Editing Jefferson Davis (section)

===Early education===
In 1810, the Davis family moved to [[Bayou Teche]], Louisiana. Less than a year later, they moved to a farm near [[Woodville, Mississippi]], where Samuel cultivated cotton, acquired twelve slaves,{{sfn|Cooper|2000|pp=12–14}} and built a house that Jane called [[Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi)|Rosemont]].{{sfn|Eaton|1977|p=4}} During the [[War of 1812]], three of Davis's brothers served in the military.{{sfn|Davis|1991|p=7}} When Davis was around five, he received a rudimentary education at a small schoolhouse near Woodville.{{sfn|Cooper|2000|p=15}} When he was about eight, his father sent him with Major [[Thomas Hinds]] and his relatives to attend [[St. Rose Priory|Saint Thomas College]], a Catholic preparatory school run by [[Dominican Order|Dominicans]] near [[Springfield, Kentucky]].{{sfnm|Davis|1991|pp=10–13}} In 1818, Davis returned to Mississippi, where he briefly studied at [[Jefferson College (Mississippi)|Jefferson College]] in [[Washington, Mississippi|Washington]]. He then attended the Wilkinson County Academy near Woodville for five years.{{sfn|Davis|1991|p=15}} In 1823, Davis attended [[Transylvania University]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]].{{sfn|Cooper|2000|pp=23–24}} While he was still in college in 1824, he learned that his father Samuel had died. Before his death, Samuel had fallen into debt and sold Rosemont and most of his slaves to his eldest son [[Joseph Emory Davis]], who already owned a large estate in [[Davis Bend, Mississippi]], about {{Convert|15|mi|km|abbr=}} south of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]].{{sfn|Davis|1991|pp=23–24}} Joseph, who was 23 years older than Davis,{{sfn|Davis|1991|p=8}} informally became his surrogate father.{{sfn|Cooper|2000|p=17}}