Houston family.

The Houston family included a Mrs. Houston who corresponded with Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis's widow, during the 1880s and 1900s from Meridian, Miss. Mrs. Houston may have made Varina Davis's acquaintance when Jefferson and Varina Davis lived at Beauvoir Station, Miss. Varina Davis was born on 7 May 1826 and became Jefferson Davis's second wife on 26 February 1845. After Jefferson Davis's death in 1889, Varina Davis wrote "Jefferson Davis: A Memoir by His Wife" and moved to New York City where she supported herself by writing for newspapers and magazines. She died on 16 October 1906.

From the description of Houston family papers, 1887-1909, 1956 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 49344110