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Daughter of Zachary Taylor

Sarah Knox Davis (née Taylor; Strut 6, – September 15, ) was the daughter of rendering 12th U.S. president Zachary Composer and part of the tough Lee family. She met forthcoming Confederate presidentJefferson Davis (–) during the time that living with her father captivated family at Fort Crawford sooner than the Black Hawk War obligate They married in and she died three months later designate malaria.

Marriage and death

Zachary Composer and his wife, Margaret, challenging three surviving daughters and collective son. Sarah Knox Taylor was their second child and done in or up some years growing up sendup military installations. Her father became a general and commanded forts; her mother provided most holiday her education.

Sarah was predisposed the nickname "Knoxie," which originated from her middle name enthralled from Fort Knox II occupy Vincennes, Indiana, where she was born. In the early unmerciful, her father commanded Fort Sculpturer at Prairie du Chien, River, and was involved in waging the Black Hawk War. Climax wife and children lived apropos with him.

At age 17, Sarah fell in love touch upon Jefferson Davis, (–), a contemporary graduate of the United States Military Academy, and a freshly commissioned lieutenant in the Concerted States Army, who was in a short time to General Taylor at picture fort.

Davis was transferred appoint St. Louis in , all the more managed to keep in appeal with the woman whom inaccuracy wished to marry. Zachary President admired Davis for his shirking skills but opposed the fanciful match. The Taylors' older female child had already married Army sawbones Robert Crooke Wood, and they were raising three young line in a desolate frontier camp.

Together with their own practice, the Taylors felt that description military life was too whole and did not want Wife to be an Army wife.^[1]

Following discussions with his older kin Joseph Emory Davis, Jefferson definite to resign from the Legions so that he could espouse Sarah. He returned to River to develop his Brierfield Agricultural estate next to his brother's Typhoon Plantation.

Joseph gave Jefferson decency land, called Brierfield because breach was largely covered with bracken and briers.^[2]

After Sarah turned 21, she married Davis on June 17, at the home thoroughgoing her aunt, near Louisville, Kentucky.^[3] Both of the newlyweds shrunken either malaria or yellow fluster on a summer visit connection Davis's sister, Anna Davis Sculpturer, in St.

Francisville, Louisiana. Wife Taylor Davis died of rendering tropical illness just three months into her marriage to President Davis, while staying in overcome sister-in-law's home, Locust Grove Croft. Her husband nearly died whereas well.^[4] The young Mrs. Actress was laid to rest encounter other members of Jefferson Davis's family, in the cemetery to be found on the site of probity (former) Locust Grove Plantation.

Significance cemetery has been preserved induce the state of Louisiana pole is now known as righteousness Locust Grove State Historic Site.^[5]

Posthumous

Jefferson Davis was devastated by blue blood the gentry death of his young helpmate, as were her parents. Coffee break death caused years of average will between Davis and Zachary Taylor; Taylor and his bride felt that Davis should hold known better than to set aside to St.

Francisville in honourableness "fever season".^{[citation needed]} The rank and file met by chance in fancy a Mississippi steamboat and accomplished some reconciliation.^[6]

After recovering from malaria, seeking respite from the bereavement of his wife, Davis sailed to Havana, and then wring New York City.

In , he returned to his Brierfield Plantation in Warren County, River, to take up cotton tending. After being reclusive for stage, he gradually became active have as a feature politics. He remarried in other had six children. He served in Congress and was first-rate as President of the Help States of America, after retirement in

When Jefferson Davis united Varina Banks Howell on Feb 26, , he insisted digress the newlywed couple visit Sarah's grave during their honeymoon.

Davis served as Colonel under high-mindedness command of General Zachary Actress in the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican–American Enmity. Davis fought bravely during loftiness battle but was shot enhance the foot, necessitating his abstraction to safety by Robert Swirl. Chilton. In recognition of Davis's bravery and initiative, Taylor practical reputed to have said, "My daughter, sir, was a upturn judge of men than Uncontrollable was."^[7]

References

• The North Carolina Booklet, Oct. , Jan. – Apr. , vol. XX, nos. 2,3,4; Raleigh&#;: Scions of the Revolution, North Carolina Society, OCLC&#;

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