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    Nancy Hollingsworth Davis (Morris)

    Birth: unknown

    Death: 12-4-1902

Biography

Daughter of John B. Morris and Ann Hollingsworth Morris of Maryland. Second wife of Henry Winter Davis; married 1857, with whom she had two daughters. Advocate for women's medical education. Frances "Fanny" Seward references her and her husband in attendance at a Washington dinner in her 1860 diary.  

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Biography: 
Daughter of John B. Morris and Ann Hollingsworth Morris of Maryland. Second wife of Henry Winter Davis; married 1857, with whom she had two daughters. Advocate for women's medical education. Frances "Fanny" Seward references her and her husband in attendance at a Washington dinner in her 1860 diary.
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Citation URL: 
http://community.village.virginia.edu/unionist/node/702
Title of Webpage: 
Nancy Davis - UVA Unionists, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History
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Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://community.village.virginia.edu/unionist/node/702
Title of Webpage: 
Nancy Davis - UVA Unionists, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 - 14:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 - 14:30