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Contributors to the Dictionary of Virginia Biography
Bynum, William B.- Doggett, David Seth (23 January 1810-27 October 1880)
- Downing, Lylburn Liggins (3 May 1862-15 February 1937)
- Dromgoole, Edward (1751-13 May 1835)
- Elliott, William (20 October 1754-23 September 1836)
- Evans, John (7 December 1738-18 May 1834)
- Massey, John Edward (2 April 1819-24 April 1901)
Byrd, Jo- Cooper, William Edward (16 February 1909-13 February 1987)
Caknipe, John, Jr.- Endly, George Alfred (1 March 1831-8 July 1912)
Calkins, Christopher M.- Archer, Fletcher Harris (6 February 1817-21 August 1902)
Campbell, D’Ann- Blanchfield, Florence Aby (1 April 1882-12 May 1971)
Campbell, Edward D. C., Jr.- Alexander, George Murrell (1 August 1889-3 March 1961)
- Andrews, Virginia Cleo (6 June 1923-19 December 1986)
Campbell, Julie A.- Bowman, Jean Eleanor (27 September 1917-16 August 1994)
- Cassidy, Harry Evans (6 January 1889-14 November 1962)
- Chenery, Christopher Tompkins (16 September 1886-3 January 1973)
- Dennis, John Wesley (16 May 1903-3 September 1966)
Carrico, Harry L.- Campbell, Preston White (24 January 1874-2 or 3 July 1954)
- Chinn, Joseph William (15 February 1866-16 August 1936)
Casdorph, Paul D.- Boreman, Arthur Ingraham (24 July 1823-19 April 1896)
Casilear, Connie Jean and Kneebone, John T.- Bruce, John (5 March 1793-31 December 1855)
Castelow, Teri L.- Dillard, James Hardy (24 October 1856-2 August 1940)
Cavalcanti, H. B.- Crabtree, Asa Routh (11 August 1889-15 April 1965)
Challener, Richard D.- Boush, Clifford Joseph (13 August 1854-24 July 1936)
Chambers, Thomas A.- Calwell, James (ca. 1773-8 April 1851)
Chapla, John D.- Burks, Jesse Spinner (20 March 1823-16 June 1885)
Chappell, Kathleen Feeney- Cummings, Helen Norris (15 February 1865-4 June 1949)
Chase, Philander D.- Bland, Theodorick (21 March 1742-1 June 1790)
- Bullitt, Cuthbert (d. 8 August 1791)
- Champe, John (d. 30 September 1796)
Chavez, Deanna M.- Daughtrey, William Henry (29 September 1905-27 October 1988)
- Ferguson, Meade (17 March 1869-6 August 1942)
Cheely, Andrew S.- Dooley, John Edward (12 July 1842–8 May 1873)
Cherry, Virginia Rose- Carson, James Marsh (22 March 1910-1 June 1987)
Chesson, Michael B.- Adams, John Henry (ca. January 1848-5 March 1934)
- Allen, Joseph (ca. 1836-after 1905)
- Archer, Edinboro (July 1849?-3 December 1907)
- Burr, David Judson (16 October 1820-3 August 1876)
- Chahoon, George (2 February 1840-29 July 1934)
- Crump, Josiah (ca. 1838-15 February 1890)
- Dickinson, Richard Henry (1811 or 1812-by 26 November 1873)
- Ellyson, Henry Keeling (31 July 1823-27 November 1890)
- Oliver, John (d. 25 November 1899)
Childs, Carl M. C.- Craigie, Walter Williams (7 November 1904-10 February 1989)
Christenbury, Leila- Barksdale, Edmonia Carter Powers (10 February 1847-30 March 1918)
- Campbell, Margaret Elizabeth Pfohl (4 December 1902-9 January 2004)
- Edmonds, Sheppard Randolph (30 April 1900-28 March 1983)
- Furman, Ethel Madison Bailey Carter (6 July 1893-24 February 1976)
- Galt, Mary Jeffery (26 September 1844-30 June 1922)
- Glass, Meta (16 August 1880-20 March 1967)
- Jones, Benjamin F. (d. after 1911)
- Jones, Rufus Sibb (ca. 1834-17 July 1897)
- Keller, May Lansfield (28 September 1877-28 June 1964)
- Lovenstein, Rebecca Pearl Greenberg (ca. 25 May 1886-10 February 1971)
- Owens, Littleton (ca. 1842-11 March 1894)
