighting Parson". Early life Tackitt was born in Henry County, Kentucky, to Virginian Lewis Tackitt and Mary Elizabeth Bashum, and was one of seven children. The Missouri Methodist Conference assigned Pleasant as missionary to the Western Cherokees in Arkansas in 1829. He was a circuit rider for two years and then assigned to mission schools. He married Kezia Frances Bruton on August 20, 1830, in Pope County, Arkansas. He served one term in the Arkansas General Assembly before joining a Texas-boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mann Darius Tackitt
Mann Darius Tackitt (Tackett) and his brother Pleasant Tackitt moved to Parker County, Texas, in 1854, and for a few years lived about 12 miles north of Weatherford, Texas. During 1858, they moved to Jack County, Texas Jack County is a County (United States), county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 8,472. Its county seat is Jacksboro, Texas, Jacksboro. The county ..., and settled on Boone's Creek, in the southwestern part of the county. On October 26, 1863, during the early afternoon, J. H. Tackitt, a son of Mann Tackitt, went out in a southwesterly direction in search of stock. Shortly afterwards, his father, who was armed with a double-barreled gun, went north for the same purpose. Tackitt's gun was loaded with a ball on one side, and buck shot on the other. He was also armed with a pistol. When he had gone only about onea mile from his home, he found himself surrounded by 15 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |