# The Conjure Woman — Character guide

> Key figures in The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt.

- [Uncle Julius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/uncle_julius.md): An elderly former slave who tells stories to a Northern couple, often with a hidden agenda.
- [Aunt Peggy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/peggy.md): A powerful conjure woman who uses magic to help or hinder the enslaved community.
- [Mars Dugal' McAdoo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_dugal_mcadoo.md): A slave owner whose grapevine is goophered, leading to strange consequences.
- [Lonesome Ben](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/lonesome_ben.md): A slave who transforms into a wolf after a conjuring, becoming a tragic figure.
- [Dave](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/dave.md): A slave who steals a ham and is punished by having it chained to his neck.
- [Jeff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/jeff.md): A slave whose wife Chloe is taken by their master, leading to a conjuring revenge.
- [Mars Henry Brayboy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_henry_brayboy.md): A slave owner who sells a conjure woman's child, triggering a curse.
- [Hannibal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/hannibal.md): A proud slave who is tricked into running away by a conjuring plot.
- [Sis' Becky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/sis_becky.md): A slave mother separated from her child, whose grief leads to a conjuring intervention.
- [Tom](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/tom.md): The narrator's husband, a Northern white man who listens to Uncle Julius's tales.
- [Annie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/annie.md): The narrator, a Northern white woman who records Uncle Julius's stories.
- [Sandy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/sandy.md): A slave whose shadow is turned into a separate being by a conjure woman.
- [Mars Marrabo McSwayne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_marrabo_mcswayne.md): A slave owner who buys a conjured slave and faces supernatural consequences.
- [Mars Donal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_donal.md): A slave owner who appears in tales of conjuring and family curses.
- [Tenie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/tenie.md): A conjure woman who transforms her lover into a wolf to protect him.
- [Solomon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/solomon.md): A slave who helps conjure a punishment for a cruel master.
- [Primus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/primus.md): A slave who participates in conjuring plots and revenge schemes.
- [Dilsey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/dilsey.md): A slave woman whose husband Wiley is affected by a conjuring curse.
- [Mars Walker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_walker.md): A slave owner who appears in tales of conjuring and supernatural events.
- [Ole Nick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/ole_nick.md): A devil figure who tricks a slave owner into changing his ways.
- [Kunnel Pen'leton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/kunnel_penleton.md): A colonel who owns a horse that plays a role in a conjuring tale.
- [Pete](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/pete.md): A slave who is conjured and becomes a victim of supernatural revenge.
- [Mahaly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mahaly.md): A slave woman who appears in tales of conjuring and family drama.
- [Ole Aun' Nancy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/ole_aun_nancy.md): An elderly slave woman who tells stories and offers wisdom.
- [Mars Nick Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_nick_johnson.md): A slave owner who appears in a tale of conjuring and revenge.
- [Mistah McLean](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mistah_mclean.md): A white man who interacts with Uncle Julius and the narrator.
- [Mars Jeems McLean](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_jeems_mclean.md): A cruel slave owner who is transformed by a conjuring spell.
- [Mabel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mabel.md): A young woman who appears in a tale of love and conjuring.
- [Chloe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/chloe.md): A slave woman who is taken by her master, sparking a conjuring revenge.
- [Tobe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/tobe.md): A slave who faces tribulations and is helped by conjuring.
- [Liza](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/liza.md): A young woman who marries into a family with a conjuring curse.
- [John](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/john.md): A slave owner who appears in a tale of family and conjuring.
- [Dolphus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/dolphus.md): A slave who is affected by a conjuring plot.
- [Mars Jim McGee](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_jim_mcgee.md): A slave owner who appears in a tale of conjuring and justice.
- [Mistah Jim Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mistah_jim_williams.md): A white man who interacts with the enslaved community.
- [Sally](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/sally.md): A young woman who appears in a tale of love and loss.
- [Mars Dunkin McSwayne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_dunkin_mcswayne.md): A slave owner who inherits a family curse.
- [Miss Libbie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/miss_libbie.md): A white woman who appears in a tale of conjuring and romance.
- [Hoddy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/hoddy.md): A slave who is involved in a conjuring incident.
- [Young Murchison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/young_murchison.md): A white man who courts a woman in a conjuring tale.
- [Mars Marrabo Utley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_marrabo_utley.md): A slave owner who appears in a tale of conjuring and family.
- [Bug](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/bug.md): A slave who tells a story to Sis' Becky.
- [Dasdy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/dasdy.md): A slave who appears in a tale of conjuring and punishment.
- [Mars Whiskey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/characters/mars_whiskey.md): A nickname for a slave owner known for drinking.

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