who is jefferson davis dad
Jefferson Davis was born in a log cabin on June 3, 1808 in Kentucky. He was his parents' tenth child. When he was two years old his family moved to Mississippi. Jefferson grew up in Mississippi where his father owned a small farm. Jefferson had a good childhood where his best friend was his sister Polly who was two years older than him. He learned how to fish, shoot, ride horses, and work on a farm. He attended both local schools as well as boarding schools away from home. When Jefferson was 16 years old, his father Samuel died of malaria.