Famous People of Richmond, Virginia

Lt. Colonel, John J. Craven, M.D.

Physician to Jefferson Davis

Kate Partington

beloved actress of the South.

 Sister of Sallie, Mary, Jennie, Confederate Soldier William, and daughter of Martha.

Kate sleeps with her family, unmarked at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.

She acted with the greats nationally and at Richmond's Marshall Theatre, 701 E. Broad, in Richmond.

Sallie Partington

"Beloved Sallie was noted for her love
for the Southern Confederacy.
In Richmond her name was a toast,
in the camps she was an idol."

William Byrd

Rev. Richard Hooker Wilmer

Minister of Emmanuel Episcopal Church

on the Brook Turnpike.

Mr. Joseph Bryan, his wife Belle and their family sleep at that church today. Rev. Wilmer was the only Bishop consecrated in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America.

Wilmer Avenue is named after Rev. Richard Wilmer.