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

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Record #15 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Sept 1, 1853
Number 15
Birth Date Mar 27th 1836
Name Louisa Upshur
Complexion Dark Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 6 4/5
Appearance Round face, regular features, holes in ears for earrings-Scar about half an inch in length on the back knuckle of the fore finger of the left hand
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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