[Biloxi, Mississippi] The Beauvoir estate is notable as the historic post-war home (1876-1889) of the former Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Its construction was begun in 1848 at Biloxi, Mississippi. It was purchased in 1873 by the planter Samuel Dorsey and his wife Sarah Dorsey. After her husband`s death in 1875, the widow Sarah Ell... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvoir_(Biloxi,_Mississippi)