African-Americans identified from the Bahá’í Historical Record Survey

See also African American Bahá’ís by 1925.

African-Americans identified from the Bahá'í Historical Record Survey

Name	Reported through Spiritual assembly	Address St	Address City	Address State	Birthplace	interpreted Birthplace State/Nation	Birthdate	Naturalized	Naturalized from City, State	Naturalization date	National origin	Race	Color	Sex	Married	Married date	Minor dependents	Adult dependents	Adopted dependents	Religion of Origin	Date of accepting Baha'i Faith	Acceptance as isolated	Acceptance in a group	Acceptance in an assembly	Place of acceptance	Date of joining current community	previous community	or by enrollment	General info	Occupation (visible on some cards like Ellsworth Blackwell's)	Photograph included	Signature
Elsie Austin	Cincinnati	2632 Kemper Ln	Cincinnati	Ohio	Tuskeegee Institute, AL	AL	May 10, 1908				American	Negro	Brown	Female	No		none			African Methodist Episcopal	July 24, 1935		y		Cincinnati, OH	July 24, 1935		yes	Have conducted study class since Race Amity Conference in April 1935		y	Elsie Austin
Florida Thomas Sanford	Chicago	4523 Vincennes Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Montomgery, AL	AL	Jan 27, 1899					Negro	Dark	Female	Yes	May 8, 1933				Christian	Aug 24, 1932	y			Chicago, Il	Aug 24, 1932		y	Baha'i Wedding May 8, 1933 by Dr Zia Bagdadi at Mrs Elizabeth Edwards home, teaching committee 1933, Interracial committee 1934, Sunday School 1935	teacher	y	Mrs. Florida Thomas Sanford / Mrs. Walter Sanford
George M. Fennell	Montclair, NJ	30 Lexington ave	Montclair	New Jersey	Marshall County, AL	AL	Apr 14, 1891					American Negro	Dark Brown	Male	No	no				Baptist				Montclair, NJ								Geo. M. Fennell
H. Eugene Hamilton	Chicago	6416 Langley Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Greenmille (Greenville?), AL	AL	Apr 26, 1880				USA	American Negro	dark skin	Male	Yes	June 1910(?)				Christian	1932			Chicago, IL	1933			y	Influenced by Ruth Moiffett and Mr. J. (S?) D. Richardson			E. H. Hamilton
Ida C. Buchanan	Pittsburgh, PA	7324 Monticello St	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Normal, AL	AL	Nov 4					Negro	Brown	Female	yes	Aug 24, 1909	3	2	none	A. Methodist [AME?]	Spring 1931	Apr 13, 1931	Apr 13, 1931	Pittsburgh, PA	Apr 13, 1931		no	Apr 13, 1931				Ida C. Buchanan
John Doright Nolan	Chicago	5833 S. Prairie Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Alliceville, (Aliceville) AL	AL	Mar 10, 1880				American	Negro	Light Brown	Male	Yes	July 3, 1922	no	no	no	Baptist	1929	no	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	1929 or 1930	no	1929 or 1930	"… for the love of the Faith."	butcher, stock yard	y	John D. Nolan
Lillian J. Johnson	Nashville, TN	931 18th Ave N	Nashville	Tennessee	Marionm, AL	AL	Jul 27, 1867				Admixture	Negro	Fair	Female	Widow		2 grandchildren			Congregationalist	Apr 21, 1935	Apr 21, 1935	Apr 21, 1935	Nashville, TN	Apr 21, 1935		Apr 21, 1935				y	Mrs. Lillian J. Johnson
