. ▁( Dec ember ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁– ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁nin ete enth - century ▁con gress man ▁and ▁industrial ist ▁from ▁Virginia ▁and ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁George ▁Qu aint ance ▁( J une ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁– ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁artist ▁from ▁Page ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁R . ▁Pl um ▁( Nov ember ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁– ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates . ▁ ▁Henry ▁R uff ner ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁educ ator ▁and ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁Washington ▁College ▁( now ▁Washington ▁and ▁Lee ▁University ). ▁ ▁Beth any ▁Ven ey ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁A unt ▁Betty , ▁was ▁an ▁African - American ▁slave . ▁Her ▁aut obi ography ▁was ▁published ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁William ▁Over all ▁Y ager ▁( A pril ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁– ▁ 1 9 0 4 ) ▁was , ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the