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Name Life Dates Volume and
Page Numbers		 Race Residence
Butt, Martha Haines22 November 1833-
9 February 1871		Volume 2, pages 443-444WhiteNorfolk City
Butts, Evelyn Thomas22 May 1924-
11 March 1993		Volume 2, pages 449-450African
American		Norfolk City
Byars, Jane Rhea Bailey15 December 1872-
9 September 1948		Online BiographyWhiteBristol City
Arlington County
Richmond City
Byrd, Mary Willing10 September 1740-
March 1814		Volume 2, pages 457-459WhiteCharles City County
Cabaniss, Sarah "Sadie" Heath9 October 1865-
11 July 1921		Volume 2, pages 475-476WhiteRichmond City
Cabell, Mary Virginia Ellet24 January 1839-
4 July 1930		Volume 2, pages 490-491WhiteNelson County
Calcott, Mary Alexander Whitworth10 May 1871-
21 July 1960		Volume 2, pages 502-503WhiteNorfolk City
Caldwell, Nancy Melvina "Vinnie"4 August 1868-
11 February 1956		Volume 2, pages 505-506WhiteCarroll County
Caldwell, Willie Brown Walker29 November 1860-
21 March 1946		Volume 2, pages 506-507WhiteRoanoke City
Calisch, Edith Elliott Lindeman21 March 1898-
22 December 1984		Volume 2, pages 509-510WhiteRichmond City
Campbell, Christiana Burdettca. 1723-
25 March 1792		Volume 2, pages 558-559WhiteWilliamsburg City
Campbell, Jane Maud13 March 1869-
24 April 1947		Volume 2, pages 569-571WhiteLynchburg City
Campbell, Margaret Elizabeth Pfohl4 December 1902-
9 January 2004		Online BiographyWhiteArlington County
Carrington, Elizabeth Jaquelin Ambler Brent11 March 1765-
15 February 1842		Volume 3, pages 35-37WhiteRichmond City
Carson, Jane Dennison29 August 1909-
9 November 1984		Volume 3, pages 48-49WhiteWilliamsburg City
Carter, Maybelle Addington10 May 1909-
23 October 1978		Volume 3, pages 79-81WhiteScott County
Carter, Sara Elizabeth Dougherty (later Bayes)21 July 1898-
8 January 1979		Volume 3, pages 90-91WhiteScott County
Cary, Virginia Randolph30 January 1786-
2 May 1852		Volume 3, pages 115-117WhiteFluvanna County
Norfolk City
Fairfax County
Cassell, Emma Frances Plecker15 June 1863-
8 April 1944		Volume 3, pages 121-122WhiteStaunton City
Catterall, Louise Fontaine Cadot20 November 1899-
11 November 1986		Volume 3, pages 125-126WhiteRichmond City
Chalmers, Anna Maria Hickman Otis Mead23 July 1809-
8 December 1891		Volume 3, pages 139-140WhiteRichmond City
Halifax County
Albemarle County
Charity, Ruth LaCountess Harvey Wood18 April 1924-
26 April 1996		Volume 3, pages 182-184African
American		Danville City
Alexandria City
Childs, Lucy Howard Brown31 December 1854-
5 November 1947		Volume 3, pages 210WhiteLynchburg City
Christian, Annie Henryd. 4 May 1790Volume 3, pages 223-224WhiteAugusta County
Botetourt County
Jefferson County, Ky.
