Standard research compiled by the donor while exploring his maternal line. Besides the Formbys, research on the Echols, Meadows, and Whitaker families is also included. Most of the documents were created in the mid-20th century; however, several 19th century publications on British lines were photocopied for the files in Series Four.

Collection includes a family record of the Formbys; estate records of Larkin Formby and Isaac Baker; an 1863 slave sale agreement about ten enslaved people between Permelia Griffin and her mother Hannah Lea and other family members; an 1839 indenture concerning Joseph D. Baker, orphan; and a largely illegible letter written in 1865 by R. E. B. to parents.