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Contributors to the Dictionary of Virginia Biography
Rowe, Linda H.- Blair, Archibald (by 1665-4 March 1733)
- Cocke, William (1672-22 October 1720)
Rowley, Carol- Campbell, Henry Wood (9 July 1866-31 March 1931)
Roydhouse, Marion W.- Boone, Gladys (31 January 1895-23 April 1982)
Rubin, Anne Sarah- Carter, John Armistead (15 November 1808-12 January 1895)
- Janney, John (8 November 1798-5 January 1872)
Ruffner, Kevin Conley- Anderson, David Wesley (22 September 1828-30 April 1903)
- Blackford, Charles Minor (17 October 1833-10 March 1903)
- Cowan, George Rutledge (22 September 1837-14 October 1904)
Ruggles, Jeffrey- Brown, Henry Box (1815 or 1816-15 June 1897)
Rutman, Anita H.- Beverley, Harry (d. by 2 February 1731)
Rutman, Darrett B.- Abernethy, Thomas Perkins (25 August 1890-12 November 1975)
Sadosky, Leonard J.- Crawford, William (ca. 1722-11 June 1782)
Saillant, John- Cary, Lott (ca. 1780-10 November 1828)
Salmon, Emily J.- Allen, John F. (1814-23 August 1890)
- Allen, Henry Clay (19 March 1838-31 October 1889)
- Anderson, Conwell Axel (24 May 1926-4 June 1986)
- Baker, Jerman (29 September 1776-28 March 1828)
- Bennett, Jonathan McCally (4 October 1814-28 October 1887)
- Bishop, Curtis Vance (8 July 1894-19 February 1966)
- Calvert, John Strother (30 November 1806-10 May 1870)
- Carrington, Isaac Howell (7 March 1827-30 January 1887)
- Claiborne, Nathaniel Charles (15 February 1822-1 February 1889)
- Coleman, William D. (9 October 1837-2 October 1901)
- Darling, Frank Wilkinson (7 October 1865-1 February 1941)
- Davidson, Nicholas Baker (9 October 1867-13 November 1936)
- Davis, Beverly Andrew (26 September 1868-31 May 1944)
- Dementi, Anthony Lodwell (15 July 1891-13 April 1980)
- Digges, Mary Cuthbert Bush (18 August 1934-23 November 2001)
- Duncan, Robert Alexander (20 December 1900-4 November 1980)
- Dunlop, James (bap. 31 August 1776-13 July 1827)
- Harris, Joseph Dennis (ca. 1833-25 December 1884)
- Holmes, Joseph R. (ca. 1838-3 May 1869)
- Lyons, Isaiah Leonard (ca. 23 August 1843-21 February 1871)
- Minor, Kate Noble Pleasants (8 April 1857-30 December 1925)
- Riddleberger, Harrison Holt (4 October 1843-24 January 1890)
Salmon, Emily J. and Hopewelll, John S.- Baker, Helen Ettie (21 February 1885-31 August 1960)
Salmon, Emily J. and Salmon, John S.- Early, John (15 September 1757-by 19 July 1804)
Salmon, John S.- Angle, Nathaniel Peter (16 September 1861-23 December 1936)
- Arthur, Thomas (25 July 1749-8 September 1833)
- Brown, James (17 June 1780-3 January 1859)
- Lafayette, James (ca. 1748-9 August 1830)
Salmon, John S. and Salmon, Emily J.- Callaway, James (25 December 1735-1 November 1809)
- Claiborne, Nathaniel Herbert (1 February 1775-15 August 1859)
Salmon, John S. and Marianne M. McKee- Wood, John (d. 15 May 1822)
Salstrom, Paul- Baldwin, William Gibboney (26 May 1860-31 March 1936)
Sargent, James E.- Angell, Robert Henderson (25 January 1868-12 November 1933)
Sarna, Jonathan D.- Cohen, Jacob I. (ca. 1744-9 October 1823)
Sasser, Jackson- Dobie, Armistead Mason (15 April 1881-7 August 1962)
Savits, Renee- Chalmers, Anna Maria Hickman Otis Mead (23 July 1809-8 December 1891)
Savitt, Todd L.- Blanton, Wyndham Bolling (3 June 1890-6 January 1960)
Scanlon, James Edward- Andros, Sir Edmund (6 December 1637-by 27 February 1714)
- Bennett, William Wallace (24 February 1821-9 June 1887)
- Blackwell, Robert Emory (14 November 1854-7 July 1938)
- Brown, Alexander Gustavus (22 February 1833-16 March 1900)
Schermerhorn, Calvin- Fitzhugh, George (9 November 1806-30 July 1881)
Schindler, Amy- Ellis, Perry Edwin (3 March 1940-30 May 1986)
Schwarz, Janet B.- Curry, Elinor Wise (28 September 1903-25 October 1995)
Schwarz, Philip J.- Batte, Archibald (d. by 12 April 1830)
- Billy, (fl. 1770s-1780s)
- Boxley, George (ca. 1780-5 October 1865)
