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

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Record #5678 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 33
Certificate Number 9916
Name of Deceased Pitts, Joshua; col
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Ocean City
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 1/21/1880
Age (year, month, days) 40 yrs
Occupation or Employer waterman
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name robert Porter, col
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Laura Pitts
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Laura Pitts; Ocean City
Date of Death 6/2/1921
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor aortic insufficiency; 8 mos 14 ds?
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Ira C Tyndall; Berlin Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address St Pauls Cemetary; 6/5/1921; John W Burbage & son; Berln Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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