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The International African American Museum will be OPEN on Monday, May 26, 2025 during Memorial Day.

Jul 25, 2017

Salina (Newton) Mears, FPOC, b. 1831 Beaufort, SC, Contributed by Mary Mack

Salina (Newton) Mears, FPOC, b. 1881 Beaufort, SC, Contributed by Mary Mack
Salina (Newton) Mears, FPOC, b. 1831 Beaufort, SC, Contributed by Mary Mack

 

Salina (Newton) Mears born 5/3/1831 in Beaufort District,South Carolina and husband John Q.Mears…Salina was born to Kitty Newton, daughter of Kitty Newton,Sr., all “Free People of Color” dating back to 1790. She died 1/3/1905.