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

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Record #1753 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 19
Certificate Number 6211
Name of Deceased Gale, Benjamin Mitchell
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death near Pocomoke
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 8/10/1850
Age (year, month, days) 63 yrs 10 mos 14 ds
Occupation or Employer farmer
Birthplace Wicomico
Father's Name Edward Gale
Father's Birthplace Wicomico Co
Mother's Name Ellen Garrison
Mother's Birthplace Wicomico
Informant (Relationship and Address) Chas Gale; Pocomoke
Date of Death 6/24/1914
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor paralysis
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address NE Sartorius; Pocomoke
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Unionville Md; 6/27/1914; Chas Ballard; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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