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

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Record #896 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Name of Deceased Purnell, Edward James
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Pocomoke
Sex M
Race Black
Married, Widowed, or Single Married
Date of Birth 6/11/1844
Age (year, month, days) 68 yrs 21 days
Occupation or Employer Farmer
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name George Purnell
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Rosa Jackson
Mother's Birthplace unknown
Informant (Relationship and Address) George Purnell, Machapregue, VA
Date of Death 7/2/1912
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Chronic Interstitial Nephritis, some yrs
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long Uremia & Paralysis, 5 days
Physician and Address N. E. Sartorius, M.D. Pocomoke City, Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address x
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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