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

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Record #3265 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 57
Certificate Number 4922
Name of Deceased Purnell, George
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Berlin
Sex M
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 11/9/1841
Age (year, month, days) 75 yrs 4 mos 12 ds
Occupation or Employer laber
Birthplace Berlin Md
Father's Name Leven Purnell
Father's Birthplace Berlin Md
Mother's Name Leah Robert
Mother's Birthplace Berlin Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Charles Hudson; Berlin Md
Date of Death 3/20/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor cardiac dropsy, due to chronic myocarditis with chronic interstitial nephritis
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Chas R Law; Berlin
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address St Paul Cemetary; 3/21/1917; Stewart & Bowen; Berlin Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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