NamePresident Jefferson Finis DAVIS
Birth3 Jun 1808, Fairview, Christian [now Todd] County, KY4
Death6 Dec 1889, New Orleans, LA5
FatherSamuel Emory DAVIS RS (1756-1824)
MotherJane COOK (1760-1845)
Spouses
Birth6 Mar 1814, Ft. Knox, Vincennes, IN6
Death15 Sep 1835, Locust Grove, LA
Marriage17 Jun 1835, Beechland, KY
Marriage26 Feb 1845, Natchez, Mississippi9
ChildrenSamuel Emory (Died as Infant) (1852-1854)
Margaret Howell (1855-1909)
Jefferson (1857-1878)
Joseph Evan (Died as Child) (1859-1864)
William Howell (Died as Child) (1861-1872)
Varina Anne (1864-1898)
Notes for President Jefferson Finis DAVIS
Jefferson Davis is best known as president of the confederacy during the American Civil War. He was also a Mexican War hero, served in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and was Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce. After the Civil War he became a symbol of the Lost Cause.