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

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Record #3444 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 37
Certificate Number 12080
Name of Deceased Handy, John W.
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Quantico
Sex M
Race Negro
Married, Widowed, or Single Married
Date of Birth 4/23/1878
Age (year, month, days) 39 yrs 2 mos 28 ds
Occupation or Employer Farmer
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Frank Barkley
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Mary Jane Handy
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Mary Lizzie Handy; Quantico
Date of Death 7/2/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor gunshot wound homicide
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address J.A. MacLinton Registrar
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Quantico Cemetery; 7/5/1917;J. Jones; Quantico
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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