Chrysler, Jean Esther Outland15 September 1921-
26 January 1982		Volume 3, pages 238-239WhiteNorfolk City
Fauquier County
Clark, Adele27 September 1882-
4 June 1983		Volume 3, pages 258-261WhiteRichmond City
Clark, Amanda Virginia ThomasJanuary 1869-
26 May 1952		Volume 3, pages 261-262African
American		Isle of Wight County
Newport News City
Clark, Emily Tapscott (later Balch)8 September 1891-
2 July 1953		Volume 3, pages 265-266WhiteRichmond City
Clark, Ethel Granger McDowell Earley27 February 1899-
22 September 1976		Online BiographyAfrican
American		Roanoke City
Clarke, Mary Ellen Pollard22 August 1862-
30 July 1939		Volume 3, pages 277-279WhiteRichmond City
Claytor, Gertrude Harris Boatwright1 October 1888-
21 August 1973		Volume 3, pages 291-292WhiteRoanoke City
Pulaski County
Cline, Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley)8 September 1932-
5 March 1963		Volume 3, pages 303-305WhiteWinchester City
Cockacoesked. by 1 July 1686Volume 3, pages 321-322Native
American		 
Cocke, Lelia Maria Smith18 March 1859-
5 April 1899		Volume 3, pages 332-334WhiteAlbemarle County
Roanoke City
Cocke, Martha ("Matty") Louisa9 October 1855-
15 August 1938		Volume 3, pages 334-335WhiteRoanoke County
Cocke, Sarah Cobb Johnson Hagan7 February 1865-
20 January 1944		Volume 3, pages 338-339WhiteRoanoke City
Cohen, Zipporah Michelbacher13 December 1853-
20 August 1944		Volume 3, pages 347-348WhiteRichmond City
Cohn, Naomi Silverman15 April 1888-
20 October 1982		Volume 3, pages 348-350WhiteRichmond City
Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington18 January 1832-
24 October 1908		Volume 3, pages 359-361WhiteWilliamsburg City
Collins, Mary Elizabeth ("Toddy")11 May 1868-
30 December 1947		Volume 3, pages 381-382WhiteWise County
Richmond City
Colson, Edna Meade7 October 1888-
17 January 1985		Volume 3, pages 384-385African
American		Petersburg City
Chesterfield County
Conway, Martha Bell24 July 1917-
9 November 1997		Volume 3, pages 415-416WhiteRichmond City
Cooper, Esther Georgia Irving28 November 1881-
7 February 1970		Volume 3, pages 443-445African
American		Alexandria County
Arlington County
Cooper, Susannah Sandersd. after 9 June 1751Volume 3, pages 448-449WhiteYork County
New Kent County
Copenhaver, Laura Lu Scherer29 August 1868-
18 December 1940		Volume 3, pages 457-459WhiteSmyth County
Corbin, Hannah Lee6 February 1728-
7 October 1782		Volume 3, pages 463-465WhiteWestmoreland County
Richmond County
Cotton, Annfl. 1650s-
1670s		Volume 3, pages 481-482WhiteYork County
Cowles, Edith Clark27 August 1874-
8 December 1954		Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Cowper, Ann Pierce Parkerd. 21 March 1849Volume 3, pages 495-497WhiteIsle of Wight County
Cox, Katherine Hamilton Cabell Claiborne15 September 1854-
25 December 1925		Volume 3, pages 511-512WhiteRichmond City
Cox, Lucy Ann Whited. 17 December 1891Volume 3, pages 512-513WhiteFredericksburg City
Crawford, Martha Paxton Moffett15 January 1891-
25 March 1981		Volume 3, pages 540-541WhitePrince Edward County
Richmond City
Creighton, Martha Gladys27 September 1894-
19 February 1960		Volume 3, pages 547-548WhiteRichmond City
Montgomery County
Crenshaw, Fanny Graves17 January 1890-
8 October 1984		Volume 3, pages 549-550WhiteRichmond City
Cronk, Katharine Killinger Scherer14 July 1877-
12 March 1927		Volume 3, pages 567-568WhiteRichmond City
Cummings, Helen Norris15 February 1865-
4 June 1949		Volume 3, pages 601-603WhiteAlexandria City
Curry, Elinor Wise28 September 1903-
25 October 1995		Volume 3, pages 610-612WhiteRichmond City
Curtis, Florence Rising30 September 1873-
6 October 1944		Volume 3, pages 614-616WhiteHampton City
Curtis, Natalie Josef1 March 1889-
6 June 1968		Volume 3, pages 616-617WhiteRichmond City
Custis, Eleanor Parke (later Lewis)31 March 1779-
15 July 1852		Volume 3, pages 627-628WhiteFairfax County
Clarke County
Custis, Elizabeth Parke (later Law)21 August 1776-
31 December 1831		Volume 3, pages 629-630WhiteFairfax County
