Find A Grave - Richmond City

Bassett, Clarence b. March 13, 1936 d. January 25, 2005
Singer. Born in Jamaica, New York, he was a member of the 1950s Doo-Wop vocal group The Limelites, which had the hit songs "Daddy's Home" and "Three Steps To The Altar". In addition to the The Limelites, he also song with The 5 Sharps and The Flamingos, which had the successful cover hit, "I Only Have Eyes for You". He died in Richmond, Virginia, from complications of emphysema. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Baylor, James Bowen b. May 30, 1849 d. May 23, 1924
Scientist. Surveyor and conservationist. A cadet at Virginia Military Institute, he participated in the Battle of New Market in 1864. After earning a civil engineering degree from the University of Virginia in 1872, he joined the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Surveying projects which he supervised settled boundary disputes between Tennessee and Virginia (1908) and Maine and Quebec (1908-1914). His most important accomplishment was his "Baylor Survey", which was designed to expand and...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Beall, Lloyd James b. October 19, 1808 d. November 10, 1887
Commandant of the Confederate States Marine Corps. A graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1830, he also attended the French Army's Cavalry School in 1840. Promoted to Major in the United States Army in 1844, he served in the Black Hawk and Seminole Wars and in the Mexican War. Siding with the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel and Commandant of the Confederate Marine Corps in 1861, the only person to hold that position. Following the war he became a...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Beauchamp, William Benjamin b. March 16, 1869 d. June 28, 1931
Methodist bishop; a prominent promoter of missionary work and the ecumenical movement; president of the World Brotherhood Federation, 1925-1926.
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Beveridge, Edyth Gertrude Carter b. 1862 d. August 29, 1927
Journalist. A pioneering female photojournalist, she gained recognition with photo-essays in the "Confederate Veteran" in 1896 and "Illustrated American", the first photojournalism magazine in the United States, in 1897. Her later commissions included works for "Collier's", "Harper's Weekly", and her most famous photo-essay, "Where Southern Memories Cluster", in "Ladies' Home Journal" in 1906. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Binford, James Henry b. August 21, 1832 d. July 30, 1876
Noted regional educator. A teacher and principal at private schools, Binford was unanimously elected superintendent of Richmond's public school system in 1870, only one year after Richmond had established its first public schools. In 1871, Richmond's schools formally became part of Virginia's new public school system. An effective and innovative administrator, Binford sought to bring Richmond's schools to national standards. Binford's grave is marked by a monument placed there by Richmond's...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Binswanger, Samuel Emanuel b. December 26, 1895 d. February 11, 1960
Businessman, Philanthropist. Served as President of Binswanger and Company, one of the largest glass, mirror, and building supply companies in the southern United States. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hebrew Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bird, Pickens Butler b. January 12, 1833 d. June 6, 1864
Confederate Army Officer. A Florida plantation owner at the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in 1861, becoming a 2nd Lieutenant in Company K, 2nd Florida Infantry. By 1863 he was a Major in the 9th Florida Regiment, and he led that regiment at the Battle of Olustee in Florida in 1864. Wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia on June 3, 1864, he was transfered to a Richmond hospital where he died of his wounds three days later. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Confederate Officers' Section
Boehling, John Joseph b. March 20, 1891 d. September 8, 1941
Major League Baseball Player. Pitcher for the Washington Senators from 1912-1916 going 53-39. He was traded mid-season of 1916 to Cleveland Indians. He appeared in 12 games going 2-4 and played in 12 more games the following season. He returned in 1920 for three more games recording a loss. (Bio by: Robert)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bolton, Channing Moore b. January 24, 1843 d. December 6, 1922
Civil engineer; During the Civil War, Bolton served the Confederacy by helping to lay out defenses around Richmond, supervising and constructing the Piedmont Railroad from Danville, Virginia, to Greensboro, North Carolina, and constructing and subsequently destroying a pontoon bridge over the Potomac River following the retreat from Gettysburg; Following the war, he designed a 600 foot railroad tunnel under Gamble's Hill in Richmond (1866-1867) and a 4000 foot tunnel under Church Hill (1872-...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bolton, James b. June 5, 1812 d. May 15, 1869
