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

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Record #2100 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 51
Certificate Number 2570
Name of Deceased Purnell, Mary L
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Stockton
Sex F
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 1889
Age (year, month, days) 26 yrs
Occupation or Employer housework
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name John Henry Purnell
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Caroline Chapman
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Wallace Wharton; Stockton Md
Date of Death 12/11/1915
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor pulmonary tuberculosis
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address John D Dickerson; Stockton
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Old St Paul Cemetary; 2/13/1915; Hancock & Smack; Stockton Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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