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

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Record #2929 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 53
Certificate Number 11747
Name of Deceased [Purnell], n name
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Girdletree
Sex M
Race blk
Married, Widowed, or Single x
Date of Birth 8/18/1916
Age (year, month, days) 2 hrs
Occupation or Employer x
Birthplace Girdletree Md
Father's Name Millard Purnell
Father's Birthplace Worcester
Mother's Name Margaret Armstrong
Mother's Birthplace Worcester
Informant (Relationship and Address) Joshua Ward; Girdletree Md
Date of Death 8/18/1916
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor had no physician; premature birth did not have anyone to tend
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Paul Jones; Snow Hill
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Cool Spring ME Cemetery; 8/17/1916; JJ Ward; Girdletree Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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