- Dabney, John (ca. 1824-7 June 1900)
- Davis, Hector (4 December 1816-7 January 1863)
Schweiger, Beth Barton- Armstrong, James Edward (15 October 1830-7 April 1908)
- Blackwell, John Davenport (17 June 1822-26 June 1887)
Scott, Anne Firor- Barrett, Janie Porter (9 August 1865-27 August 1948)
Scott, Vincent- Crabtree, August Fletcher (29 August 1905-13 October 1994)
Selby, John E.- Aylett, William (1743-by 15 June 1780)
Selby, John G.- Chapman, Manilius (14 October 1806-3 October 1883)
Severson, Lisa A.- Ditcher, Jack (b. ca. 1772)
Shaffer, Arthur H.- Burk, John Daly (1771 or 1772-11 April 1808)
Shaffer, Joshua D.- Green, Armistead (d. 6 March 1892)
Shaffer, Wade- Chinn, Joseph William (16 November 1798-8 December 1840)
Sheldon, Marianne Buroff- Cunningham, Edward (9 August 1771-14 March 1836)
Shepard, E. Lee- Allen, James (6 December 1762-26 September 1844)
- August, Thomas Pearson (October 1821-31 July 1869)
- Baldwin, Briscoe Gerard (18 January 1789-18 May 1852)
- Banks, Linn (23 January 1784-13 January 1842)
- Baxter, Sidney Smith (18 November 1802-7 December 1879)
- Brockenbrough, John White (23 December 1806-20 February 1877)
- Call, Daniel (5 May 1765-20 May 1840)
- Caskie, John Samuel (8 November 1821-14 December 1869)
- Field, Richard Henry (18 June 1793-1 September 1865)
Shepard. E. Lee- Estill, Benjamin (13 March 1780-14 July 1853)
Shepherd, Robert E., Jr.- Cochran, Herbert Green (15 April 1885-17 November 1969)
Shepherd, Samuel C.- Christian, William Asbury (8 January 1866-1 May 1936)
Sheppard, C. Stewart- Abbott, Charles Cortez (30 October 1906-8 May 1986)
Sheppard, Susan Bracey- Alexander, Mark (7 February 1792-5 or 6 July 1883)
Sherman, Richard B.- Chandler, Alvin Duke (18 August 1902-26 May 1987)
Sherman, Virginia W.- Ashton, Henry (30 July 1671-3 November 1731)
Shields, Laura Beth- Craft, Ryland Glenmore (21 May 1889-19 October 1960)
Shifflett, Crandall A.- Apperson, John Samuel (21 August 1837-9 August 1908)
Shrock, Randall- Burwell, Lewis (1711 or 1712-6 May 1756)
- Dinwiddie, Robert (3 October 1692-27 July 1770)
Shulman, Terry- Cooke, James Edward (26 August 1856-26 September 1926)
Silver, Christopher- Ainslie, George (10 October 1868-18 July 1931)
- Bright, John Fulmer (17 November 1877-29 December 1953)
Simmons, Nancy Alexander- Putney, Betty Ellison Withers (11 March 1858-27 March 1918)
Simmons, Sarah- Bittle, David Frederick (19 November 1811-25 September 1876)
Simmons, Suzanne- Crosby, John Fletcher Harris (9 September 1868-15 May 1948)
Simms, L. Moody, Jr.- Archer, Edmund Minor (28 September 1904-13 July 1986)
- Barbee, William Randolph (17 January 1818-16 June 1868)
- Bruce, Philip Alexander (7 March 1856-16 August 1933)
Simpson, Alan- Burwell, Lewis (d. 19 November 1743)
Simpson, Autumn Reinhardt- Dodson, Claudia Lane (31 August 1941-18 August 2007)
- Erwin, William James (18 November 1900-19 August 1977)
Slaughter, James B.- Awbrey, Henry (d. by 10 September 1694)
Sloan, Patricia E.- Bacon, Alice Mabel (26 February 1858-1 May 1918)
- Bolden, Carrie J. Clarke (ca. 1869-11 April 1973)
Smith, A. Robert- Cayce, Hugh Lynn (16 March 1907-4 July 1982)
Smith, Barbara- Chambliss, John Randolph (5 March 1809-3 April 1875)
Smith, J. David- Bell, John Hendren (19 November 1883-9 December 1934)
- Buck, Carrie Elizabeth (2 July 1906-28 January 1983)
Smith, J. Douglas- Copeland, Walter Scott (14 March 1856-24 July 1928)
- Cox, Earnest Sevier (24 January 1880-26 April 1966)
Smith, Katherine M.- Adams, Horace (24 May 1884-26 October 1964)
Smith, Larissa M.- Cooper, Esther Georgia Irving (28 November 1881-7 February 1970)
Smith, Laura Katz- Boatwright, Cynthia Ellen Elizabeth Virginia Addington (12 December 1898-5 March 1973)
Smith, Michael Peter Charles- Duke, Richard Thomas Walker (27 August 1853-8 March 1926)
- Epes, Sydney Parham (20 August 1865-3 March 1900)
