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

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Record #3433 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 79
Certificate Number 11955
Name of Deceased Sterling, John Wesley
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Hopewell, Md
Sex M
Race negro
Married, Widowed, or Single widowed
Date of Birth 1847
Age (year, month, days) abt 70 yrs
Occupation or Employer farmer
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Joseph Sterling
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Hennie ? Unknown
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Edward G Sterling; Crisfield Md RR
Date of Death 7/13/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor general paralysis of the insane; abt 7 mos
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long intestinal trouble; 2 ds
Physician and Address WJ Barkley; 309 W Md Ave Crisfield
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Hopewell; 7/15/1917; AJ Adams; Crisfield
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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