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Jim Bowie

Jim Bowie. By : Jonathan McDonald. Family/Birth and Death. He was born in Kentucky on April 10,1796 and died March 6,1836,while sick with pneumonia and was shot three times in the head. He had three brothers and their names were David, Rhesa , and John.

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Jim Bowie

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  1. Jim Bowie By : Jonathan McDonald

  2. Family/Birth and Death • He was born in Kentucky on April 10,1796 and died March 6,1836,while sick with pneumonia and was shot three times in the head. • He had three brothers and their names were David, Rhesa , and John. • Him and his family move around a lot ,they moved to Missouri from Kentucky, then to Louisiana in 1802. • His wife was Ursula de Veramendi, who he married on April 25,1831 in San Antonio. • They had two children that died from a disease called cholera.

  3. Career Before the Military • He had a job clearing land and sawing timber. • Also farmed and operated a gristmill or grain grinder with eight slaves.

  4. Role Played At The Alamo • He was a captain • Also one of the men that cross the line that William Travis drew in the sand, at the fight for the Alamo.

  5. Interesting Fact or Quote • Had killed a man in a fight. • He made a friendship with some Indians to try and find the reported silver and gold in Texas. • It was in Louisiana that he got his reputation for being bold and fearless. • It is known that he carried a big knife with him which we know as the “Bowie Knife.” • On October 5,1830,he became a Mexican citizen.

  6. Description of Jim Bowie • He was six feet tall ,weighed 180 pounds, had light-colored hair, keen grey eyes, and you can’t change his mind once its been made. • Also had a fair complexion, high cheekbones, and had a very bad temper.

  7. My Websites I used www.lsjunction.com/people/bowie.htm www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbo45 www.biography.com/people/jim-bowie-9222110

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