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

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Record #246 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1860
Number 246
Birth Date Born 1820
Name Emeline Cottrell
Complexion Light Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 3
Appearance Scar on the back of the left hand; two moles on left cheek and one on the right cheek. Thin visage.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia (dd) By mail to J. E. N.
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