| | | | Part I 1948-1955 |
| 1 | | | 1948 |
| | Seth | | Torie's brother. |
| | Ogden | | Torie's uncle. aka: Og. |
| | Lyle | | A sheriff. |
| | Calamus | | Torie's cousin. |
| | Vivian | | Ogden's wife. |
| | Mrs. | Bernett | Torie's acquaintance. |
| | Victoria | Nash | The protagonist in the story. aka: Torie. |
| | Wilson | Moon | Torie's lover. aka: Wil. |
| | Ruby-Alice | Akers | Torie's neighbor. |
| 2 | Abel | | A horse. |
| | Erroll | Flynn | An Australian-American actor. |
| | Basil | Rathbone | A South African-born English actor. |
| | Greer | Garson | A British-American actress and singer. |
| | Olivia | de Havilland | A British-American actress. |
| | Fred | Astaire | An American dancer, actor, singer, choreographer and presenter. |
| | Jimmy | | Ogden's brother. |
| | Edgar | Bergen | An American ventriloquist, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. |
| | Charlie | McCarthy | Edgar Bergen's beloved puppet. |
| | Mr. | Massey | A banker. |
| | Dr. | Bernett | Mrs. Bernett's husband. |
| 3 | Mr. | Jernigan | A store owner. |
| | Trout | | A dog. |
| 4 | Holden | Oakley | Seth's acquaintance. |
| | Reverend | Whitt | A preacher. |
| | Franklin D. | Roosevelt | The 32nd U.S. President. |
| 5 | Mad Myrtle | | Seth's neighbor. |
| | Matthew | Dunlap | Torie's acquaintance. aka: Matty. |
| | Millie | Dunlap | Mr. Dunlap's wife. |
| | Mr. | Nash | Torie's father. |
| 6 | Chet | Oakley | One of Holden's brothers. |
| | Ray | Oakley | One of Holden's brothers. |
| | Forrest | Davis | Mr. Nash new helper. |
| | Ezra | Martindell | A law officer in Iola. |
| | Albert | Martindell | Ezra's father. |
| 7 | Cora | Mitchell | Torie's neighbor. |
| 9 | Mr. | Chapman | A grocery owner. |
| | | | Part II 1949-1955 |
| 10 | | | 1949 |
| | Mr. | Clifton | Torie's acquaintance. |
| 13 | Baby Blue | | Torie's son. |
| 16 | | | 1949-1954 |
| | Hollis Henry | Nash | Torie's grandfather. |
| | Louise | Landon | A school secretary. |
| | Seymour | Greeley | A professor. aka: Greeney. |
| | | | Part III 1955-1970 |
| 18 | | | 1955 |
| | Ed | Cooper | A realtor. |
| | Lila | Harding | Former owner of the house. |
| | Mr. | Harding | Lila's husband. |
| | Zelda | | Ed Cooper's wife. |
| 19 | | | 1955-1962 |
| | Carlos | | Torie's neighbor's son. |
| | John F. | Kennedy | The 35th U.S. President. |
| 20 | | | 1970 |
| | Warren | Beatty | American actor and filmmaker. |
| | Joseph | | Ed and Zelda Cooper's son. |
| | Inga | Tate | One who took care of Torie's son. |
| | Lukas | | Torie's child's name. aka: Luke. |
| | | | Part IV 1949-1970 |
| 21 | Paul Ray | Tate | Inga Tate's husband. |
| | Maxwell | | Inga and Paul Ray's son. aka: Max. |
| | Inga Sabrina | Zimmerman | Full name of Inga Tate. |
| | Jimmy | | Lukas' acquaintance. |
| | Jane | | One of Max's girls. |
| | Jillian | | One of Max's girls. |
| | Cara | | One of Max's girls. |
| | Joan | | One of Max's girls. |
| | Kelly | | One of Max's girls. |
| | Marguerite | | One of Max's girls. |
| | Lisa | | One of Max's girls. |
| | | | Part V 1970-1971 |
| 23 | Emmett | Till | African-American boy who was abducted & lynched in Mississippi. |
| | Martin Luther | King Jr. | American Baptist minister. |
