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

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Record #3673 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 36091
Name of Deceased Blake, John Lee
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Pocomoke
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth don't know
Age (year, month, days) abt 40 yrs
Occupation or Employer labor - odd jobs
Birthplace Va
Father's Name James Selby
Father's Birthplace Va
Mother's Name Tobiatha Blake
Mother's Birthplace don't know
Informant (Relationship and Address) Mattie Holland; Pocomoke City
Date of Death 12/8/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor likely consumption as he died with hemorrhage from lungs
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address NE Sartorius; Pocomoke Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Halls Hill #1; 12/10/1917; Chas H Ballard & Bros; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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