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

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Record #3103 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 93
Certificate Number 23115
Name of Deceased Willis, William
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury; PG Hosp
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth don't know
Age (year, month, days) abt 22 yrs
Occupation or Employer laborer on R road
Birthplace Virginia
Father's Name Henry Willis
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Name Candie Bunton?
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Informant (Relationship and Address) Mrs W B Irving; Salisbury Md
Date of Death 12/31/1916
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor shock following gun shot wound of left lung
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long shock
Physician and Address HP Wiles; Salisbury Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address shipped to Keller [VA]; Jan 1917; Hill & Johnson; Salisbury
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence PG Hosp. 1 ds
Other Notes accident

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