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Varina Davis enjoyed the vibrant social life of the capital city and quickly established herself as one of the city's most popular ( and, in her early 20s, one of the youngest ) hostesses and party guests.
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Varina and Davis
Wedding photograph of Jefferson Davis and Varina Howell, 1845
That same year, Davis met Varina Banks Howell, then 17 years old, whom his brother Joseph had invited for the Christmas season at Hurricane plantation.
Within a month of their meeting, the 35-year-old widower Davis had asked Varina to marry him.
Jefferson and Varina Howell Davis had six children ; three died before reaching adulthood.
* Varina Anne " Winnie " Davis, born on June 27, 1864, several months after Joseph's death.
" A hand-woven crown of thorns associated with the portrait is often said to have been made by the Pope but may have been woven by his wife Varina Davis.
Varina Davis with their young daughter Winnie were allowed to join Davis, and the family were eventually given an apartment in the officers ' quarters.
Varina Davis, who had taken another boat to Brierfield, met him on the river, and he finally received some medical care.
* 1826 – Varina Davis, American author, First Lady of the Confederate States of America ( d. 1906 )
Far from expectant of victory, in a letter to Varina Davis, Breckinridge bemoaned " I trust I have the courage to lead a forlorn hope.
* Varina Howell Davis, first lady of the Confederate States of America, was born, raised, and married in Natchez.
Joan Cashin, the biographer of Varina Howell Davis, said that Benjamin gave the Davis family a gift of $ 12, 000.
Ill with cancer, in 1878 Sarah Ellis Dorsey remade her will, bequeathing Beauvoir to Jefferson Davis and his surviving daughter, Varina Anne Davis, known as " Winnie ".
His wife Varina Howell Davis was also living there, and the three Davises lived there until Jefferson Davis ' death in 1889.
Varina Davis and her daughter moved to New York in 1891.
After the death of Winnie in 1898, Varina Howell Davis inherited the plantation.
Davis and Varina moved into the main house along with their youngest daughter, Winnie.
Varina Davis remained on the property for a time while she wrote her book Jefferson Davis: A Memoir ( 1890 ).
At her death in 1898, the property was inherited by Varina Howell Davis.
The mansion was restored to the original condition of when President and Varina Davis lived there.
Varina and social
Varina Davis largely withdrew from social life for a time.
She left the social chores to her aunt Abby Kent-Means and her close friend Varina Davis, wife of War Secretary Jefferson Davis.
It was the official residence of President Jefferson Davis, his wife Varina and their children, the house was also the social, political and military center of the Confederacy during the American Civil War ( 1861 – 1865 ).
Varina and city
Varina is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States.
Varina grew to adulthood in a house called The Briars, when Natchez was a thriving city, but she learned that her family was dependent on the wealthy Kempe relatives of her mother's family to avoid poverty.
A 3rd or 4th church building was built a few miles east of Varina Farms on a plantation known as " Curles " some 20 miles east of the present city of Richmond in the current Varina District of Henrico County.
Varina and established
It was named after Varina Farms, a plantation established by John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia.
She married John Rolfe, who established Varina Farms, a plantation across the James River.
Varina and herself
While at school in Philadelphia, Varina got to know many of her northern Howells family ; she carried on a lifelong correspondence with some, and called herself a " half-breed " for her connections in both regions.
Varina and her
( There were suggestions that McAllister may have been of mixed race ; unfriendly residents of Richmond described her granddaughter Varina, when married to Jefferson Davis, as looking like a " mulatto " or " Indian squaw.
In her later years, Varina Howell Davis referred fondly to Madame Grelaud and Judge Winchester ; she sacrificed to provide the highest quality of education for her two daughters in their turn.
In her memoir, Varina Howell later wrote that her mother was concerned about Davis ' excessive devotion to his relatives ( particularly his older brother Joseph, who had largely raised him and upon whom he was financially dependent ) and his near worship of his deceased first wife.
After his return from the war, Varina Davis did not immediately return with her husband to Washington when the Mississippi legislature appointed him to fill a Senate seat.
White residents of Richmond freely criticized Varina Davis ; some described her appearance as " a mulatto or an Indian ' squaw '.
Varina Davis was left indigent and restricted to the state of Georgia, where her husband had been arrested.
She also invited Varina Davis to stay with her.
Varina became friends again with Sara Ellis Dorsey during her grieving.
After her husband died, Varina completed his autobiography, publishing it as Jefferson Davis, A Memoir ( 1890 ).
Varina Davis adamantly denied ever hiring Bowser, although it would be unlikely she would have known of Bowser's real identity or admitted hiring her after the fact.
Varina and early
Despite the destruction of Henricus, the Colony continued to grow, and a small village of the colonists grew at Rolfe's Varina Farms Plantation which became known as Varina ( also called " Henrico Parish " in early years ).
Varina and youngest
The two youngest Davis children, William and Varina Anne (“ Winnie ”), were born in the White House, in 1861 and 1864, respectively.
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