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

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Record #3061 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 35
Certificate Number 19125
Name of Deceased Purnell, John J
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death near Berlin
Sex M
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single x
Date of Birth 6/8/1916
Age (year, month, days) 5 mos 16 ds
Occupation or Employer x
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name John L Purnell
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Ewstella Beathards
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) John L Purnell; Berlin RFd
Date of Death 11/25/1916
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor pneumonia ; 5 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Ira C Tyndall; Berlin
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address St Pauyl Cemetery Md; 11/27/1916; Curtis J Evans; Berlin Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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