Author Description

Compiles the histories of Black residents of Johnson County whose names were listed in the 1830-1930 census records. Included in this history are the Hill family, Blakey family, Farley family, Pettiford family, Taylor family, Fossett family, Moore family, Robinson family, Harnett family, Goodin family, Metsger family, Clark family, Blakemore family, Dunn family, VanCleave family, Goodpasture family, Beatty family, Golden family, Henderson family, Gaines family, Wales family, Perkins family, McGill family, Vardiman family, Crowe family, and others. Appendixes include the Golden murder, the Clark murder, prohibition, and slave narratives.