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

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Record #2082 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 2529
Name of Deceased Gillis, John
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury dist
Sex M
Race Afro American
Married, Widowed, or Single widower
Date of Birth 1852
Age (year, month, days) abt 63
Occupation or Employer been cook; none at present
Birthplace Md
Father's Name William Gillis
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name do not know
Mother's Birthplace don't know
Informant (Relationship and Address) E Stanley Toadvin; Salisbury Md
Date of Death 2/26/1915
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor syphilis; general debility
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address CR Truitt; Salisbury
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Potters Field at Salisbury; 2/27/1915; Holoway; Salisbury Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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