Sarah Knox Taylor

Sarah Knox Davis
Sarah Knox Taylor, age 16
Born	Sarah Knox Taylor (1814-03-06)March 6, 1814 Fort Knox II, Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1835(1835-09-15) (aged 21) St. Francisville, Louisiana, U.S.
Cause of death	Malaria or yellow fever
Resting place	Locust Grove State Historic Site
Spouse	Jefferson Davis ​ (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.