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

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Record #222 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number
Name of Deceased Townsend, Priscilla
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Near Zion M.E. Church
Sex F
Race Black
Married, Widowed, or Single S
Date of Birth
Age (year, month, days) 58 yrs
Occupation or Employer Housework
Birthplace Worcester Co., Md
Father's Name Caleb Townsend
Father's Birthplace Worcester Co., Md
Mother's Name Not known
Mother's Birthplace Not known
Informant (Relationship and Address) Clayton E. Dykes, none
Date of Death 11/2/1910
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Cardiac insufficency, several years
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long syncopa, Immediate
Physician and Address JMcFDick, Salisbury, Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence At home
Other Notes spouse: none

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