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October 16, 1906 - Varina Howell Davis, First Lady of the Confederate States (1862-65), dies at 80 in New York City.
Varina Davis (1826–1906) - Encyclopedia Virginia
Early Years Varina Howell was born on May 7, 1826, in rural Louisiana where her parents, William B. Howell and Margaret L. Kempe, of Natchez, Mississippi, were visiting relatives. After distinguished service in the (1775–1783), her grandfather, Richard Howell, became governor of New Jersey in...
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