Jefferson Davis

Birth Name:

Jefferson Finis Davis

Birth Date:

June 3, 1808

Birth Place:

Fairview, Kentucky

Death Date:

December 6, 1889

Place of Death:

1134 First Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Age:

Cause of Death:

Acute bronchitis complicated by malaria

Cemetery Name:

Hollywood Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Jefferson Davis was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Cemetery

412 South Cherry Street

Richmond, Virginia, 23220

United States

North America

Map:

Map of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia

Grave Location:

Section Lawn, Plot A

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery turn left and follow the blue line on Eastvale Avenue. Stay to the left as it turns into Westvale Avenue and continue along, past Morton Avenue until you come to the large turnaround that contains the final resting places of Jefferson and Varina Davis.