Pioneering Physician. He received his MD from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York in 1836. Taking up practice in Richmond, Bolton took an early interest in eye diseases at a time when ophthalmology was not considered a separate specialty. He published many medical papers in the 1840s and 1850s and his papers describing the use of ether and chloroform during surgery are credited with encouraging many physicians concerning the safety of anesthetics. During the Civil War, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bosher, Kate Lee b. February 1, 1865 d. July 27, 1932
Author, Suffragette. A writer of popular fiction, some of her best-selling novels include "Mary Cary, 'Freqently Martha'", "Miss Gibbie Gault", "Kitty Canary", and "His Friend Miss McFarlane". She was also a leading woman's suffrage advoctate, appearing as a speaker before the Virginia House of Delegates in 1912 and the Virginia Press Association convention in 1916 to advocate woman suffrage. She was a founder of the League of Woman Voters. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bosher, Lewis Crenshaw b. February 17, 1860 d. September 12, 1920
Pioneering physician and medical educator. He received his MD from the Medical College of Virginia in 1883. He became professor of anatomy and genito-urinary surgery at the Medical College of Virginia in 1888, professor of the practice of surgery and of clinical surgery in 1896, and professor of surgery in 1897. He is credited with popularizing the cystoscope. He was a founder of Richmond's Memorial Hospital in 1903 and Stuart Circle Hospital in 1913. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Botts, John Minor b. September 16, 1802 d. January 8, 1869
United States Representative from Virginia, 1839-1843 and 1847-1849; delegate to the Convention of Southern Loyalists, 1866.
Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Branch, James Read b. July 28, 1828 d. July 2, 1869
Lieutenant colonel, Confederate Army, Civil War; a banker, he headed Thomas Branch and Sons in Richmond; a Radical Republican candidate for the Virginia Senate in 1869, he was killed four days before the election when a temporary bridge leading to a campaign barbecue on an island in the James River collapsed into the river.
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Brander, Thomas Alexander b. December 12, 1839 d. January 28, 1900
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. A Leader of the United Confederate Veterans, he entered the 20th Regiment Virginia Infantry as a Second Lieutenant in 1861 and served in nearly every campaign of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was seriously wounded at Fredericksburg in 1862 and was a Major when the Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House in 1865. Following the war, he became one of the best known veterans' organization leaders in the United States, becoming Major General and Commander...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bright, John Fulmer b. November 17, 1877 d. December 29, 1953
Richmond Mayor. Served as Mayor of Richmond from 1924 to 1940. Trained as a physician, he received his M. D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1898, where he became a professor of anatomy following his graduation. An officer in the Virginia National Guard, he would serve as a Colonel in World War I and retire as a Brigadier General in World War II. While Mayor he was instrumental in establishing Byrd Flying Field as a municipal airport. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Brockenbrough, John Mercer b. August 1, 1830 d. August 25, 1892
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Organized the 40th Virginia Infantry in 1861 and was commissined Colonel of the regiment. Becoming brigade commander in 1862, his troops saw action at Second Manassas, Antietam and Fredericksburg. In 1863, his brigade would suffer a fifty percent casualty rate while driving back the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville, and, down to 500 men, would crumble at Gettysburg. Passed over for promotion, he resigned, despite receiving great support from his men...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Brockman, Benjamin Thomas b. December 11, 1831 d. June 8, 1864
Confederate Army Officer; A Spartanburg, South Carolina, merchant at the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 13th South Carolina Regiment in 1861 and became a Captain. He had been promoted to Major by the time he was wounded at the Battle of Second Manassas in 1862, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and, later, Colonel in 1863. After receiving severe head and arm wounds at Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 12, 1864, he was transfered to a Richmond hospital where he died from...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Confederate Officers' Section
Bronaugh, William Naylor b. February 9, 1833 d. June 26, 1862
Confederate States Army Officer. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1857, he taught at St. John's College in Little Rock, Arkansas. He helped form the First Arkansas Infantry in 1861 and became a Major in the 2nd Arkansas Battalion in 1862. During fighting at the Battle of Mechanicsville, he was struck by a shell fragment and killed. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Confederate Soldiers' Section

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