While researching for a client, I found “African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary” by John N. Ingham and Lynne B. Feldman published in 1994. This books hits on my combined interests in genealogy and careers, so I bought a used library book on Amazon.
Since I thought it would be beneficial for other genealogists, I’ve started an index of the book that I’ll use to check whether there are matching profiles in WikiTree and whether the book is listed as a source.
Full book description
“The only biographical dictionary on African-American business leaders, this volume provides biographies on 123 individuals. Covering significant Black business leaders from the early days in America to the present, it includes many individuals who do not appear in general African-American biographical collections, and provides extensive information that is not available in other sources. Each biographical profile provides comprehensive coverage of the individual, and includes comprehensive bibliographical information. The volume also includes appendices classifying the business leaders by place of birth, principal place of business, type of business, and women business leaders. An extensive general bibliographical essay provides information on works giving background information, and the volume concludes with a full subject index.”
This is currently a partial, unsorted index. As I check whether a profile exists in WikiTree and a profile has the book as a source, I will add the link to the table.
I will skip biographies without a death date unless I find a death date through additional research. If you have a particular interest in a person without a link, let me know.
INDEX
| Last, First Name | Years | Page | WikiTree |
| Abbot, Robert Sengstacke | 1868 – 1940 | p 1 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Abbott-11018 |
| Sengstacke, John Herman Henry | 1912 – 1997 | p 1 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sengstacke-5 |
| Alexander, Archie Alphonso | 1888 – 1958 | p 17 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Alexander-13711 |
| Amos, Wallace, Jr (Wally) | 1936 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 24 | |
| Antoine, Cesar Carpentier | 1836 – 1921 | p 31 | |
| Banks, Charles | 1873 – 1923 | p 37 | |
| Montgomery, Benjamin Thornton | 1819 – 1877 | p 37 | |
| Montgomery, Isaiah T. | 1847 – 1924 | p 37 | |
| Bartholomew, Joseph Manuel | 1890 – 1971 | p 54 | |
| Beavers, George Allen | 1891 – 1989 | p 58 | |
| Houston, Ivan James | 1925 – YYYY | p 58 | |
| Houston, Norman Oliver | 1893 – 1981 | p 58 | |
| Nickerson, William, Jr | 1879 – 1945 | p 58 | |
| Binga, Jesse | 1865 – 1950 | p 75 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Binga-2 |
| Blayton, Jesse B | 1897 – YYYY | p 80 | |
| Milton, Lorimer D. | 1898 – 1986 | p 80 | |
| Yates, Clayton R | YYYY – YYYY | p 80 | |
| Boutte Alvin Joseph | 1929 – 2012 | p 91 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boutte-422 |
| Boyd, Richard Henry | 1843 – 1922 | p 97 | |
| Boyd, Henry Allen | 1876 – 1959 | p 97 | |
| Browne, William Washington | 1849 – 1897 | p 112 | |
| Burrell, Thomas J | 1939 -Living | p 120 | |
| Chase, W[illiam] Calvin, Sr. | 1854 – 1921 | p 130 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chase-8957 |
| Church, Robert Reed | 1839 – 1912 | p 134 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Church-4302 |
| Cohen, Walter I | 1860 – 1930 | p 145 | |
| Lewis, James | 1832 – 1914 | p 145 | |
| Lewis, James, Jr | 1867 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 145 | |
| Coleman, Warren Clay | 1849 – 1904 | p 151 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coleman-12617 |
| Fitzgerald, Richard Burton | 1843 – 1918 | p 151 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fitzgerald-2634 |
| Johnson, Edward Austin | 1860 – 1944 | p 151 | |
| David, White D. | 1934 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 168 | |
| DeJoie, Aristede | YYYY – 1917 | p 174 | |
| DeJoie, Paul H. | 1872 – 1921 | p 174 | |
| DeJoie, Ella Brown | YYYY – 1929 | p 174 | |
| DeJoie, Constant C. | 1881 – 1970 | p 174 | |
| DeJoie, Constant C., Jr | 1914 – YYYY (?Liviing?) | p 174 | |
| DeJoie, Prudomme John Earl | YYYY – 1955 | p 174 | |
| Geddes, Clem J. | YYYY – 1913 | p 174 | |
| Geddes Willis, Gertrude | YYYY – 1970 | p 174 | |
| Geddes George D. | YYYY – 1915 | p 174 | |
| Geddes, Joseph P. | YYYY – 1948 | p 174 | |
| Misshore, Joseph Osceola, Jr. | 1932 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 174 | |
