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

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Record #3510 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 19
Certificate Number 14913
Name of Deceased Dixson, Bessie
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death near Snow Hill
Sex F
Race col
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 8/6/1917
Age (year, month, days) 3 ds
Occupation or Employer none
Birthplace Snow Hill
Father's Name Temer Dixson
Father's Birthplace Snow Hill
Mother's Name Martha Taylor
Mother's Birthplace Snow Hill Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Charles Purnell; Snow Hill
Date of Death 8/9/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor no physician; premature birth lived 3 ds; 7 mo child
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long mother hard work; hoeing potatoes
Physician and Address Paul Jones; Snow Hill Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Taylor Gate Cemetary; 8/9/1917; HS Williams; Snow Hil Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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