Custis, Mary Lee Fitzhugh22 April 1788-
23 April 1853		Volume 3, pages 640-642WhiteAlexandria County
Dailey, Daphne Lowell2 October 1912-
3 October 1995		Volume 3, pages 660-661WhiteCaroline County
Dashiell, Landonia Randolph Minor11 December 1855-
11 December 1925		Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Dashiell, Margaret May7 January 1867-
11 February 1958		Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Davidson, Nora Fontaine Maury19 February 1836-
10 February 1929		Online BiographyWhitePetersburg City
Davis, Jennie Eliza11 June 1857-
31 October 1935		Online BiographyWhiteHampton City
Davis, Rebecca Blaine Harding24 June 1831-
29 September 1910		Online BiographyWhiteWheeling City
Dean, Jennie Serepta15 April 1848–3 May 1913Online BiographyAfrican
American		Prince William County
Delk, Julia Anna PopeOctober 1878–7 June 1951Online BiographyAfrican
American		Norfolk City
Dewar, Helen7 August 1936-
4 November 2006		Online BiographyWhiteAlexandria City
Digges, Mary Cuthbert Bush18 August 1934-
23 November 2001		Online BiographyWhiteWilliamsburg City
Dinwiddie, Emily Wayland14 August 1879-
11 March 1949		Online BiographyWhiteAlbemarle County
Dodson, Claudia Lane31 August 1941-
18 August 2007		Online BiographyWhiteChesterfield County
Charlottesville City
Dooley, Sarah "Sallie" O. Mayd. 5 September 1925Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Nelson County
Douglass, Bertha Louise26 January 1895-
29 February 1980		Online BiographyAfrican
American		Norfolk City
Downes, Elizabeth James Morris18 June 1886-
07 November 1968		Online BiographyWhiteAccomack County
Drummond, Sarahd. by 28 April 1696Online BiographyWhiteJames City County
Duncan, Marion Elizabeth Moncure19 December 1913-
15 April 1978		Online BiographyWhiteAlexandria City
Duncan, Pauline Adelaide Haislip Smith14 June 1888–30 March 1973Online BiographyWhiteArlington County
Dunn, Dorothy Eloise Janes29 December 1892-
11 November 1981		Online BiographyWhiteArlington County
Dunn, Thelma Flournoy Brumfield6 February 1900-
31 December 1992		Online BiographyWhiteCharlottesville City
Durham, Janet Stuart Oldershaw14 May 1879-
13 March 1969		Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Dyer, Carrie Victoria11 March 1839–13 January 1921Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Early, Katherine Fulton Tompkins18 February 1899-
23 March 1973		Online BiographyWhiteCharlotte County
Early, Ruth Hairston5 November 1849-
12 January 1928		Online BiographyWhiteLynchburg City
Eley, Marion Estelle Freeney13 September 1875-
4 April 1954		Online BiographyWhiteSuffolk City
Ellett, Virginia Randolph30 January 1857-
9 April 1939		Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Ellyson, Lora Effie Hotchkiss19 April 1848-
23 March 1935		Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Enochs, Elisabeth Randolph Shirley15 August 1890–23 January 1992Online BiographyWhiteFairfax County
Evans, Cerinda Weatherly21 February 1876-
14 July 1973		Online BiographyWhiteNewport News City
Evans, Hamilton Hayes Howard24 October 1917-
20 March 1981		Online BiographyWhiteHampton City
Evans, Letitia Pate Whitehead21 February 1872-
14 November 1953		Online BiographyWhiteBedford County
Bath County
Everleigh, Ada21 February 1864-
3 January 1960		Online BiographyWhiteGreene County
Madison County
Charlottesville City
Fain, Sarah Lee Odend'hal23 November 1888-
19 July 1962		Online BiographyWhiteNorfolk City
Farmer, Frances5 December 1909-
13 September 1993		Online BiographyWhiteRichmond City
Charlottesville City
Fay, Lydia Maryd. 5 October 1878Online BiographyWhiteEssex County
Fearnow, Lillie Pearl Hovermale19 August 1881-
6 March 1970		Online BiographyWhiteHanover County
Fields, Inez CatherineMarch 1895-
9 August 1978		Online BiographyAfrican
American		Hampton City
Fitzgerald, Edith Mansford29 August 1877-
26 June 1940		Online BiographyWhiteStaunton City
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