Eveline Starks McComer

Black Person Information

First Name:
Eveline Starks
Last Name:
McComer
Family Code:
06960CA
Color:
Mulatto
Gender:
Female
County:
Nelson
Birth Year:
1828
1860 Census County:
Nelson
Description:
5' 5" tall, Bright Mulatto of comely appearance, grey eyes, high cheek bones, a little protruding face narrowing towards the chin. The little finger on each hand is crooked and she cannot straighten them.
Height:
65
Skin Color:
Bright Mulatto

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Francis Montgomery Lewis
First Owner Code:
W01311A
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1851
Second Owner Name:
Free
Second Owner Code:
W0000
Year Emancipated:
1851

Family

Mother's Name:
Mary Ann Starks
Mother's Family Code:
06960C
Father's Name:
James McComer
Father's Family Code:
07426

Additional Information

Notes:
Held illegally in bondage from birth until 3 MAR 1851 when freed by County Court - verdict confirmed by Court of Appeals 25 JUN 1852

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