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

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Record #4147 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 171
Certificate Number 34991
Name of Deceased Sterling, Earnest L
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Crisfield
Sex M
Race white
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 4/9/1897
Age (year, month, days) 21 yrs 1 mos 6 ds
Occupation or Employer laborer
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Rufus W Sterling
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Effie M Sterling
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Effie M Sterling; Crisfield
Date of Death 10/15/1918
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor labor pneumonia
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long flu
Physician and Address CC Ward; Crisfield
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Asbury Cemetery; 10/17/1918; IS Lawson; Crisfield
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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