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

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Record #1994 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 14076
Name of Deceased Bishop, Wilmer
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Crisfield
Sex M
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single unknown
Date of Birth Nov 1914
Age (year, month, days) abt 19 yrs
Occupation or Employer laborer; Ches railway
Birthplace Snow Hill Md
Father's Name Levin Bishop
Father's Birthplace Snow Hill Md
Mother's Name Mary E Purnell
Mother's Birthplace Snow Hill Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) x
Date of Death 12/1/1914
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor drowned, accidentally
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address wm H Coulbourn, coroner; Crisfield
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Snow Hill; 2/27/1914; Garnett O Brown; Crisfield
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes accident

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