Mary Louise Austin	Cincinnati	2632 Kemper Ln	Cincinnati	Ohio	Livingston, AL	AL	Sep 17, 1878				American	Negro		Female	yes	Jun 10, 1906	yes	yes	no	African Methodist	July 24, 1935		y	Cincinnati, OH	July 24, 1935			y	Assist with study class in my home		y	Mary Louise Austin
Obie B. Turner	Racine	1433 Clark St	Racine	Wisconsin	Mt. Stirling, AL	AL	Dec 27, 1902				American	Colored	Mullato	Male	no		none			none	Feb 9, 1932		y	Racine, WI	Feb 9, 1932			y				Obie B. Turner
Walter S. Buchanan	Pittsburgh, PA	7324 Monticello St	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Troy, AL	AL	Feb 8, 1882					Negro	Brown	Male	yes	Aug 24, 1909	3	2	none	Missionary Baptist	Spring 1931	Apr 13, 1931	Apr 13, 1931	Pittsburgh, PA	Apr 13, 1931		n	y				Walter S. Buchanan
Alexander M. Mapp	Boston, MA	74 Littlefield St	Avon	Massachusettes	Barbados West Indies	Barbados	Apr 4, 1882	Yes	Boston, MA		Carrib Indian	mixed	red-brown	Male	Yes	Jun 1910	2	3		Episcopal	1930		Boston	Boston								Alexander M. Mapp
Ruth E. Williams	Oakland	858 35th St	Oakland	California	Oakland	CA	Nov 3					Negro	Brown	Female	Yes	Nov 16, 1919	none	none	none	none	1929			Oakland, CA	1929		y				y	Ruth E. Williams
William Pinchback Jr	Los Angeles	860 S. Norton Ave	Los Angeles	California	Denver, Colorado	CO	Mar 4, 1898				American Negro mixed	Negro	Brown(light)	Male	Yes	1915 (Seperated 1929)	none			Episcopal	Oct 1935		y	Los Angeles, CA	Oct 1935			Oct 1935			y	Wm Pinchback Jr
Alan A. Anderson	Washington, DC	Rt 2m Box 95	Silver Spring	Maryland	Washington, DC	DC	Jun 19, 1883				American	Colored	Light brown	Male	Seperated 1918			1 boy 1 girl		Methodist	Fall of 1910		y	Washington, DC	Fall of 1910			yes	Met Abdu'l-Baha in 1912 in Mrs. Parson's home and named girl Mobarek. "I understand very well the Bahai Message and teachings			Alan A. Anderson
Alice Ashton Green	Washington, DC	1251 22nd NW	Washington	DC	Washington, DC	DC	Dec 28, 1901				Colored	Colored	Colored	Female	Yes	Nov 21, 1928	3	1	0	Baptist	1913		y	Washington DC	1921							Alice Ashton Green
Roy Williams	Philadelphia	Union Landing Rd (?)	Riverton	New Jersey	Washington, DC	DC	Feb 19, 1888					American Negro	Mulatto	Male	Yes	1921	n			Baptist	about Feb or Mar 1918	y		New York, NY	1924		y		extended comments - "a credited traveling teacher… over 50,000 miles from the Gulf to Maine all east of the Mississippi… approximately 60,000 persons. … several Tablets from Abdul Baha…"		y	Roy Williams
Margaret Lindsay	Rochester, NY	249 Columbia Ave	Rochester	New York	Washington, DC	DC	Oct 4, 1908					Negro		Female	Yes	Jun 23, 1926	n	n	n	Baptist	1929		y	Rochester, NY	1935			y				Margaret Lindsay/Mrs Samuel A. Lindsay
Consuelo Holmes	Evanston	1119 Ayars Pl	Evanston	Illinois	Jacksonville, FL	FL	Oct 7					Negro		Female	No			y		Methodist				Evanston, IL	Apr 21, 1932							Consuelo Holmes
Estore C. Collins	Philadelphia	460 N. Farson St	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Florida	FL	Jan 26, 1887				America Ethiopian	Colored	Colored	Male	yes	Jan 12, 1910	5 children	wife		Methodist	July 23, 1925	y	y	2531 N. 19th St, Philadelphia, PA	July 1935						y	Estore C. Collins
Frances Roberts	Evanston, IL	1119 Ayan Pl	Evanston	Illinois	Monticello, FL	FL	June 11					Negro		Female	Yes			y						Evanston, IL	Apr 21, 1932			y				Frances Roberts
