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:
81
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 AGrave 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.
Grave Location GPS
37.5321426662, -77.4599734605Visiting The Grave:
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