Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Texas

INFORMANTS

Easter, Willis[1]
Edwards, Anderson and Minerva[5]
Edwards, Ann J.[10]
Edwards, Mary Kincheon[15]
Elder, Lucinda[17]
Ellis, John[21]
Ezell, Lorenza
[25]
Farrow, Betty[33]
Finnely, John[35]
Ford, Sarah[41]
Forward, Millie[47]
Fowler, Louis[50]
Franklin, Chris[55]
Franks, Orelia Alexie[60]
Frazier, Rosanna
[63]
Gibson, Priscilla[66]
Gilbert, Gabriel[68]
Gilmore, Mattie[71]
Goodman, Andrew[74]
Grant, Austin[81]
Green, James[87]
Green, O.W.[90]
Green, Rosa[94]
Green, William (Rev. Bill)[96]
Grice, Pauline
[98]
Hadnot, Mandy[102]
Hamilton, William[106]
Harper, Pierce[109]
Harrell, Molly[115]
Hawthorne, Ann[118]
Hayes, James[126]
Haywood, Felix[130]
Henderson, Phoebe[135]
Hill, Albert[137]
Hoard, Rosina[141]
Holland, Tom[144]
Holman, Eliza[148]
Holt, Larnce[151]
Homer, Bill[153]
Hooper, Scott[157]
Houston, Alice[159]
Howard, Josephine[163]
Hughes, Lizzie[166]
Hursey, Moses[169]
Hurt, Charley
[172]
Ingram, Wash
[177]
Jackson, Carter J.[180]
Jackson, James[182]
Jackson, Maggie[185]
Jackson, Martin[187]
Jackson, Nancy[193]
Jackson, Richard[195]
James, John[198]
Johns, Thomas[201]
Johns, Mrs. Thomas[205]
Johnson, Gus[208]
Johnson, Harry[212]
Johnson, James D.[216]
Johnson, Mary[219]
Johnson, Mary Ellen[223]
Johnson, Pauline, and Boudreaux, Felice[225]
Johnson, Spence[228]
Jones, Harriet[231]
Jones, Lewis[237]
Jones, Liza[241]
Jones, Lizzie[246]
Jones, Toby
[249]
Kelly, Pinkie[253]
Kilgore, Sam[255]
Kinchlow, Ben[260]
Kindred, Mary[285]
King, Nancy[288]
King, Silvia[290]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Anderson and Minerva Edwards[5]
Ann J. Edwards[10]
Mary Kincheon Edwards[15]
John Ellis[21]
Lorenza Ezell[25]
Betty Farrow[33]
Sarah Ford[41]
Louis Fowler[50]
Orelia Alexie Franks[60]
Priscilla Gibson[66]
Andrew Goodman[74]
Austin Grant[81]
James Green[87]
O.W. Green and Granddaughter[90]
William Green, (Rev. Bill)[96]
Pauline Grice[98]
Mandy Hadnot[102]
William Hamilton[106]
Felix Haywood[130]
Phoebe Henderson[135]
Albert Hill[137]
Eliza Holman[148]
Bill Homer[153]
Scott Hooper[157]
Alice Houston[159]
Moses Hursey[169]
Charley Hurt[172]
Wash Ingram[177]
Carter J. Jackson[180]
James Jackson[182]
Martin Jackson[187]
Richard Jackson[195]
John James[198]
Gus Johnson[208]
James D. Johnson[216]
Mary Ellen Johnson[223]
Pauline Johnson and Felice Boudreaux[225]
Spence Johnson[228]
Harriet Jones[231]
Harriet Jones with Daughter and Granddaughter[231]
Lewis Jones[237]
Lizzie Jones[246]
Sam Kilgore[255]
Ben Kinchlow[260]
Mary Kindred[290]

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WILLIS EASTER, 85, was born near Nacogdoches, Texas. He does not know the name of his first master. Frank Sparks brought Willis to Bosqueville, Texas, when he was two years old. Willis believes firmly in "conjuremen" and ghosts, and wears several charms for protection against the former. He lives in Waco, Texas.