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

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Record #2586 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 45
Certificate Number 1419
Name of Deceased Purnell, Cesora Mindie
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Stockton
Sex F
Race negro
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 5/17/1914
Age (year, month, days) 21 mos
Occupation or Employer none
Birthplace Stockton Md
Father's Name Emerson C Purnell
Father's Birthplace Stockton Md
Mother's Name Helen M Layton
Mother's Birthplace Girdletree
Informant (Relationship and Address) Emerson C Purnell; Girdletree Md
Date of Death 1/14/1916
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor spinal meningitis
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address HC Mallony, MD; Greenbackville Va
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Old St Paul Cemetary; 1/16/1916; Hancock & Smack; Stockton Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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