Bishop H. Lewis	NY	259 W 137 St	New York	New York	Georgia	GA	Sep 2, 1882				American	Negro	Brown	Male		Feb 19, 1905	n			Protestant - AME	Jan 1921	n	n	y	New York, NY	Jan 1921	n	y			y	Bishop H. Lewis
Annie K. Lewis	New York	259 W 137th St	New York	New York	Georgia	GA	Feb 16, 1883				American	Negro	Brown	Female	Yes	Feb 19, 1905	none	none	none	Protestant - AME	Nov 1917	no	no	yes	New York, NY	Nov 1917	no		"My only desire is to live to serve the cause of Baha'u'llah. To work interracial till all mankind can live in peace, love & harmony…"			Annie K. Lewis
Benjamin F. Dacus	Teaneck, NJ	276 Lydecker St	Englewood	New Jersey	Atlanta, GA	GA	Oct 24, 1907					Negro	Brown	Male	No					Congregationalist	Nov 29, 1935		y	Teaneck								Ben F. Docus
Elizabbeth Hayes	Muskegon	516 McLWraith(?) St	Muskegon	Michigan	Acworth, GA	GA	Apr 19, 1869				American	Colored	Brown	Female	Yes	March 20, 1906	1		1	Methodist Episcopal	Feb 1924			Muskegon; 516 Mcilwraith(?) St								Elizabeth Hayes
Hattie L. Ogletree	Chicago	4815 Vincennes Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Griffin, GA	GA	Jan 3, 1897				US	Negro	Brown	Female	No					AME	1932 or 1933			Chicago, IL	Nov 5, 1935				Was taught in class by Albert Windust of nine in his first class	stenographer		Miss Hattie L. Ogletree
Samuel A. Lindsay	Rochester	249 Columbia Ave	Rochester	New York	Augusta, GA	GA	Feb 4, 1896				Afro-American	Negro	Brown	Male	Yes	Jun 23, 1926	n	mother		Baptist	1929	y		Rochester, NY	1935			y				S. A. Lindsay
Thelma Whitaker Allison	Nashville, TN	923 18th Ave N	Nashville	Tennessee	West Point, GA	GA	Jul 8, 1898				Indian, African, Irish	Negro	Light brown	Female	yes	Sep 2 1925	6 children			Methodist Episcopal	Oct 1934	x		Nashville, TN	Apr 21, 1925			x	Secretary of LSA of Nashville		y	Thelma Whitake Allison
Edgar Clarence Edwards	Chicago	6414 Champlain Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Chicago, IL	IL	Sep 24, 1892				Negro, Red and Caucasian	Negro	Brown	Male	Yes	Dec 1, 1917				Christian	Spring 1921		y	Chicago, IL	1921			Chicago		Valet		Edgar Clarence Edwards
Georgia M DeBaptiste Faulkner	Chicago	3668 S. Michigan Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Chicago, IL	IL	Nov 24, 1867				US	French Negro?	Brunette Brown	Female	Widow		n	1	n	Christian	Spring 1918	y		Chicago, IL	1918				in 1918 had weekly meetings, lessons, traveling speakers	Teacher/Social Worker		Mrs. Georgia DeBaptiste Faulkner
Olver Morton Polk	Chicago	4214 Vincinnen Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Chicago, IL	IL	Feb 2, 1909				US	American Negro	Brown	Male	No	Nov 1935	no	no	no	Catholic	Nov 1935		Nov 1935	Chicago 1935				Nov 1935		clerk	y	Oliver Morton Polk
Charles Aaron Tomlinson	Boston	456 Mass. Ave	Cambridge	Massachusettes	Savannah-La-Mar, Jamaica	Jamaica	Jul 1, 1883	British Subject			German, Spanish, Indian, Black	Oneness of Humanity	Brown	Male	single					Buddhist, Christian, Moslem	Oct 1916		y	Boston, MA	Oct 1916				"If one's religion is not scientific then such a state of mind is only a survival of some traditional out-worn form."			Charles Aaron Tomlinson
