Joe H. Joseph was one of the eldest sons of Jacob and Isabella Joseph. He married Katie Baker Joseph, and they raised 14 children, seven boys and seven girls. He purchased 110 acres of land on what is now Josephs Way off Clarks Bluff Road in Kingsland, Georgia, where he farmed, raised pigs, grew various crops, produced turpentine, and sold his produce in the marketplace in Kingsland. He was also an active supporter of St. Paul A.M.E. Church and the Masonic Lodge in Kingsland. Hammond Roberts was the son of Ben and Phoebe Roberts of the Kinlaw Community in Kingsland, Georgia. He was a business owner, community leader, and church leader, and he and his wife Ada raised 8 children. Their children excelled in education, US Postal Service, agriculture, military, and social services. He operated a general store, and Ada was postmistress. The store and post office were in Hammond's building at the northwestern corner of Harrietts Bluff Road and Interstate 95. He was one of the only original trustees of the land where the Rosenwald Kinlaw School is located, and he was an active deacon at Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church in Kinlaw. Hammond and Ada Roberts were staunch supporters of the Kinlaw School, established to educate several African Americans in the early 1900.