- Pride, Amelia Elizabeth Perry (27 March 1857 or 1858-4 June 1932)
- Randolph, Agnes Dillon (12 July 1875-3 December 1930)
- Smith, Dabney N. (September 1846-27 August 1920)
- Troubetzkoy, Amélie Louise Rives Chanler (23 August 1863-15 June 1945)
Christman, Roger E.- Camm, Frank (8 January 1895-15 December 1976)
- Chamberlaine, William (1 March 1871-9 June 1925)
- Clark, David Henderson (25 February 1899-3 September 1982)
Clark, Steve- Carpenter, Caius Hunter (23 June 1883-24 February 1953)
Cleaver, Randy I.- Corse, Montgomery Dent (14 March 1816-11 February 1895)
Clemmer, Lisa- Perkins, Fountain M. (1816 or 1817-23 October 1896)
Click, Patricia C.- Alfriend, Edward Morrison (25 October 1837-24 October 1901)
Clingenpeel, Michael J.- Crump, Frank Thomas (6 January 1867-26 September 1951)
Cochran, Bernard H.- Adams, Theodore Floyd (26 September 1898-27 February 1980)
Colby, Knox R.- Downing, Thomas Nelms (1 February 1919-23 October 2001)
Colebaugh, Lucy Southall- Chandler, Algernon Bertrand (12 May 1870-20 September 1928)
- Day, Douglas Turner (1 May 1932–10 October 2004)
- deMatteo, William Lawrence (12 October 1923-14 May 1988)
- Durham, Robert Lee (4 May 1870-1 January 1949)
Collier, Malinda Wyatt and Hill, Tucker H.- Anderson, Sarah Archer (8 November 1862-20 October 1954)
Collins, Cheryl- Cocke, John Hartwell (25 November 1749-9 February 1791)
- Cook, Giles (22 June 1812-29 September 1891)
Collins, Sara J.- Blattner, Mildred Ferguson Goodnow (18 November 1892-30 January 1968)
Compton, Elizabeth- Beverley, Sarah Archie Swanson (28 May 1881-5 February 1968)
Conte, Robert S.- Axtell, Almon Decatur (8 February 1848-27 November 1922)
Conway, Cecelia- Creed, Robert Andy Kyle (20 September 1912-26 November 1982)
Cooke, John Warren- Crosby, Alanson (28 March 1879-24 February 1955)
Cookingham, Mary E.- Bruce, Kathleen Eveleth (21 October 1885-26 April 1950)
Cooley, Francis Rexford and Kneebone, John T.- Ayer, Richard Small (9 October 1829-14 December 1896)
Coryell, Janet L.- Botts, John Minor (16 September 1802-8 January 1869)
Coski, John M.- Babcock, Lemuel E. (17 June 1809-2 March 1897)
- Brown, Abram (d. August 1840)
Coski, John M. and Coski, Ruth Ann- Cary, John Baytop (18 October 1819-13 January 1898)
Coski, Ruth Ann- Brander, Thomas Alexander (12 December 1839-28 January 1900)
- Brockenbrough, Eleanor Sampson (22 February 1910-13 August 1985)
- Dowdey, Clifford Shirley (23 January 1904-30 May 1979)
Costa, Thomas M.- Black, Barron Foster (ca. November 1894-1 March 1974)
- Curle, William Roscow Wilson (d. by 7 February 1782)
Couture, Richard T.- Bowles, George Ashby (9 March 1925-9 March 1986)
- Bowles, George Ashby (11 May 1883-1 June 1956)
Cowan, Sophie Meredith Sides- Meredith, Sophie Gooding Rose (12 December 1851-27 August 1928)
Crist, Lynda L.- Cooper, Samuel (12 June 1798-3 December 1876)
Crofts, Daniel W.- Atkinson, Archibald (13 September 1792-7 January 1872)
- Boteler, Alexander Robinson (16 May 1815-8 May 1892)
- Brown, John (ca. January 1830-after 19 June 1900)
- Burges, Albridgton Samuel Hardy (ca. 1792-by 18 September 1865)
Crouch, Barry A.- Bolling, William (26 May 1777-16 July 1845)
Curtis, Christopher M.- Daniel, William (26 November 1806-28 March 1873)
Custis, Dennis R.- Cobb, Nathan Fosque (15 December 1797-20 March 1881)
d’Entremont, John- Conway, Moncure Daniel (17 March 1832-14 or 15 November 1907)
