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

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Record #3614 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 43
Certificate Number 19089
Name of Deceased Spence, William E
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Snow Hill Md
Sex M
Race col
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 2/16/1891
Age (year, month, days) 25 yrs 9 mos 29 ds
Occupation or Employer school teacher
Birthplace Snow Hill
Father's Name John L Spence
Father's Birthplace Snow Hill
Mother's Name Laura Hayward
Mother's Birthplace Snow Hill Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) John L Spence; Snow Hill Md
Date of Death 10/15/1917
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor general paralysis due possibly to mylitis; I did not see the boy till late in the desease; 5 mos 1/;2 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long exhaustion
Physician and Address Arthur E Landers; Snow Hill
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Ebenezer Cemetery; 10/17/1917; WM S Williams; Snow Hill Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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