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

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Record #3060 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 33
Certificate Number 19124
Name of Deceased Purnell, Francis
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death near Pocomoke
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 1864
Age (year, month, days) 52 yrs
Occupation or Employer farmer
Birthplace Worcester
Father's Name don't know
Father's Birthplace Worcester
Mother's Name Emma Purnell
Mother's Birthplace Worcester
Informant (Relationship and Address) GW Teagle; Pocomoke Md
Date of Death 11/2/1916
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor dropsy due to hepatic troubles; only saw him once
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Wm C Quinn; Pocomoke
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address St James Md near P City; 11/4/1916; Stevenson & Bros; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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