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

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Record #255 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1860
Number 255
Birth Date Born Sept 20th 1834
Name Tamar Simkins
Complexion Yellow
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 5 1/2
Appearance Front teeth defective; Scar on left hand near the thumb; scar on back of right hand.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia (dd)
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