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

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Record #226 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number
Name of Deceased Costan, Laura
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Westover
Sex F
Race Colored
Married, Widowed, or Single M
Date of Birth
Age (year, month, days) 20 yrs 1 mos, 1 day
Occupation or Employer Housewife
Birthplace Westover
Father's Name George Collins
Father's Birthplace Westover
Mother's Name Lydia Gordy
Mother's Birthplace Westover
Informant (Relationship and Address) Will Costan, Husband
Date of Death 12/13/1910
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Acute Nephritis, three days
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long Pneumonia, 12 hours
Physician and Address Catherine D. Lankford, Princess Anne, Maryland
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence Westover
Other Notes spouse: Will Costan

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