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

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Record #3954 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 33
Certificate Number 11958
Name of Deceased Johns, Herbert
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury; 804 Main St
Sex M
Race Afro American
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 1/2/1903
Age (year, month, days) 15 yrs 5 mos 0 ds
Occupation or Employer school boy
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Edward Johns
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Laura Dashields
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Edward Johns; 804 Main St Salisbury
Date of Death 6/2/1918
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor drowned in Wicomico river 6/2/1918; accidental; homicide while bathing
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Norman P Turner, act. Coroner
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Zion Church near Sharptown Md; 6/4/1918; Holloway & Co Salisbury Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes accidental

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