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

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Record #1297 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 71
Certificate Number 8489
Name of Deceased Polk, Elias
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death near Mardela
Sex M
Race Black
Married, Widowed, or Single Married
Date of Birth 3/1837
Age (year, month, days) 76 yrs
Occupation or Employer farmer
Birthplace Delaware
Father's Name William Polk
Father's Birthplace Del
Mother's Name not known
Mother's Birthplace not known
Informant (Relationship and Address) Wilson Polk; Mardela Springs
Date of Death 6/11/1913
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor apoplexy
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address HC Connaway; Hebron Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Col Church; 6/13/1913; AL Seabrease; Mardela Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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