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

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Record #1048 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 70
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/20/1845
Name Mary Jane Banum
Height 5' 5"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors small mole under lip
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Rose Banum who was also born free. Age abt 18 yrs, granted on oath of Thomas H. Hicks.

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