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Katherine Wynne
Maid, circa 1920 – 1928
Viola Wise
Maid, 1939 – 1982
Alonzo Williams
Floorman, Houseman, Messenger, circa 1910 – 1931
William J. Wilkins
Houseman, Butler, 1890 – 1893, 1897 – 1932
William M. Wilkerson
Houseman, circa 1930 – 1933
Luther J. Wilkerson
Houseman, circa 1929 – 1933
Harrison F. Wilkerson
Houseman, 1926 – circa 1933
Clayton Washington
Houseman, circa 1944 – 1946
Roy Ward
Houseman, circa 1931 – 1933
Nelson Ward
Custodian, circa 1929 – 1931
Elizabeth L. Tyler
Maid, circa 1944 – 1950
Bessie Turner
Maid, circa 1944 – 1950
Alvah H. Thurston
Custodian, circa 1942 – 1944
Herman E. Thompson
Houseman, 1930 – circa 1951
George W. Thompson
Houseman, Floorman, circa 1944 – 1961
Margaret Sykes
Maid, circa 1939 – 1940
William F. Strauss
Gardener, Laborer, Engineer, Fireman, Houseman, 1888 – 1931
Nannie Stokes
Laundress, 1928 – circa 1933
Everett E. Stewart
Houseman, 1927 – circa 1933
Jeremiah Smith
Laborer, Valet, Footman, Custodian, circa 1873 – 1903
William I. Simms
Laborer, 1926 – circa 1933
Mary E. Sharpe
Housekeeper, 1943 – circa 1950
Julia Mitchell Sharp
Maid, circa 1943 – 1952
Edward W. Settles
Custodian, circa 1944
Elizabeth Seldon
Laundress, 1919 – circa 1930
Preston Scarville
Houseman, 1930 – circa 1932
William L. Sarver Sr.
Houseman, 1939 – 1956
Ella F. Sampson
Maid, circa 1939 – 1940
Rose
Maid, circa 1901 – 1909
Lillian Rogers Parks
Maid, 1929 – 1960
Maggie Rogers
Maid, 1909 – 1939
Robert R. Robinson
Dog Keeper, Houseman, circa 1928 – 1929
Clarence E. Robinson
Pantryman, Houseman, Butler, 1931 – circa 1933
Ellen A. Riley
Housekeeper, 1926 – 1929
Beatrice A. Peyton
Maid, circa 1944 – 1950
Landon C. Peters
Doorkeeper, Houseman, circa 1911 – 1922
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