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

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Record #2498 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 43
Certificate Number 19945
Name of Deceased [Purnell], not named
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Synepuxent
Sex M
Race blk
Married, Widowed, or Single x
Date of Birth 11/24/1915
Age (year, month, days) 14 hrs
Occupation or Employer x
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Riley Purnell
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Eliza Whaley
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Riley Purnell; Berlin RFD
Date of Death 11/24/1915
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor no dr in attendance
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address WL Holloway, reg; Berlin
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Home Cemetery; Berlin Md; 11/25/1915; Riley Purnell, father; Berlin Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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