THE FOUR FAMILY LINES

Four family lines.
One continuing story.

Each family line carries its own history, color, communities, and traditions. Across generations, their descendants became connected through shared families and a shared future.

WBJW Family Collaboration Project emblem with the Williams, Brown, Jones, and White family names surrounding the four-color tree

Many branches. Shared roots.

Select any family line to request access to the protected family archive.

Williams

Hope Hull · Beulah Baptist Church

Rooted in Hope Hull and deeply connected to Beulah Baptist Church, the Williams line carries a legacy of faith, family leadership, and generations of descendants.

Brown

Hope Hull · Big Zion A.M.E. Zion Church

With deep Hope Hull roots and ties to Big Zion A.M.E. Zion Church, the Brown line forms one of the project’s central paths through the shared family story.

Jones

Old Hayneville Road · Pilgrim Baptist Church

Connected to the Old Hayneville Road community and Pilgrim Baptist Church, the Jones line reaches across households, communities, and many connected generations.

White

Sellers · Big Zion community

Rooted in the Sellers and Big Zion communities, the White line became woven through the wider family as marriages and descendants joined these histories together.

A LIVING FAMILY ARCHIVE

The connections continue to grow.

Many descendants belong to more than one of these family lines. As research, records, photographs, and family knowledge are added, the archive will continue revealing how the branches join.