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

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Record #3192 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 45
Certificate Number 2893
Name of Deceased Houston, John R
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury; 408 Church St
Sex M
Race AA
Married, Widowed, or Single widower
Date of Birth 12/25/1824
Age (year, month, days) 92 yrs 1 mos 17 ds
Occupation or Employer carpenter
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Levin Houston
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Miss Esther Chase
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Douglas Jolly; Salisbury Md
Date of Death 2/12/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor cardiac failure
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long worn out
Physician and Address JW Roberts; Salisbury Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Houston Cemetery; 2/12/1917; JF Stewart; Salisbury, Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes ss

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