Famous People of Richmond, Virginia

Jefferson Davis and his wife, Varina

Photo dated 1860

Jefferson Davis, an American Soldier, defender of the Constitution, Born 6-3-1808, Died 12-6-1889, West Point Military Academy, 1828, Congressman, House of Representatives, 1845, Colonel. U.S. Army, Mexican War, 1846, Brigadier General U.S. Army, 1847, Senator, United States Congress Secretary of War - United States United States Senate - 1857 - 1861, President of the CSA, 1861 - 1965.

Margaret Howell Davis Hayes

1855 - 1909

Sleeping next to her husband Joel at Hollywood

next to her mother and father,
Jefferson and Varina Davis

Joel Addison Hayes, Jr.

1848 - 1919

Sleeping next to his wife Margaret at Hollywood

next to his mother and father-in-law,
Jefferson and Varina Davis

Winnie Davis

Daughter of Jefferson and Varina, Portrait taken in 1892, when she reigned Queen of Comus. She died at the age of 34.