1 | | | Salt Draw |
| Buster | | Daisy Mae's son. |
| Helen | | Daisy Mae's youngest daughter. |
| Robert | Casey | A member of the first cavalry unit of the U.S. Army. |
| Daisy Mae | Peacock | Daughter of a miner. |
| Apache | | Daisy Mae's manservant. |
| Lupe | | Daisy Mae's servant girl. Aka: Loopy. |
| Adam | Casey | Daisy Mae's husband. |
| Robert E. | Lee | Robert Casey's commanding officer. |
| Mr. | McClurg | Adam's neighbor. |
| | | Poms - English Pilgrims |
| Roosevelt | | A horse. |
| Mr. | Clutterbuck | A grocer. |
2 | | | The Miraculous Starecase |
| Lily | Casey | Adam and Daisy Mae's eldest daughter. |
| Mother | Albertina | Mother Superior. |
| Pucket | | Lily's neighbor. |
| Louella | | Pucket's sister. |
| Zachary | Clemens | Tenant farmer. |
| Dorothy | | Zachary's daughter. |
| Patches | | Lily's horse. |
| Ellie | | Zachary's wife. |
3 | | | Promises |
| Priscilla | Loosefoot | A half-Navajo woman. |
| Mr. | MacIntosh | School superintendent. |
| Mim | | A commodities trader's wife. |
| Minnie | Hanagan | One of Lily's roommates. |
| Ted | Conover | A vacuum-cleaner salesman. |
| Charlie | | Ted's co-worker. |
| Margaret | | Ted's wife. |
4 | | | The Red Silk Shirt |
| Grady | Gammage | College president. |
| Balmy | Gil | Son of the guy with four wives. |
| Orville | Stubbs | One of the town hall deputies. Aka: Rooster. |
| Red Devil | | A mustang. |
| Jim | Smith | Horse race judge. Aka: Big Jim, Smithy. |
| Flivver | | Jim's Model T Ford. |
| Lot | Smith | Jim's father. |
| Mr. | Wonderful | The man with Hollywood connections. |
| Father | Cavanaugh | A priest. |
5 | | | Lambs |
| Granny | Combs | Best midwife in Yavapai County. |
| Rosemary | | Jim and Lily's daughter. Aka: Rose Mary. |
| Little Jim | | Jim and Lily's son. |
| Mr. | Lee | The Ash Fork Chinaman. |
| Mei-Mei | | Rosemary's pet lamb. |
| Blackie | Camel | The older of the two Camel brothers. |
| Old Jake | | Hired help. |
| Jenny | | A little mule. |
| Bossie | | A cow. |
6 | | | Teacher Lady |
| Mrs. | Hutter | Lily's neighbor. |
| Uncle | Eli | Patriarch of the local polygamists. |
| | Johnson | Deputy in Seligman |
| Johnny | Johnson | Deputy Johnson's son. |
| Rosita | | Mexican girl. |
7 | | | The Garden of Eden |
| | | Havasupai - people of the blue-green water |
| Fidel | Hanna | A young Havasupai. |
| Clarice | Pearl | Senior muckety-muck with Arizona Department of Education. |
| Marion | Finch | A nurse. |
| | | Yavapai - The Sun People |
| | | Walapai - The Tall Pine People |
| | Gaiters | A movie director. |
| | Boots | An actor/extra. |
8 | | | Gumshoes |
| Winnie Ruth | Judd | A murderer. Aka: Blonde Butcher, Trunk Murderess. |
| Ernestine | | An art teacher. |
| Glenda | | A warehouse bookkeeper. |
9 | | | Flyboy |
| Agnes | Weeps | Horse Mesa's first schoolteacher. |
| Diane | | Little Jim's wife. |
| Rex | Walls | Air force pilot. |
| Ray | Crebb | Ranch owner. |
| Gus | | Rex's old air force buddy. |
Epi | | | The Little Critter |
| Jeannette | Walls | Rex and Rosemary's daughter. |