Sarah Knox Taylor Davis

Sarah Knox Taylor Davis

  • Sobriquet: Knoxie
  • American

Sarah Knox Taylor Davis was the daughter of American President Zachary Taylor and the wife of future Confederate President, Jefferson Davis. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1814/03/06 Margaret Smith, wife of Zachary Taylor, gives birth to a daughter, Sarah Knox Taylor, Fort Knox, Vincennes, Indiana. Born Fort Knox II Site, Indiana Vincennes
1832/00/00 Knoxie Taylor encounters West Point graduate, Lieutenant Jefferson Davis, at Fort Crawford, Wisconsin. Life Fort Crawford Military Hospital Prairie du Chien Marriage of Sarah Knox Taylor and Jefferson Davis
1835/06/17 Sarah Knox Taylor marries Jefferson Davis at Beechland, the home of the brides' widowed aunt, Elizabeth Taylor, near Louisville, Kentucky. Sarah's parents are unable to attend the wedding. Bride Marriage of Sarah Knox Taylor and Jefferson Davis
1835/09/15 Sarah Knox Davis contracts either malaria or yellow fever on a summer visit to sister in-law, Anna Davis Smith, and dies in Francisville, Louisiana. Died Locust Grove State Historic Site, St Francisville St Francisville
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