| Misshore, Willis Joseph | YYYY – 1967 | p 174 | |
| Dickerson, Earl Burrus | 1891 – 1986 | p 198 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dickerson-3932 |
| Gibson, Truman Kella, Sr. | 1882-1972 | p 198 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gibson-22513 |
| Gibson, Truman Kella, Jr. | 1912 – 2006 | p 198 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gibson-22514 |
| Gillespie, Frank L. | 1876 – 1925 | p 198 | |
| Durnford, Andrew | 1800 – 1859 | p 220 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Durnford-132 |
| Dutrieuille, Peter Albert | 1838 – 1916 | p 225 | |
| Dutrieuille, Albert E. | 1877 – 1974 | p 225 | |
| Ellison, William | 1790 – 1861 | p 227 | |
| Forten, James | 1766 – 1842 | p 236 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Forten-12 |
| Fuller, S. B. | 1905 – 1988 | p 244 | |
| Gardner, Edward G. | 1925 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 250 | |
| Gaston, Arthur George | 1892 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 258 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gaston-964 |
| Gates, Clifton W. | 1923 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 271 | |
| Hurt, James, Jr. | 1923 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 271 | |
| Gidron, Richard D. | 1938 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 280 | |
| Graves, Earl | 1935 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 287 | |
| Greenlee, William Augustus (“Gus,” “Rig Red”) | 1897 – 1952 | p 293 | |
| Posey, Cumberland Willis (“Cum”), Jr | 1890 – 1946 | p 293 | |
| Griffey, Dick | 1943 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 307 | |
| Henderson, Henry F., Jr. | 1928 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 313 | |
| Herndon, Alonzo Franklin | 1858 – 1927 | p 322 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Herndon-2136 |
| Herndon, Norris Bumstead | 1897 – 1977 | p 322 | |
| Hill, Jesse, Jr. | 1927 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 322 | |
| James, Charles Howell | 1862 – 1929 | p 339 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/James-15644 |
| James, Edward Lawrence, Sr. | 1893 – 1967 | p 339 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/James-16408 |
| James, Charles Howell, II | 1930 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 339 | |
| James, Charles Howell, III | 1959 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 339 | |
| Johnson, Albert W. | 1923? – YYYY (?Living?) | p 351 | |
| Johnson, George | 1927 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 357 | |
| Johnson, John Harold | 1918 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 366 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-47627 |
| Johnson, William | 1809 – 1851 | p 379 | |
| Kennedy, William Jesse, Jr. | 1889-1985 | p 387 | Maybe https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kennedy-2 |
| Kennedy, William Jesse, III | 1922 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 387 | Maybe https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kennedy-3 |
| Spaulding, Charles Clinton | 1874 – 1952 | p 387 | |
| Spaulding, Asa T. | 1901 – 1990 | p 387 | |
| King, Horace | 1807 – 1885 | p 402 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/King-30381 |
| Lafon, Thomy | 1810 – 1893 | p 410 | |
| Lee, George W[ashington] | 1894 – 1976 | p 414 | |
| Leidesdorff, William Alexander | 1810 – 1848 | p 424 | |
| Lewis, Edward T. | 1940 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 429 | |
| Lewis, Reginald F. | 1942 – 1993 | p 434 | |
| Llewellyn, James Bruce | 1927 – YYYY (?Living?) | p 440 | |
| Merrick, John | 1859 – 1919 | p 450 | |
| Mitchell, John, Jr. | 1863 – 1929 | p 457 | |
| Moore, Frederick Randolph | 1857 – 1943 | p 465 | |
| Nail, John Bennett | 1853 – 1942 | p 476 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nail-713 |
| Nail, John E. | 1883 – 1947 | P 476 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nail-714 |
| Napier, James Carroll | 1845 – 1940 | p 483 | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Napier-2824 |
* NOTE: In WikiTree, profiles with birth dates after 1940 can only be searched within the Watchlists of logged-in members. If death information is found, life span was edited.
Table updated – 25 July 2021
REFERENCE
“African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary” by John N. Ingham and Lynne B. Feldman published in 1994″ Google Books (https://www.google.com/books/edition/African_American_Business_Leaders/TTha3NavN-sC?hl=en : accessed 19 June 2021)