| l | Mildred |
| Placidia's widowed cousin. 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 mules. |
| | Sadie |
| One of Fincher's mules. |
| | 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. Aka: Kitty. |
| | |
Poteat | A minister. |
| | Floyd |
Parris | Agnes's husband. |
| | 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 Valorie |
Fincher | Placidia's (Dia's) father and Carthere's husband. |
| | 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 |
| A servant for Hockaday. African American who ran off. |
| | Bob |
| Works and lives at Holland Creek Farm. |
| | 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 |
| Cook for Placidia at Holland Creek Farm. |
| | 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. |
Weeks | 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. |
