There were the Williams' most of whom confined themselves to their trade of bricklaying and amassed considerable wealth.

Then there were the Cooks, descending from Lomax B.
Cook, a broker of no little business ability.

Will Marion Cook, the musician, belongs to this family.

The De Baptistes, too, were among the first to succeed in this new home, as they prospered materially from their experience and knowledge previously acquired in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as contractors.

From this group came Richard De Baptiste, who in his day was the most useful Negro Baptist preacher in the Northwest.[38] The Pelhams were no less successful in establishing themselves in the economic world.