Varina Davis, the wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, lost her children to various illnesses. Their son, Joseph Emory Davis, died in 1854 at the age of 2 from pneumonia. Another son, William Howell Davis, died in 1864 at the age of 21 from complications related to tuberculosis. Their daughter, Margaret, also passed away in infancy in 1864.
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