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    Varina Anne Banks Davis (née Howell; May 7, 1826 – October 16, 1906) was the only First Lady of the Confederate States of America, and the longtime second...
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    Varina Anne "Winnie" Davis (June 27, 1864 – September 18, 1898) was an American author who is best known as the youngest daughter of President Jefferson...
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    Fuquay-Varina (/ˈfjuːkweɪ vəˈriːnə/ FYOO-kway vuh-REE-nuh) is a town in southern Wake County, North Carolina, United States, lying south of Holly Springs...
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    Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi) (category Jefferson Davis)
    his memoirs. Davis ended up living there the rest of his life with his wife, Varina Davis, and his youngest daughter, Varina Anne Davis (known as "Winnie")...
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    Margaret Kempe Howell (category Family of Jefferson Davis)
    was the mother of Confederate First Lady Varina Davis and mother-in-law of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Upon her marriage to the son of New Jersey...
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    Joseph's land and eventually owning as many as 113 slaves. In 1845, Davis married Varina Howell. During the same year, he was elected to the United States...
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    friendship created a scandal, but both ignored it, and his second wife, Varina Davis, also came to stay at Dorsey's plantation. In 1878, Dorsey realized she...
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  • Varina may refer to: Varina Davis (1826–1906), first and only First Lady of the Confederate States of America Varina Anne Davis (1864–1898), American...
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    on a trip to New York. Howell's daughter, Varina, later married Davis's brother. As a cotton planter Davis made a fortune, becoming "one of the richest...
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  • Confederate flags nearby. Davis wore a new suit of Confederate grey fabric Jubal Early had given him, and his widow Varina placed a sword Davis had carried during...
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