Viola Knapp Ruffner (1812–1903) was a schoolteacher and became the second wife of General Lewis Ruffner, a salt and coal mine owner and community leader in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She played a role in the personal development of Booker T. Washington. Have lots of facts, but no photos. Please share anything you find, thank you.
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1.Viola Knapp Ruffner by Natalia Sofia (prezi.com)
But on this webpage it states that the above photo is Olivia Davidson Booker T. Washington NM: Booker T. Washington: An Appreciation of the Man and his Times (A Man for the Times) (npshistory.com)
2.Summer-2019-Issue.pdf (ruffnerfamily.org)
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