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

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Record #1962 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 11808
Name of Deceased Benston, Laura
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Westover
Sex F
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 11/16/1898
Age (year, month, days) 16 yrs 12 ds
Occupation or Employer housework
Birthplace Somerset
Father's Name Henry Wilson
Father's Birthplace Somerset
Mother's Name Mary Wilson
Mother's Birthplace Somerset
Informant (Relationship and Address) Joshua Benston; Westover Md
Date of Death 11/28/1914
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor tuberculosis pulmonary
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Chas P Fisher; Princess Anne
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Custis Chapel Cemetery; 11/30/1914; Herbert Wilson; Upper Fairmount
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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