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

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Record #2068 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 57
Certificate Number 2390
Name of Deceased Miles, Benjamin Franklin
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Lawsonia
Sex M
Race negro
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 6/1815
Age (year, month, days) abt 29 yrs 8 mos 10 ds
Occupation or Employer oyster opener / oyster packing
Birthplace Md
Father's Name George Miles
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Annie Williams
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Clarence Sterling; Lawsonia Md
Date of Death 2/10/1915
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor double lobar pneumonia; 13 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long cardiac weakness from texemia
Physician and Address WJ Barkley; 309 W Md Ave
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Asbury; 2/14/1915; Garnett Brown; Crisfield Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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