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

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Record #2384 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 13
Certificate Number 16015
Name of Deceased Deswitch, John
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Wetipquin
Sex M
Race c
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth no record
Age (year, month, days) 5 yrs
Occupation or Employer none
Birthplace Pa.
Father's Name Horris Deswitch
Father's Birthplace Philadelphia
Mother's Name Amelia Dashiell
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Amelia Deswitch; Wetipquin Md
Date of Death 9/7/1915
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor dysentery
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long convulsions; 2 ds
Physician and Address JR...?; Quantico
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Wetipquin ME Cemetery; 9/8/1915; CG Messick; Bivalve
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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