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

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Record #1328 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 21
Certificate Number 10011
Name of Deceased Gordon, Joseph
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Lawson's District
Sex M
Race Black
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 1887
Age (year, month, days) 26 yrs
Occupation or Employer farm hand
Birthplace St. Mary's Co
Father's Name unknown
Father's Birthplace unknown
Mother's Name unknown
Mother's Birthplace unknown
Informant (Relationship and Address) Joshua Thomas; Hopewell Md
Date of Death 7/4/1913
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor gun shot wound of skull; cerebral hemmorhage; homicide
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address CE Collins; Crisfield
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Hopewell Md; 7/5/1913; RJ Adams; Crisfield
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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