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

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Record #137 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 137
Birth Date 25 yrs 1859
Name Emma Collins
Complexion Dark Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 1 1/5
Appearance Holes in the ears for rings small scar on the right cheek, and a small scar on the forefinger of the right hand.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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