BOWIE, JAMES | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

When someone talks about a big knife it is usually associated with James Bowie. Born near Terrapin Creek (now Spring Creek) where it crosses Bowie's Mill Road (Turnertown Road), nine miles northwest of Franklin, Logan County (now Simpson County), Kentucky, probably on April 10, 1796. http://www.knowsouthernhistory.net/Biographies/James_Bowie/