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

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Record #1325 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 11
Certificate Number 10006
Name of Deceased Cottman, Elwood
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Crisfield
Sex M
Race negro
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 2/17/1912
Age (year, month, days) 1 yrs 4 mos 17 ds
Occupation or Employer not any
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Jesse Cottman
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Lottie Hickman
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) William Handy 29 N 4th St
Date of Death 7/4/1913
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor alkli poisoning; material used to scrub floors; the baby got the alkali before they knew it 1/2 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long constrictions of alsophagus; 1/4 ds
Physician and Address W J Barkley; 309 W Md Ave
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address family buring ground; 7/5/1913; JS Lawson; Crisfield
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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