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

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Record #1794 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 39
Certificate Number 7196
Name of Deceased Gasley, Benajamin
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury Peninsula Hosp.
Sex M
Race AA
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 1849
Age (year, month, days) 65
Occupation or Employer labor/ Geo Bounds
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Robert Gasley
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Jennie Gasley
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Hester Gasley
Date of Death 7/6/1914
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor burns over entire body caused by some drunken boys saturating clothing with coal oil & setting afire
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address JM Dick; Salisbury
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Mardela Springs; 7/7/1914; JF Stewart; Salisbury
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence 12 hrs; lifetime Hebron
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