John B. Shaw	San Francisco	1913 Broderick St	San Francisco	California	Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	Sep 6	y	San Francisco	Sep 13, 1918	English & West Indian	Colored	Brown	Male	Yes	May 9, 1921	wife & mother	y	y	Methodist	1919	y	y	y	San Francisco, CA	y	y	y	y			John B. Shaw
Amy Williams	Philadelphia	Box 97 Union Landing Rd?	East Riverton	New Jersey	Sas?-La-Mar, Jamaica [Savana-La-Mar?]	Jamaica	Feb 11, 1890	by marriage			Jamaican	Colored	brown skin	Female	Yes	Apr 17, 1920	none	none	none	Episcopalian	Dec 1918	no	y	y	New York City	Summer 1925		New York, (later transferred to Washington DC, Cleveland, Philadelphia)	"Received one Tablet from Abdul Baha met many of the outstanding early beleivers. Held many Bahie meetings in my home."		y	Amy Williams
Mary J. Elmore	Cleveland, OH	2325 E. 95 St	Cleveland	Ohio	Topeka, KS	KS	Jan 31					Negro	Tan	Female	Yes	1926		y		Christian	1934	y	y	Cleveland, OH	1934			y				Mary J. Elmore
Dora. L. Gulliford	Seattle	1422 23rd	Seattle	Washington	Lexington, KY; raised in Kansas	KY	May 30, 1869				Eng - Indian - African	Afro-American	Brown	female	Widow	1923		1	yes	Catholic	1922		y	Dawson Yukon Territory, Canada	Sep 1929		Portland, OR		Learned from Orcella Rexford in Dawson in 1922		y	Dora L. Gulliford
Moss Dee Roach	Chicago	6505 Langley Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Fulton, KY	KY	Jun 20, 1890				American	Negro	Dark	Male	Yes	May 3, 1921	n	n	n	Christian	Spring 1925	y		Chicago, Il 1925	About 1930				Served as usher 1 yr at Temple	Railroad employee		Moss D. Roach
Benton Mapp	Boston, MA				Cambridge, MA	MA	Oct 19, 1913					Negro	Brown	Male	No					Episcopal	since childhood		Boston	Cambridge, MA								Benton Mapp
Janice Mapp Dingwall	Boston, MA	74 Littlefield St	Avon	Massacusetts	Cambridge, MA	MA	Feb 26, 1911				American	Negro	Brown	Female	Yes	1934	Samuel Alexander Dingwall			Episcopal	March 1932(Since childhood)			Boston								Janice Mapp Dingwall
Zylpha O. Mapp	Boston, MA	Box 526	Avon	Massachusettes	Cambridge, MA	MA	Aug 25, 1914				American	Negro(mixed)	Brown	Female	No					Episcopal	since childhood, voting Nov 1935		Boston	Cambridge, MA	Nov 1935 (adult)				Member of Boston Young People's Group of Boston since childhood		y	Zylpha O. Mapp
Adrien E. Crampton	Boston, MA	87 Howland st	Boston	Massacusetts	New Windsor, MD	MD	Oct 21, 1900				American	Colored	Colored	Male	Single	Nov 17, 1935	n	n	n	various denominations	Nov 1934	no	y	y	Mrs. Wilkinson St Paul St, Brookline, MA	Nov 1934		no	y			Adrian E. Crampton
Charles Edward Matthews	Seattle	King Co. Home	Seattle	Washington	Baltimore, MD	MD	Jan 20, 1848				Negro	Negro	Brown	Male	No		none			Anglican	1924			Seattle, WA	Oct 1924			y				Charles Edwards Matthews, by E. M. Snyder
Clara Marie Nash	Chicago	6160 Michigan Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Baltimore, MD	MD	Apr 10, 1902				American	Ethiopian	Dark	Female	No		no	no	no	Christian	Fall 1932			Chicago	Feb 5, 1935			Feb 5, 1935		dressmaker	y	Miss Clara Marie Nash
