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

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Record #107 from Caroline County Mortality Schedule (1850-1880)

County Caroline
Year 1880
Name Shepherd, Matilda
Age 60
Gender female
Color Black
Free or Enslaved x
Marital Status W
Month of Death May
Cause of Death ovian tumor
Number of Days Ill x
Occupation housekeeper
District/Town 5th
Family Unit in Census x
Birthplace Md
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Birthplace Md
Number of Years in Caroline 60?
Place Disease Contracted (if other than place of death) s
Attending Physician Jefferson

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