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

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Record #922 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Name of Deceased Messick, Florence
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury Md
Sex F
Race Black
Married, Widowed, or Single Single
Date of Birth 3/26/1905
Age (year, month, days) about 7 mos
Occupation or Employer x
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Perry Dorman
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Mary Messick
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Purnell Williams, Salisbury Md
Date of Death 8/10/1912
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Hooping Cough
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long Exhaustion
Physician and Address C R Truitt, M.D. Salisbury, Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Potters field Salisbury 8/12/1912 Holloway & Co. undertaker
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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