Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #722 from Certificates of Freedom in Somerset County, 1821-1864

County Somerset
Gender M
Name Lister, James
Proof of Freedom BFW
Deed Information
Deed Executed By
Height 5' 9 1/2"
Complexion Mulatto
Age 65
Document Date 1848 May 1
Citation CR47,251-6
Page
PDF Page 107
Other Notes born of free white woman; CR47,251-8 mother- Zelphy Lister signed Daniel Davis-pastor Baptist Church Salisbury & letter by Levin Hitch & Jas Hooper

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