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Sarah Knox Davis ( née Taylor; March 6, 1814 – September 15, 1835) was the daughter of the 12th U.S. president Zachary Taylor and part of the notable Lee family. She met future Confederate president Jefferson Davis (1808–1889) when living with her father and family at Fort Crawford during the Black Hawk War in 1832.
Oct 28, 2014 · Learn about the life and death of Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of General Zachary Taylor and the first wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Discover how they eloped, how he mourned her, and how they reconciled with his father-in-law.
Learn about the life and death of Sarah Knox Taylor Davis, the wife of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. She was the daughter of future president Zachary Taylor and died of fever in 1835.
Sarah Knox Taylor was the daughter of President Zachary Taylor and the wife of Jefferson Davis, the future Confederate president. She died of malaria at 21, three months after their wedding in 1835.
Aug 14, 2020 · Sarah Knox Davis formerly Taylor. Born 6 Mar 1814 in Vincennes, Indiana [uncertain] Ancestors. Daughter of Zachary Taylor and Margaret Mackall (Smith) Taylor. Sister of Ann Margaret Mackall (Taylor) Wood, Blandine Taylor [half], Octavia Pannill Taylor, Margaret Smith Taylor, Mary Elizabeth (Taylor) Dandridge and Richard Strother Taylor.
Jun 5, 2011 · Learn about the tragic love story of Sarah Knox Taylor and Jefferson Davis, who married in 1835 and died of malaria three months later. Find out how her death affected Davis' character and his political career.
Two of his five daughters died as young children. Another daughter, Sarah Knox Taylor, married the young Mississippian who would become the president of the Confederacy and who served under Taylor in Mexico—Jefferson Davis. Sarah tragically died from cholera just two months after her wedding.
