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

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Record #878 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Name of Deceased Purnell, Hester E.
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Marion
Sex F
Race B
Married, Widowed, or Single Married
Date of Birth 4/24/1971
Age (year, month, days) 39 yrs 1 mos
Occupation or Employer Housekeeper
Birthplace Marion Md
Father's Name Wm Tilghman
Father's Birthplace Marion
Mother's Name Littie Tilghman
Mother's Birthplace Marion
Informant (Relationship and Address) Isaac Purnell, Marion Md
Date of Death 7/24/1912
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Eclampsia, 2 days
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long Euremia Convulsions, 8-10 yours
Physician and Address A A Wood, M.D., Crisfield
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Marion 7/26/1912 R. J. Adams undertaker, Crisfield, Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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