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

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Record #2505 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 61
Certificate Number 19953
Name of Deceased Ward, William
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Stockton
Sex M
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 1835
Age (year, month, days) abt 80
Occupation or Employer farm laborer
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Jacob Ward
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Ailsy Roberts
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Sam Ward; New Church Va
Date of Death 11/23/1915
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor peritonitis due to inability to move bowels
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long tuberculosis of lungs; yrs
Physician and Address CE Critchen; New Church Va
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Wardtown Md; 11/25/1915; FA Covington; New Church Va
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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