| l | Mildred | | A lawyer Aka: Millie |
| | Banjo | | Placidia's horse. |
| | Ephraim | | Fincher's driver. |
| | Abner | | Fincher's farm caretaker. |
| | Gryffth Rhys | Hockaday | Civil war major. Aka: Griff |
| | Placidia | Fincher | Mildred's cousin. Aka: Dia |
| | Agnes | Oglesby | Dia's stepsister. |
| | Carthene | | Agnes's mother. |
| | Brownie | | One of Fincher's mule. |
| | Sadie | | One of Fincher's mule. |
| | Alex | Gordon | A doctor. Dia's father's friend. |
| | Mrs. | Strickland | Dr. Gordon's sister. |
| | Mrs. | Borders | Mildred's acquaintance. |
| | Roberta Delia | Jones | Mildred's daughter. Aka: Roe. |
| | Arthur | Jones | Mildred's husband. |
| | Nerissa | | Fincher's maid. |
| | Mercy | | Fincher's cook. |
| | Florie | | Dia's aunt. |
| | Nolan | Oglesby | Agnes's brother. |
| | Mrs. | Oglesby | Agnes's grandmother. |
| | Katherine | Cooper | Agnes's close friend. |
| | | Poteat | A priest. |
| | Floyd | Parris | Agnes's husband. |
| | Kitty | | An old maid. |
| | Cyrus | | One of the boys who lit the candles at Agnes's wedding.. |
| | Tony | | One of the boys who lit the candles at Agnes's wedding.. |
| | Quincy V. | Fincher | Placidia's father. |
| | M.B. | Upchurch | A coroner. |
| | J.W. | Mitchell | A magistrate. |
| | Mr. | Bryars | Mr. Hockaday's former neighbor and friend. |
| | Charles | Hockaday | Griff's son. Aka: Charlie. |
| | Mose | | The boy who got bitten by a snake. |
| | Beth | Wilkerson | Mr. Cowan's acquaintance. |
| | Mr. | Cowan | The postmaster. |
| | Sukie | | Mr. Hockaday's old servant. |
| | Emilia | | One of Hockaday's servants. |
| | Bob | | Head servant of the Holland Creek. |
| | Mrs. | Carlisle | Agnes's great-aunt. |
| | Junius | | Parris's driver. |
| | Willetta | Hammond | Nolan's fiancee. |
| | Cleo | | Charles's nanny. |
| | Benjamin | | Mrs. Wilkerson's son. |
| | Sam | | Benjamin's father. |
| | Winthrop | | One of Hockaday's servants. |
| | Walter | Moultrie | A prosecuting attorney. |
| | Janet B. | Hockaday | Hockaday's first wife. |
| | Davey | | A poultry boy. |
| | Felix | | One of Hockaday's servants. |
| ll | Helen | | Placidia's daughter. |
| | Malvinda | | Helen's cook. |
| | Martine | | Charles's wife. |
| | Millie | | Helen's sister. |
| | Flora | | Achilles's younger sister. |
| | Achilles | Fincher Hockaday | Placidia's son. Aka: Achey. |
| | Ned | Cowan | A postmaster's son. |
| | Miss | Taylor | Roe's sociable friend. |
| | Mr. | Taylor | A banker. |
| | Daniel | | Achilles's colleague. |
| | Mr. | Abbott | A judge. |
| | Geraldine | | Placidia's mother. |
| | George | | Floyd's friend. |
| | Cato | | A farm worker. |
| | Isaac | | Cato's companion. |
| | Dr. | Jolley | A surgeon. |
| | Ransom | | A hired man. |
| | Prince | | Ransom's son. |
| | Edna | Hambright | A weaver. |
| | Cash | | A carpenter. |
| | Titus | | An overseer. |
| | Gopher | | A dog. |
| | Rachel | | A cow. |
| | Fly | | A horse. |
| | Calhoun | | Field boss. |
| | Mr. | Lipscomb | An engineer. |
| | Mrs. | Lipscomb | Mr. Lipscomb's wife. |
| | Mr. | Covington | A chemistry professor. |
| | Neill | | Floyd's brother. |
| | Mrs. | Whiteside | A retired professor of Geology. |
| | Nettie | | Roe's aunt. |
| | Preston | Farley | Roe's acquaintance. |
| | Elliot | Taylor | Miss Taylor's brother. |
| | Leonora | | Roe's friend. |
| lll | Alistair | | Carthene's brother. |
| | Mrs. | Week | An overseer's wife. |
| | Virgil Achilles | | Attorney-at-law. |
| | Alma | Jefferies | A journalist. |
| | Lem | Gordon | Dr. Gordon's grandson. |
| | James | | Winthrop's son. |
| | Rose | | An old dog. |
