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

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Record #17 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number
Name of Deceased Purnell, Ernest
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury
Sex M
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single S
Date of Birth
Age (year, month, days) 7-0-0
Occupation or Employer school boy
Birthplace Salisbury
Father's Name Henry Purnell
Father's Birthplace Fruitland
Mother's Name Ola Leonard
Mother's Birthplace Fruitland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Henry Purnell, father
Date of Death 5/6/1910
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor lobe pneumonia, 5 days
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long lob pneumonia, 5 days
Physician and Address J. W. Roberts 328 Church St. Salisbury
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence at home
Other Notes none

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