Lidia
- Name
- Lidia
- Lydia Steptoe
- Sex
- Female
- Age
-
CC: 10 years old
CLF: 13 years old - Record(s) Seen In
- Cohabitation Records of 1866
- Common Law Orders - F - December 1864 - September 1868
- Page and Line Number
-
CC: PP. 2, L. 4
CLF: PP. 322-323, 330 - Date(s) Seen In Records
- CLF: October 1867
- Family & Relations
- Lidia's parents are Caesar Steptoe and Laura Kently. Lidia's siblings are Louisa, George, Wilson, Oliver, Jim, and Lavinia.
- Ceasar Steptoe
- Laura Kently
- Louisa
- George
- Wilson
- Oliver
- Jim
- Lavinia
- Additional Information
- Wesley Preston was charged with a felony in the Justices Certificate of Commitment for violently raping a free girl named Lydia Steptoe on September 7, 1867. His trial was deferred to the next term, and he was remanded to jail. Robert Finch, Josiah Rayford, Caesar Steptoe, and Laura Steptoe were all to testify against him.
- Wesley Preston
Part of Lidia