Louise Nash Coles	Chicago	6160 Michigan Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Baltimore, MD	MD	Sep 16, 1893				American	Ethiopian	Dark Skin, bl hair, br eyes	Female	yes	Jul 27, 1928	no	no	no	Christian	Fall 1932			Chicago	Feb 5, 1935			Feb 5, 1935		Professional Nurse	y	Mrs. Louise Nash Coles
Clinton Joseph Wallace	Denver	2448 Humbolt St	Denver	Colorado	Old Mexico City	Mexico	Sep 28, 1888	brought to US when a baby			Indian, Irish, Negro	Colored	Brown	Male	[Yes]	Mar 3, 1918		son		Roman Catholic	Nov 23, 1937	y		Errol Meyers, Arvada, Colorado
Alier Louise Honesty	Pittsburgh, PA	141 N. College St	Washington	Pennsylvania	Ypsilanti, MI	MI	July 18, 1882					Negro	Brown	female	Yes	June 18, 1903				Episcopal	4 years ago			In my house in Washington, PA	Nov 10, 1935							Alier L. Honesty
Harriet A. Weir	San Francsico	1519 Lake St	San Francisco	California	Duluth, MN	MN	Jan 4, 1876				Eng, French, Irish, Negro, Indian	Mixed	Negro, Indian, White		No					Christian	Apr 1931		y	Seattle, WA	Jan 1933		Seattle					Harriet A. Weir
Rodney P Williams	Oakland	859 35th St	Oakland	California	St. Louis, MO	MO	Oct 16, 1885					Negro	Brown	Male	Yes	Nov 16, 1919	n	wife	n	Methodist	1929			Oakland, CA	1929			y			y	R. P. Williams
Rosa L. Shaw	San Francisco	1913 Broderick St	San Francisco	California	Plymouth, Montrerral British West Indies	Monterral	Nov 11	y	through marriage	May 9, 1921	English, French & coloured	Colored	Brown	Female	Yes	May 9, 1921	y	y	y	Anglican	July 1915			San Francisco, CA								Rosa L. Shaw
Lillian D. Manson	New York	257 W. 114th St	New York	New York	Montserrat British West Indies	Montserrat	Dec 11	yes	New York	1920	British Subject	Carrib Descent	Brown	Female	Yes	1920		y		Episcopal	Fall 1926		y	New York, NY	1926		n	y	"I came in the Cause because I had a longing for the Oneness of Mankind."			Lillian D. Manson
Ellsworth Blackwell	Chicago	4412 S. Parkway	Chicago	Illinois	Greenville, MS	MS	Aug 1, 1902				US	Ethiopian, Indian & White	Black	Male	no					none, parents were Christians	Oct 12, 1934	y	y	Chicago, IL	Oct 12, 1934				"I am glad that I found my God."		y	Ellsworth Blackwell
Lessie K. Ledwell	Chicago	4814 St. Lawrence Ave	Chicago	Illinois	West Point, MS	MS	May 4, 1876				Negro & American Indian	Negro	Dark	Female	Yes	Sep 1, 1908				Christian	1932		y	Chicago, IL	1932		Chicago			housewife	y	Mrs Louise K. Ledwell
Ammut U LLahs Oglesby		30 Holyoke St	Boston	Massachusettes	Concord, NC, Carbarus Co.	NC					Scotch-Negro-Indian	Negro	Brown	Female	Yes	Oct 20, 1901			one	Christian	1914			Boston	1914				1924 pilgriage heard Shoghi Effendi stress she should teach need of racial unity			S. E. J. Obglesby [Sadie]
Bertha Parvine Holton	Boston, MA	277 Kendall St	Boston	Massachusettes	Concord, NC	NC	Dec 5, 1912				American	Negro	light tan	female	Yes	Nov 19, 1931	0	0	0	Baha'i Faith	Dec 1928	y	y	Boston, MA	1933				Raised a Baha'i, pilgrimage 1927, daughter of Mr & Mrs Mabry Oglesby of Boston			Bertha Parvine Holton
Mary Arch	Washington, DC	527 Morton	Washington	DC	Orange County, NC	NC	Sep 13, 1870				Africa	Colored	Brown	Female	yes		none			Baptist	Jan 1923		y	Durham, NC	1927						y	Mary Arch
