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

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Record #3537 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 71
Certificate Number 16428
Name of Deceased Whittington, rosa
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Wesley near Marion Md
Sex F
Race negro
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 3/20/1896
Age (year, month, days) 19 yrs 5 mos 27 ds
Occupation or Employer opening oysters & farming
Birthplace Wesley near Marion Md
Father's Name William Whittington
Father's Birthplace Wesley, Md
Mother's Name Martha Cottman
Mother's Birthplace Curtis Chapel, Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Martha Whittington; Wesley Md
Date of Death 9/17/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor typhoid fever; abt 3 weeks
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long hemorrhage; 1 ds
Physician and Address WJ Barkley; 309 W Md Ave
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Wesley's ; 9/19/1917; Tilghman & Ward; Marion
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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