Almost 180 people have contributed to the Getting Word oral history project by sharing their family stories. The majority of those participants are descended from the Monticello families detailed in this section.

• Colbert (Hemings) Family
• Coleman-Henderson Family
• Fossett (Hemings) Family
• Gillette Family
• Granger Family
• Elizabeth Hemings Family
• Madison Hemings Family
• Eston Hemings Jefferson Family
• Betsy Hemmings Family
• Hern Family
• Hughes (Hemings) Family
• Scott (Hemings) Family
• Scott (in Alabama) Family
• Woodson Family
• Other Families