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

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Record #5438 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 7
Certificate Number 2721
Name of Deceased Byrd, Leah
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Lawsonia
Sex F
Race negro
Married, Widowed, or Single widowed
Date of Birth 3/15/1836
Age (year, month, days) 84 yrs 11 mos 22 ds
Occupation or Employer house work
Birthplace Lawsonia Md
Father's Name William Sterling
Father's Birthplace Lawsonia Md
Mother's Name Caroline Sterling
Mother's Birthplace Lawsonia Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Annie C Sterling; Lawsonia
Date of Death 2/7/1921
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor chronic parenchysuatons; abt 4 mos
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address WJ Barckley; Crisfield Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address colored cemetery; 2/10/1921; IS Lawson; Crisfield
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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