Dahm, Kerry- Randolph, Thomas Mann (1 October 1768-20 June 1828)
Dalle Mura, Steven L.- Clopton, John (7 February 1756-11 or 12 September 1816)
- Crump, William Wood (25 November 1819-27 February 1897)
Daniel, Larry J.- Beckham, Robert Franklin (6 May 1837-5 December 1864)
Daniel, W. Harrison- Adams, George Frederick (3 October 1802-16 April 1877)
- Allen, Robert (30 July 1794-30 December 1859)
- Arthur, Lewis Crawford (ca. 1795-by 23 October 1866)
- Baptist, Edward (12 May 1790-31 March 1863)
- Beale, George William (21 August 1842-15 July 1921)
- Bitting, Charles Carroll (March 1830-24 December 1898)
Daniel, Wayne W.- Carter, Alvin Pleasant Delaney (15 December 1891-7 November 1960)
Daughtrey, R. Breckenridge- Borland, Charles Barney (8 January 1886-3 March 1972)
Davis, Dorothy Upton- Boggess, Caleb (19 April 1822-14 April 1889)
Davis, Laura Drake- Cauthen, Baker James (20 December 1909-15 April 1985)
- Chapman, James Archer (8 January 1885-1 March 1956)
Davis, Richard B.- Cullen, John Syng Dorsey (29 July 1832-22 March 1893)
Davis, Veronica Alease- Bowser, Rosa L. Dixon (7 January 1855-7 February 1931)
- Chrisman, Arthur Bowie (16 July 1889-by 21 February 1953)
De Laney, Theodore C.- Cole, Fred Carrington (12 April 1912-6 May 1986)
Deal, John G.- Byars, Jane Rhea Bailey (15 December 1872-9 September 1948)
- Cabell, William H. (16 December 1772-12 January 1853)
- Cabell, Frederick Mortimer (15 December 1802-2 March 1873)
- Carrington, George (1 July 1711-7 February 1785)
- Carrington, Paul (5 March 1733-22 June 1818)
- Carrington, Paul (20 September 1764-8 January 1816)
- Carver, William (d. ca. 3-6 September 1676)
- Chiswell, John (d. 15 October 1766)
- Clapham, Josias (d. by 12 September 1803)
- Clements, James H. (January 1831-16 August 1900)
- Coleman, John Phillips (21 January 1903-21 August 1993)
- Crenshaw, William Graves (7 July 1824-24 May 1897)
- Crismond, Horace Frazer (15 June 1849-17 January 1903)
- Cunningham, William Edmund (18 February 1803-3 September 1855)
- Currie, Ellyson (d. by 28 August 1829)
- Dabbs, Isaac (d. after 27 April 1910)
- Daniel, John Hannah (1 March 1896-20 March 1972)
- Daughton, Ralph Hunter (23 September 1885-22 December 1958)
- Deal, William Franklin "Bill" (8 July 1944-10 December 2003)
- Deane, Frederick (5 August 1926–14 April 1992)
- Dillon, Jesse William (15 July 1904–2 March 1972)
- Dodd, William Edward (21 October 1869-9 February 1940)
- Easterly, Harry Watkey (31 August 1922-16 June 2005)
- Edwards, LeRoy Griffin (14 February 1804-22 or 23 August 1866)
- Henderson, Helen Ruth (9 November 1898-20 February 1982)
- Jamison, Maud Powell (14 January 1890-18 June 1974)
- Powell, Guy (d. by 19 November 1900)
- Rutherfoord, Jane Meade (7 October 1840-28 October 1918)
- Tyler, John (29 March 1790-18 January 1862)
- Walker, Thomas Calhoun (16 June 1862-5 November 1953)
- Wheeler, Maclin C. (1854 or 1855-6 June 1916)
Deal, John G. and Julienne, Marianne E.- Cooke, Jack Kent (26 October 1912-6 April 1997)
Deal, John G. and Lett, Kevin T.- Cecil, William P. (9 April 1820-20 July 1899)
Dean, Philip J.- Deal, Joseph Thomas (19 November 1860–7 March 1942)
Dederer, John Morgan- Buford, Abraham (31 July 1749-26 June 1833)
Desportes, Ulysse and James, Sara Nair- Day, Horace Talmage (3 July 1909-24 March 1984)
Dickerson, Dennis C.- Atwell, Joseph Sandiford (1 July 1831-8 October 1881)
- Berry, Llewellyn Longfellow (26 February 1876-23 November 1954)
