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

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Record #2693 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 19
Certificate Number 5409
Name of Deceased Fontain Jr, Jas S
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death near Pr Anne
Sex M
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 12/20/1915
Age (year, month, days) 5 mos
Occupation or Employer none
Birthplace Somerset
Father's Name Jno S Fontaine
Father's Birthplace Somerset
Mother's Name Minnie Ballard
Mother's Birthplace Somerset
Informant (Relationship and Address) Lemuel? Williams; Westover Md R1
Date of Death 4/21/1916
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor marasmus
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long asthma
Physician and Address TJ Smith; Pr Anne
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Curtis; 4/22/1916; Herbert Wilson; Westover Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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