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Sarah Knox Taylor

Sarah Knox Davis
Sarah Knox Taylor, age 16
Born
Sarah Knox Taylor

(1814-03-06)March 6, 1814
DiedSeptember 15, 1835(1835-09-15) (aged 21)
Cause of deathMalaria or yellow fever
Resting placeLocust Grove State Historic Site
Spouse
(m. 1835)
Parent(s)Zachary Taylor
Margaret Smith

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. They married in 1835 and she died three months later of malaria.


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