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

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Record #1180 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 35
Certificate Number 4065
Name of Deceased Wright, Ella M
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Girdletree
Sex F
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 6/1/1884
Age (year, month, days) 31 yrs 9 mos 19 ds
Occupation or Employer housework
Birthplace Girdletree Hill Md
Father's Name Sewell H. Purnell
Father's Birthplace Worcester Co
Mother's Name Annie M Sturgis
Mother's Birthplace Worcester Co
Informant (Relationship and Address) Lemuel H Purnell; Girdletree M
Date of Death 3/20/1913
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor pulmonary tuberculosis 1 yr 1 mos
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address John D. Dickerson; Stockton Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Coll Spring; Wor Co; 3/23/1913; Will Williams; Snow Hill Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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