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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.
An article about the lesser-known side of Jefferson Davis, the senator and president of the Confederacy, who also championed the expansion of the U.S. Capitol. It explores his vision of a great nation and his role in the project, but does not mention Sarah Knox Taylor.
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.
year marrying Sarah Knox Taylor, daughter of his former commandant, Colonel Zachary Taylor. Davis' prominence in later life has led to many legends about his career in Wis-consin. Many people in later life 'remembered' many things that never occurred. Even his second wife, who edited his memoirs, perpetuated some of the misinformation which per-
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.
9 de nov. de 2009 · Learn about Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, who married Sarah Knox Taylor in 1835. Find out how he served as a senator, secretary of war and general in the Mexican-American War before leading the South in the Civil War.
11 de feb. de 2016 · Sarah Knox Taylor was the daughter of President Zachary Taylor and the wife of Jefferson Davis, the future president of the Confederacy. She died of malaria at 21, three months after their wedding in 1835.
