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

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Record #1863 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 55
Certificate Number 8363
Name of Deceased Purnell, Ella
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Snow Hill
Sex F
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 3/26/1898
Age (year, month, days) 16 yrs 3 mos 19 ds
Occupation or Employer none
Birthplace Worcester
Father's Name Walter P Purnell
Father's Birthplace Worcester
Mother's Name Emma Victor
Mother's Birthplace Worcester
Informant (Relationship and Address) Walter P Purnell; Snow Hill
Date of Death 8/19/1914
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor tuberculosis of lung
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Marvel S Lewis?; Newark Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address MT Westley Cemetery; 8/19/1914; WS Williams; Snow Hill
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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