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

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Record #1644 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 11
Certificate Number 3286
Name of Deceased Cropper, Bessie
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death near Pocomoke
Sex F
Race blk
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 12/16/1894
Age (year, month, days) 20 yrs
Occupation or Employer schoolgirl
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Joshua Cropper
Father's Birthplace VA
Mother's Name Martha Messick
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Joshua Cropper; Pocomoke City
Date of Death 3/17/1914
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor cold on measles
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address AA Parker; Pocomoke
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Halls Hill No 1; 3/19/1914; Charles Ballard; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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