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

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Record #3472 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 11
Certificate Number 14638
Name of Deceased Boston, Bessie May
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death near Pocomoke
Sex F
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 1892
Age (year, month, days) 25 yrs
Occupation or Employer laundry work & cook
Birthplace Somerset
Father's Name Ned Henry
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Name Mollie Bevans
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Ned Boston; Kingston, Md
Date of Death 8/1/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor likely tuberculosis of lungs & …; 3 yrs
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address NE Sartorius; Pocomoke Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Curtis Chapel; 8/1/19817; Ballard Bros; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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