Sarah Rodgers	Cleveland	2710 E. 97th St		Ohio	Asheville, NC	NC	Feb 18, 1883				Afro-American	Colored	Light Brown	Female	widow	Dec 20, 19?0	n	n	n	AME Zion Methodist		n	n		Cleveland, OH	1932						(covered by picture)
Myrtelle Rita Wallace	Denver	2448 Humbolt St	Denver	Colorado	Falls City, Nebraska	NE	Feb 5, 1887				Irish and Negro	Colored	Mullato	Female	Yes	Mar 3, 1918	n	n	n	Roman Catholic	Nov 23, 1937	y		Errol Meyers, Arvada, Colorado	Sep 27, 1938			Sep 27, 1938	"Attended lecture at Philadelphia, PA, 1923. Visited Bahai group on Michigan Ave also Mashiqu'l-Adhkar Sep 1937."			Myrtelle Rita Wallace
Ellen Jones	Montclair	32 Valley Rd	Montclair	New Jersey	Nevis, Charlestown British West Indies	Nevis	Oct 26, 1879	moved to USA with husband 1907			West Indian	Colored		Female	Yes	1906	1	2		Protestant	Summer 1920	y			32 Valley Rd, Auntie Victoria's 21 Valley Rd			1923				Mrs. Ellen Jones
Mabel S. Perry	Cleveland	1395 E. (rm?) 123	Cleveland	Ohio	West Orange, NJ	NJ	July 12, 1885				Afro-American	Colored	Brown	Female	Yes	Jun 18, 1918	4	n	n	Episcopal	Jan 8, 1928		Jan 8, 1928	Cleveland, OH	Jan 8, 1928		n	y				Mabel S. Perry
Carrie Butler	NY City	508 W. 36th St	NY City	New York	New York City	NY	Mar 5, 1869					American	Colored	Female	Widow	1913		1		Methodist	1921		y	New York City								Mrs. Carrie Buttler
Dorothy M. Green	Rochester	253 Columbia Ave	Rochester	New York	Rochester NY	NY	Sep 1, 1901					Colored	Colored	Female	Yes	Oct 24, 1922	2	0	0	Presbyterian	1933	y		Rochester, NY	1935			y				Dorothy M Green/Mrs Harold Green
Ethelbert E. Jackson	Geneva, NY	26 Madison	Geneva	New York	Troy, NY	NY	Jun 21, 1903					Negro		Male	Yes	Dec 2, 1925	1			Episcopal	1933				Geneva, NY	1933						Ethelbert E. Jackson
Loretta B. Jackson	Geneva, NY	26 Madison	Geneva	New York	Geneva, NY	NY	Mar 13, 1900					Negro		female	Yes	Dec 2, 1925	1			Episcopal	1933			Geneva, NY	1933							Loretta B. Jackson
Otis Howard Godsden	Chicago	6131 Woodlawn Ave			New York W 26 "	Jun 15, 1894	American			Colored	Negro	Black	Male	Divorced 1926	1 daughter	yes				Methodist	May 1934	n	y	y	Chicago, IL	May (covered)			"The Bahai Faith I believe will end war and bring World Peace if heeded, that is. Why I want to be a bahai" (large picture might cover some words?)	Register & Broker	y	(covered)
Daisy Hall Rice	Columbus	1789 E. Main St	Columbus	Ohio	Columbus, OH	OH	Jul 23, 1876					Negro	Light Brown	Female	Yes	Oct 10, 1918	none			Baptist	1929	y		Columbus	1929			y				Daisy Hall Rice
Edith May Caldwell-Chapman	Kansas City, MO	1505 E. 18th St	Kansas City	Missouri	Salem, OH	OH	Apr 29, 1869				American	Colored	Sight[sic] brown	Female	yes	1901	y	y	y	Methodist	1929	5 yrs	1935	1935	Kansas City, Mo	Apr 21, 1935		no	[Wrote brief biography] Gregory introduced Message, Auntie Victoria of Montclair encouraged to write, "Honored to be the first Baha'i here." Four study groups		y taken Nov 23 1935	Edith M. Chapman
Lulu H. Alexander	Columbus, OH	186 Hamilton Ave	Columbus	Ohio	Columbus, OH	OH	Apr 18				English	American Negro	Colored	Female	yes	Apr 9 1902	none			Parents were Baptist. I had no chuch connection	About 1925			Columbus, Ohio	About 1929; the formation of LSA							Mrs. Lulu Alexander
