# Grandmother Johnson — Iola Leroy character guide

> Grandmother Johnson in Iola Leroy by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-vi-robert-johnson-s-promotion-and-religion

## Who they are

Robert Johnson's elderly grandmother, a former slave.

## In the story

### [XXIII: Delightful Reunions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/iola_leroy_se/chapters/xxiii-delightful-reunions)

Joyfully greets Iola and Robert; longs to see Marie before she dies.

### [An Old Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/iola_leroy_se/chapters/xxv-an-old-friend)

Introduced by Iola as her grandmother, present at the family gathering.

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