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

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Record #2776 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 77
Certificate Number 7008
Name of Deceased [unknown], male infant
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury; found at Leonards Mill Pond
Sex M
Race supposed negro
Married, Widowed, or Single x
Date of Birth ?/ 1916
Age (year, month, days) several wks
Occupation or Employer none
Birthplace unknown
Father's Name unknown
Father's Birthplace unknown
Mother's Name unknown
Mother's Birthplace unknown
Informant (Relationship and Address) Charles Robertson; near Salisbury on Delmar Beach
Date of Death unknown
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor in water several wks; infanticide; unknown in community
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address NP Turner, coroner; Salisbury
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address on premices of Chas Robertson; 5/21/1916; Chas Roberts; Salisbury Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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