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About Virginia Burial Records

Virginia is the birthplace of American democracy and holds more Revolutionary and Civil War burial records than any other state, along with Arlington National Cemetery.

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Notable Virginia Records in Our Database

Here are a few records from Virginia — search the full database to find your ancestors.

Robert E. Lee

b. 1807 — d. 1870

📍 Lee Chapel, Lexington

Confederate general during the Civil War.

Stonewall Jackson

b. 1824 — d. 1863

📍 Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington

Confederate general known for his tactical brilliance.

William Jennings Bryan

b. 1860 — d. 1925

📍 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington

Politician and orator who was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee three times.

Virginia Patterson

b. 1923 — d. 2015

📍 Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond

Nurse who served in WWII and later worked at MCV Hospital for 30 years.

Walter Patterson

b. 1919 — d. 1994

📍 Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond

Korean War veteran and high school history teacher.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

b. 1841 — d. 1935

📍 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Notable Virginia Cemeteries

  • ðŸŠĶArlington National Cemetery
  • ðŸŠĶHollywood Cemetery (Richmond)
  • ðŸŠĶLee Chapel (Lexington)
  • ðŸŠĶStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery (Lexington)
  • ðŸŠĶTuskegee University Cemetery

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