Smith, Ryan K.- Clark, Pendleton Scott (21 February 1895-25 October 1975)
Snapp, Joanne- Britt, Lula Emily Vanderslice Ivey (24 August 1863-17 May 1945)
Snyder, Terri L.- Berkeley, Frances Culpeper Stephens (bap. 27 May 1634-ca. 1695)
Sorrells, Nancy Taylor- Collins, Thomas Jasper (28 August 1844-5 October 1925)
Spainhour, Jaclyn- Willcox, Louise Price Collier (24 April 1865-13 September 1929)
Spainhour, Jaclyn A.- Hull, Elizabeth Aymar Cooke (February 1893-15 March 1979)
Spangler, Jewel L.- Clopton, Abner Wentworth (24 March 1784-20 or 21 March 1833)
Spencer, Warren F.- Barron, Samuel (28 November 1809-26 February 1888)
Sprague, Stuart S.- Brown, John (12 September 1757-29 August 1837)
Stacy, Betty A.- Brooke, Richard Norris (20 October 1847-25 April 1920)
Stanley, C. Vaughan- Elrod, John William (21 January 1940-27 July 2001)
Stanley, Philip W.- Lindsey, Lewis (4 July 1843-4 January 1908)
- Morgan, Peter George (21 October 1817-15 March 1890)
- Russell, James Solomon (20 December 1857-28 March 1935)
Stealey, John E., III- Allen, Guy Richard Champlain (18 August 1803-4 December 1856)
- Armstrong, Edward McCarty (18 October 1816-1 April 1890)
- Atkinson, John H. (7 January 1820-3 January 1906)
- Baker, John (1769-18 August 1823)
- Clendinen, George (ca. 1746-by 18 May 1797)
Steger, Werner H.- Cowardin, James Andrew (6 October 1811-21 November 1882)
Stephenson, Richard W.- Campbell, Albert Henry (23 October 1826-23 February 1899)
Sterling, Keir B.- Coles, Russell Jordan (31 December 1865-22 November 1928)
- Dunnington, Francis Perry (3 March 1851-3 February 1944)
- Ende, Milton (9 December 1918-27 June 2007)
- Enslow, Linn Harrison (26 February 1891-3 November 1957)
Stevenson, George J.- Allison, Fred (4 July 1882-2 August 1974)
- Arbogast, Benjamin (13 November 1825-31 March 1881)
- Atkins, James (18 April 1850-5 December 1923)
- Buchanan, John Lee (19 June 1831-19 January 1922)
- Byars, William (28 November 1776-14 February 1866)
Stewart, Peter C.- Ackiss, Amos Johnston (30 August 1871-30 November 1928)
- Chamberlaine, William Wilson (16 October 1836-19 October 1923)
Stoner, Gregory Harkcom- Crenshaw, Spottswood Dabney (15 August 1854-5 February 1940)
- Dick, Charles (13 October 1715-by 8 January 1783)
Stoops, Terry L.- Crosland, Clayton Edward (25 July 1886-31 March 1972)
Straw, John B.- Berkeley, Norborne (31 March 1828-12 January 1911)
Strohm, Robert F.- Brown, William Cabell (22 November 1861-25 July 1927)
- Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson (23 December 1876-3 April 1939)
Stuart, John White, III- Brown, John (ca. 1728-24 March 1803)
Studer, Wayne M.- Bryan, Daniel (ca. 1789-22 December 1866)
Sturgill, Mack H.- Baldwin, Noah Calton (30 September 1817-14 January 1903)
Sturtz, Linda L.- Blaikley, Catherine Kaidyee (ca. 1695-by 25 October 1771)
- Cooper, Susannah Sanders (d. after 9 June 1751)
Sutton, Robert P.- Anderson, William (1788-by 3 April 1856)
Swain, Martha H. and Evans, Helen Wolfe- Agnew, Ella Graham (18 March 1871-5 February 1958)
Swanson, E. Dolores and Hickson, Sarah H.- Adams, Emma (21 July 1875-23 August 1959)
Swanson, Guy R.- Blow, George (5 May 1813-2 May 1894)
- Bocock, Thomas Salem (18 May 1815-5 August 1891)
Sweeney, James R.- Arnold, Remmie LeRoy (25 January 1894-23 June 1971)
- Barron, James Smith (3 December 1875-12 January 1941)
- Breeden, Edward Lebbaeus (28 January 1905-1 June 1990)
- Catterall, Ralph Tunnicliff (14 March 1897-8 October 1978)
- Dalton, Theodore Roosevelt ("Ted") (3 July 1901-30 October 1989)
- Davis, Harry Branham (24 July 1893-18 July 1987)
- Duckworth, William Frederick (20 June 1899-3 March 1972)
- Godwin, Mills Edwin, Jr. (19 November 1914-30 January 1999)
Swick, Ray- Blennerhassett, Harman (8 October 1764-2 February 1831)
Sydnor, Charles W., Jr.- Collins, Charles (17 April 1813-10 July 1875)
Tanselle, G. Thomas- Bowers, Fredson Thayer (25 April 1905-11 April 1991)