Nattie Langston Napier	Nashville, TN	120 15th Ave N	Nashville	Tennessee	Oberlin, OH	OH	Jun 14, 1861				American	Negro	Fair	Female	Yes	Oct 2, 1878				?				Washington DC	Apr 21, 1935							Nattie L. Napier
Thomas Curtis Chapman	Kansas City, MO	1505 E. 18th St	Kansas city	Missouri	Springfield, OH	OH	Jul 13, 1877	x		x	American	Colored	Sight[sic] brown	Male	yes	1901	y	y	y	Methodist	Spring 1935	x	x	Apr 21	Kansas City, Mo	Apr 21, 1935	x	y	yes	Gregory brought me the Message first.	y taken Nov 23, 1935	T. C. Chapman
Alain L. Locke	Washington, DC	1326 R. St NW	Washington	DC	Philadelphia, PA	PA	Sep 13, 1886				American	Negro	Negro	Male	Single					Episcopal	1918	y		Washington DC								Alain Leroy Locke
Emma Writt Richards	Pittsburgh	7231 Susguehama St	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	PA	Apr 6, 1879				American	Negro	Brown	Female	widow		1	1		Presbyterian		n	y									Emma Writt Richards
Leila Y. Payne	Pittsburgh	2409 E. Wylie St	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Abbieville, SC	SC	Nov 18, 1884				American Negro	Colored		Female	Yes	Aug 27, 1902			Presbyterian	1912	1912	1919		Washington DC	1929		no		DC Metro AME meetings in 1912 with Dr. & Mrs James R Wilder, heard Abdu'-Baha			Leila Y Payne
Louis George Gregory	Eliot, ME	47 South	Portsmouth	New Hampshire	Charleston, SC	SC	Jun 6, 1874				American	Negro	Brown	Male	Yes	Sep 27, 1912	0	0	0	Congregationalist, Christian	June 1909		y	Washington DC	Aug 4, 1935		y	To Boston Oct 7, 1936	NSA 1912-3, 1922-4, 1927-32 (7 yrs) chair or sec of Race Amity Comm 1927-1935, travel teacher Canada, "nearly all … states", many Race Amity Conf, Pilgrimage 1911…		y	Louis G. Gregory
Mabry C. Oglesby	Boston, MA	30 Holyoke St	Boston	Massachusettes	Chester County, SC	SC				Jan 14, 1870 (birthdate?)	Negro Scotch-English	Negro	Light tan	Male	Yes	Oct 20, 1901	none	none	none	Christian	Baha'i Convention at Boston 1916			Boston	1914							Mabry C. Oglesby
Jeane Marie Stapleton			Minneapolis	Minnesota	Williamsport, TN	TN	Mar 7, 1884					Negro	Light	Female	widow		n			Church of Christ Disciples	1920	y		Minneapolis, MN					Interested in 1916… believer (in) 1920 (but) no records kept at that time		y	Jeane Marie Stapleton
Anna H. Cooksie	Nashville, TN	113 Sigler	Nashville	Tennessee	Dickson County, TN	TN	52	Chaslotte [Charlotte] Tenn		Negro	Brown		Widowed	2	y	n	Missionary Baptist	Summer 1932		Apr 21, 1935		Nashville, TN	Apr 21, 1935		Apr 21, 1935			y	Mrs. Anna H. Cooksie
Maude Church Barnes	Nashville, TN	1208 Hawkins St	Nashville	Tennessee	Williamsport, [TN?]	TN	Dec 1, 1900					Negro		Female	yes	Mar 24, 1920	5			Church of Christ	Apr 21, 1935	Apr 21, 1935	Apr 21, 1935	Nashville, TN	Apr 21, 1935						y	Maude Church Barnes
May Lula Nolan	Chicago	5833 Prairie Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Memphis TN	TN	Sep 14, 1881				American	Negro	Dark Brown	Female	Yes		Y	Y		Baptist	1929 or 1930	no	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	1929 or 1930	N	1929 or 1930	"Serving the cause should be every Bahais greatest desire"	housewife	y	Lula May Nolan
