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

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Record #26 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Sept 1, 1854
Number 26
Birth Date March 16th 1832
Name John Morris
Complexion Yellow
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 3
Appearance A little cross-eyed, hair of yellowish tinge; no remarkable scars on face, head or hands
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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