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

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Record #2716 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 21
Certificate Number 5590
Name of Deceased Deshields, Marcelena
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Nanticoke
Sex F
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 11/14/1885
Age (year, month, days) 30 yrs 5 mos 23 ds
Occupation or Employer housewife
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Joseph Jones
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name don't know
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) James Jones; Nanticoke
Date of Death 4/17/1916
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor nepholitiasis; 6 mos
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address JR Wanner; Nanticoke Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Elsey's Chapel; 4/19/1916; CG Messick; Bivalve Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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