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THE KNOWN WORLD

by Edward P. Jones

Characters By Chapter

EDITOR:
Remy Hale

QUICK EDITION (QE)

CH	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	DESCRIPTION
1	Moses		A slave and overseer on Henry Townsend's plantation
	Alice		A slave on Henry Townsend's plantation, initially seen as a madwoman
	Caldonia	Townsend	An educated, free-born wife of Henry Townsend
	Henry	Townsend	A formerly enslaved Black man who becomes a plantation owner
	Loretta		Personal maid to Caldonia Townsend
	Fern	Elston	A respected free Black schoolteacher
	Elias	Freeman	An enslaved man on Henry Townsend's plantation
	William	Robbins	Wealthy white plantation owner in Manchester County
	Celeste		Elias Freeman's wife
	Priscilla		Moses's wife
	Zeddie		The cook
	William	Shakespeare	English playwright (reference)
	Thomas	Gray	English poet (reference)
	Elizabeth	Marson	A white woman in Manchester County
	Mirtha		Enslaved woman owned by Elizabeth Marson
	Destiny		Enslaved woman owned by Elizabeth Marson
	John	Skiffington	Sheriff
	Delphie		Enslaved woman on Townsend plantation
	Cassandra		Delphie's daughter. Aka: Cassie
	Augustus	Townsend	Henry's father
	Mildred		Augustus's wife
	Lucinda		Unborn child of Celeste
	Rita		Mildred's cabin mate
	Sir Guilderham		William Robbins's prized horse
	Toby		Groom of William Robbins
	Philomena	Cartwright	Black mistress and former slave
	Dora		Daughter of William Robbins and Philomena
	Louis	Cartwright	Son of William Robbins and Philomena
	Harvey	Travis	Brutal white slave patroller
	Calvin	Townsend	Caldonia's twin brother
	Jesse		A slave
	Gilly	Patterson	Sheriff
2	John	Skiffington	Deputy sheriff (formerly listed as sheriff)
	Winifred	Patterson	Wife of John Skiffington
	Counsel	Skiffington	John's wealthy cousin
	Belle	Skiffington	Wife of Counsel Skiffington
	Minerva		Enslaved girl. Aka: Minnie
	Annette		Belle's maid
	Patty		Belle's maid
	Allie		Patty's child
	Newby		Patty's child
	Robert	Colfax	Wealthy landowner
	Tom	Anderson	Enslaved man
	Ophelia		Young enslaved girl
	Benjamin	Franklin	Founding Father (reference)
	George	Washington	1st U.S. President (reference)
	Thomas	Jefferson	3rd U.S. President (reference)
	Barnum	Kinsey	Deputy
	Jeff		Barnum's slave
	Agnes		Irish immigrant baby
	Mary	Conlon	Irish woman. Aka: Mary O'Donnell Conlon
	Timothy	Conlon	Mary's son
3	Judy		Enslaved woman
	Melanie		Enslaved woman
	Stamford		Slave on Robbins plantation
	Gloria		Stamford's partner
	Bennett		Zeddie's partner
	Jamie		Moses's son
	Tessie		Child of Elias and Celeste
	Maude	Newman	Mother of Caldonia and Calvin
	Grant		Tessie's brother
	Boyd		Grant's friend
	Ellwood		Elias's child
	Delores		Young enslaved girl
	Patrick		Delores's brother
	Peter		Enslaved man
	May		Peter's wife
	Luke		A 12-year-old enslaved boy
	Jebediah	Dickinson	Gambler
	Valtims	Moffett	Preacher
	Helen		Moffett's wife
	Pauline		Moffett's slave
	Mindy		Toby's sister
	Sam		Elderly enslaved man
	Ramsey		Fern Elston's first husband
	Saunders	Church	Free Black man
	Isabelle		Saunders's wife
	Oden		Patroller
	Fred		Slave
	Shavis	Merle	Slave owner
4	Anderson	Frazier	Journalist
	Esther	Sokoloff	Anderson's partner
	Sheila		Anderson's sister
	Zeus		Servant
	Charles		Slave from Colfax plantation
	Millard		Slave from Colfax plantation
5	Clara	Martin	Cousin of Winifred
	Epetha		Cook
	Ralph		Enslaved man
	Jean	Broussard	French immigrant and slave owner
	Alfreda	Colfax	Member of Colfax family
	Clarence	Wilford	Patroller
	Beth	Ann	Clarence's wife
	Millard	Fillmore	U.S. President (reference)
	Bessie		Enslaved woman
	Arthur	Brindle	Juror
6	Tilmon	Newman	Father of Caldonia and Calvin
	Clement		Last slave purchased by Henry
	Darcy		Slave trader
	Stennis		Darcy's slave
7	Saskia	Wilhelm	Prostitute
	Thorbecke		Saskia's husband
	Manfred	Carlyle	Brings smallpox
	Cameron	Darr	Overseer
	Nancy		Enslaved girl
	Essie		Nancy's fiancée
	Torry		Essie's lover
	Laura		Counsel's daughter
	Hiram	Jinkins	Louisiana man
8	Clarke		Enslaved man
	Victoria		Enslaved woman
	Wilbur	Mann	Reverend
	Colley		Enslaved by Fern
9	Abundance	Crawford	Kidnapped girl
	Willis		Brickmaker
	Selby		Baker
	Sara	Marshall	Seamstress
	Carl	Skiffington	John's father
	Harry	Sanderson	Capitol liaison
	Graciela	Sanderson	Harry's wife
11	Morris	Calhenny	Wealthy slave owner
	Beau	Calhenny	His companion
	Hope	Martin	Young woman
	Wilson		Morris's son
	Hillard	Uster	Hope's husband
	Ray	Topps	Insurance man
12	Patience		Dora's half-sister
	Achilles		Mythological figure (reference)
	Spencer		Kidnapping victim
	Mandy	Wallace	Kidnapping victim
	Carolyn		Kidnapping victim
	Eva		Carolyn's sister

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