death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name
vicksburg , mississippi 18 september 1870 wilkes county , georgia american , confederate december 10 , 1784 brother of jefferson davis joseph emory davis
 joseph emory davis
joseph emory davis

joseph emory davis -lrb- 10 december 1784 -- 18 september 1870 -rrb- was an american-born confederate lawyer and planter .
he was the elder brother of c.s. president jefferson davis .
