Laura Davis Worley

Laura Davis Worley (c. 1849 – August 1937) was an American dairy farmer and writer. She was a niece of Confederate president Jefferson Davis.

Early life Laura Davis Worley was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, in about 1849, the daughter of Frank and Betty Davis. He was the owner of the Worley Bank. The bank was caught up in the Panic of 1893 and Worley lost several thousand dollars in personal wealth.

The Frank E. Worley House on the outskirts of Ellettsville was built in 1876 on the site of the old home of Worley's parents. The new house had a tower in the center front and the entrance is through the portico formed by the base of the tower. The architect was Joseph Marshall, Indianapolis. The stonemason was Thomas McIntosh of Greencastle. The Worleys sold it in 1898 and moved to St. Louis, Missouri. The house was demolished in 1942.

The Worleys owned a Mansion on Mobile Avenue in Daytona, Florida.

She was the first benefactor for the founding of the Wm. H. & Edgar J. Magness Community House and Library or Magness Library, in McMinnville.