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

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Record #3307 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 6772
Name of Deceased Bethard, Hester
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Berlin
Sex F
Race Afro-
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 3/149
Age (year, month, days) 68 yrs 1 mos
Occupation or Employer housekeeper
Birthplace Berlin Md
Father's Name Zekle Hammond
Father's Birthplace Berlin Md
Mother's Name Annie Merrill
Mother's Birthplace Berlin Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Nancy Whaley; Berlin Md
Date of Death 4/25/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor old age, see letter Holloway 9/29/1917; no doctor in attendance
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address WL Holloway; Berlin Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Ceder Chapel Cemetery; 4/17/1917; Stewart & Bowen; Berlin Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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