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

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Record #4914 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 1076
Name of Deceased Fooks, Roy
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Whaleyville RD
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 9/27/1905
Age (year, month, days) 15 yrs 4 mos 2 ds
Occupation or Employer farming
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Name John fooks
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Susan Hamblin
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Elsie Fooks; Whaleyville Md
Date of Death 1/29/1920
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor shot self by accident
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address RR Collins; Bishopville Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Cedar Chapel; 1/31/1920; MP Watson; Selbyville Del
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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