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

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Record #2456 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 47
Certificate Number 18098
Name of Deceased Purnell, Sarah M
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death near Ironshire Md
Sex F
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 3/28/1881
Age (year, month, days) 34 yrs 6 mos 10 ds
Occupation or Employer housekeeper
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Lewis Holland
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Pussy Spence
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Cyrus Purnell; Berlin
Date of Death 10/9/1915
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor confinement?
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long hemorrhage
Physician and Address Ira C Tyndall; Berlin Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Cedar Chapel; 10/11/1915; Curtis G Evans; Berlin Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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