- Butt, Israel LaFayette (3 May 1848-22 January 1916)
Dill, Alonzo Thomas- Allen, Beverly (August 1859-13 July 1918)
- Braxton, Carter (10 September 1736-10 October 1797)
Dinnella-Borrego, Luis-Alejandro- Langston, John Mercer (14 December 1829-15 November 1897)
Dorman, John Frederick- Bolling, Robert (26 December 1646-17 July 1709)
Dorr, Gregory Michael- DeJarnette, Joseph Spencer (29 September 1866-3 September 1957)
Dotson, Rand- Claytor, William Graham (20 December 1886-28 February 1971)
- Fishburn, Junius Blair (27 September 1865-1 April 1955)
Dozier, Graham T.- Cabell, Henry Coalter (14 February 1820-31 January 1889)
- Chambliss, John Randolph (23 January 1833-16 August 1864)
- Crutchfield, Stapleton (21 June 1835-6 April 1865)
Driggs, Sarah Shields- Adam, John (1 August 1774-4 August 1848)
- Anderson, David Wiley (20 August 1864-7 April 1940)
- Andrews, Jeremiah (d. 14 February 1817)
- Ballou, Louis Watkins (12 October 1904-29 April 1979)
- Brock, Sarah Ann (18 March 1831-22 March 1911)
- Burgwyn, Collinson Pierrepont Edwards (5 April 1852-23 February 1915)
Duke, Maurice- Blair, John Durburrow (15 October 1759-10 January 1823)
- Buchanan, John (1748-19 December 1822)
Dulaney, Dale- Dodge, Sanford M. (ca. 1820-25 July 1870)
Dunford, J. Earle, Jr.- Bryan, David Tennant (3 August 1906-9 December 1998)
Dunn, Virginia S.- Chambers, Robert Edward (24 April 1870-22 April 1932)
Durham, Carolyn Richardson and Durham, Diana Kristine- Franklin, Alexander Quincy (20 March 1852-8 June 1924)
Durham, Diana Kristine- Peake, Mary Smith Kelsey (1823-22 February 1862)
Durham, Suzanne K.- Corey, Charles Henry (12 December 1834-5 September 1899)
Eckhardt, Joshua- Hamor, Raphe (bap. 16 February 1589-by 11 October 1626)
Edds, Margaret- Kelley, Emma Virginia Lee (8 February 1867-14 December 1932)
- Paxton, Millie Lawson Bethell (2 February 1875-2 July 1939)
Edmunds, James T.- Chase, Roland Ephriam (14 August 1867-14 September 1948)
Egloff, Nancy D.- Brewer, John (d. by 11 July 1635)
- Churchhill, William (bap. 2 December 1649-November 1710)
Elkins, Jennifer- Edmonds, John Willis (1 February 1892-17 August 1977)
- Fishburne, John Wood (8 March 1867-24 June 1937)
Ely, James W., Jr.- Broaddus, Willey Richard (30 December 1895-14 September 1982)
Engle, Reed L.- Carson, William Edward (8 October 1870-25 March 1942)
English, Frank D., Jr.- Carter, Leslie Dillon (24 October 1895-23 March 1992)
Engs, Robert Francis- Armstrong, Samuel Chapman (30 January 1839-11 May 1893)
Etheridge, Elizabeth W.- Bowyer, Claude Bernard (25 December 1880-29 July 1947)
Evans, Emory G.- Beverley, William (ca. 1696-28 February 1756)
- Beverley, Robert (bap. 3 January 1635-15 March 1687)
- Byrd, William (6 September 1728-1 or 2 January 1777)
- Carter, John (1695 or 1696-31 July 1742)
Ewan, Nesta Dunn and Ewan, Joseph- Banister, John (ca. 1650-by 16 May 1692)
Ewing, Kelley M.- Cocke, Sarah Cobb Johnson Hagan (7 February 1865-20 January 1944)
- Cowgill, Clinton Harriman (6 September 1890-28 December 1975)
- Cowles, Edith Clark (27 August 1874-8 December 1954)
- Cox, Frank Woodard (25 February 1903-16 March 1976)
- Downing, Thomas Victor (21 October 1892-22 September 1987)
- Eley, Marion Estelle Freeney (13 September 1875-4 April 1954)
- Evans, Letitia Pate Whitehead (21 February 1872-14 November 1953)
Fahlman, Betsy- Couper, William (20 September 1853-22 June 1942)