Nettie J. McIntosh Ida Prade	Ann Arbor	1930 Oak St	Hopkinsville	Kentucky	Nashville, TN	TN	Sep 20, 1886				African	African	Brown	Female	was	Aug 20, 1913	no			African Methodist Episcopal	Dec 1932	y		Ann Arbor, MI	Feb 1935		Ann Arbor				y	Nettie J. Ida Prade
Vivian Dunlap Wesson	Chicago	4502 Forrestville Ave	Chicago	Illinois	Texarkana, TX	TX	Mar 12, 1895				America	Negro	Dark Brown	Female	Yes	Sep 8, 1919	1	n	1	Christian	Summer 1921		y	Chicago, Il	about July 1921				"A study group was held in our home from 1926 to 1930."		y	Vivian D. Wesson
Beatrice Cannady-Franklin	Portland, OR	2516 NE 26th Ave	Portland	Oregon	Littig, TX	TX	Jan 9, 1889				American	Negro	Brown	Female	Y	Jun 27, 1912, Second Jul 18, 1931	Ivan Cannady, son 20	George Cannady, 22		Methodist Episcopal	About 1914	1914	1915	1915	Portland, OR	1915		y	"Have alittle talent as speaker and writer"			Beatrice Cannady-Franklin
Bennett Dorn	Chicago	6414 Champlain Ave	Chicago	Illinois	McLennan County, TX	TX	Apr 9, 1887				US	American Indian & Negro	Medium Brown	Female	No					Christian	Spring 1922		y	Seattle, WA	Nov 23, 1935		y		Member LSA Seattle 1922-3, a teaching Committee '26 in SF, Amity Committee in NY 1934	Domestic	y	Miss Bennett Dorn
Grant Smith	Seattle	5021 37th Ave S	Seattle	Washington	Hallettsville, TX	TX	Mar 25, 1875				Afro-American	Colored	Light	Male	No					Methodist	Dec 2, 1921		y	Seattle, WA	Jan 1922			y	"I have always tried my best since accepting this Revelation to spread the teachings of Baha'u'llah and pray that I will be able to continued to in the future."		y	Grant Smith
Mathew Andrus White	Phoenix	1638 E. Jefferson	Phoenix	AZ	Deyton, TX	TX	Sep 16, 1892				American	Colored		Male	Yes	Aug 23, 1913	n	mother and father		Methodist	Oct 28, 1933	y	y	Phoenix, AZ	Oct 28, 1933				"I was attracted to the Movement by Mrs. Lillie Wiggins and I love the order very much."		y	Mathew Andrus White
Annie Jones	Chicago	702 E. 51st St	Chicago	Illinois	Carrsville, VA	VA	Dec 22, 1879				Negro	Negro	Dark	Female	Widow	May 15, 1899	1	y	n	Chistian Methodist - AME	1930		y	Chicago, iL	1930		1930		(active teacher)	housekeeper	y	Mrs. Annie Homes
Preslley Holliday	Washington, DC	771 Columbia Rd	Washington	DC	Orange County, VA	VA	Dec 18, 1871				American Negro	Negro	Brown	Male	Divorced	Married Sep 16, 1903	0	2	0	African-Methodist-Episcopal	July 1925		same date	Portland, OR	About June 1930		Yes				y	Presly Holliday
William E. Gibson	Washington, DC	116 W. NW.	Washington	DC	Madison County, VA	VA	Jan 1, 1871				Mixed blood	mixed	Mulatto	Male	Yes	Oct 8, 1908	3	3	0	Baptist denominationally, Unitarian in spirit	Aug 1914	0	0	y	Washington DC		n	y	Studied many religions, "but found in the Bahai Revelation the goal of my search, gratitude to the friends who guided me to the Ocean of Life."			Wm. E. Gibson
Mount Oliver (Bob, Robert) Roberts	Seattle, WA	1015 2nd Ave	Seattle	WA	Sadieville, KY	KY	Jan 16, 1883				Negro	Dark Color	Colored		No		No			non	1920 Seattle Wash		y	106 Madison St, Seattle, WA	Mar 21, 1921				In the Name of God, I am more than happy to know of the Faith and Wards of Baha'u'llah, its sound like the tone of a bell in my mind at all times. And it makes me very happy in this day		y	Mount.Oliver.Roberts.