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

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Record #207 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 207
Birth Date 25yrs Old 25th Jan
Name John Wesley Onley
Complexion Mulatto
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 10 9/10
Appearance Scar in the palm of right hand
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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