Approved Pension File for Marietta W. Davis, Widow of Colonel Jefferson C. Davis, 22nd Indiana Infantry Regiment; 23rd U.S. Infantry Regiment; and Brigadier General for the U.S. Army (WC-191233)

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Approved Pension File for Marietta W. Davis, Widow of Colonel Jefferson C. Davis, 22nd Indiana Infantry Regiment; 23rd U.S. Infantry Regiment; and Brigadier General for the U.S. Army (WC-191233)

1879-1917

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Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879

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Davis was born in Clark County, Indiana, near present-day Memphis, Indiana. He was born to William Davis, Jr. (1800–1879) and Mary Drummond-Davis (1801–1881), the oldest of their eight children. His father was a farmer. His parents came from Kentucky, and like many of the time including President Abraham Lincoln's family, moved to Indiana. When Davis was 19 years old, in June 1847, he joined the 3rd Indiana Volunteers. He enlisted as a soldier during the Mexican–American War. Through the war,...