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

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Record #3360 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 41
Certificate Number 8759
Name of Deceased Ward, Orlanden
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death near Pocomoke City
Sex M
Race blk
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 5/6/1917
Age (year, month, days) 23 ds
Occupation or Employer x
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Orlanden Ward
Father's Birthplace Baltimore Md
Mother's Name Elizabeth Manuel
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Ernest Dix; Pocomoke City
Date of Death 5/28/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor this child an invalid since birth never had a doctor, inquest deemed unnecessary
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long exhaustion
Physician and Address ES Hargis, regist.; Pocomoke City
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Halls Hill Cemetery #1; 5/29/1917; Stevenson & Bros; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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