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

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Record #147 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 147
Birth Date 19yrs 7th Sept 1859
Name Lavinia Collins
Complexion Light Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 6 3/10
Appearance A small scar on the left cheek bone. A very small scar on the cheek. Scar in the middle of the forehead-Little finger on the right hand crooked slightly.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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