Ephum

Character Key Number: 
3663
Display Name: 
Ephum
Sort Name: 
Ephum
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

Mentioned first in The Reivers as "a Negro man" who works for Miss Ballenbaugh (75), Ephum presumably helps her farm, takes care of the horses of the men who stay there, and does other masculine chores around the place. Ned stays overnight at his home, which must be nearby.

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