1 Reply Latest reply on Dec 10, 2020 9:10 PM by Alice Lane

Seeking Photograph of Viola Knapp Ruffner

Sheridan Brown Dec 9, 2020 12:08 PM

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.

Re: Seeking Photograph of Viola Knapp Ruffner

Alice Lane Dec 10, 2020 9:10 PM (in response to Sheridan Brown)

Hi Sheridan
Welcome to History Hub

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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Alice Lane
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