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

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Record #378 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number
Name of Deceased Purnell, Charlotte E.
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Snow Hill
Sex F
Race Negro
Married, Widowed, or Single M
Date of Birth unknown, 1847
Age (year, month, days) 62 yrs
Occupation or Employer Housewife
Birthplace Berlin, Md
Father's Name James Derrickson
Father's Birthplace Berlin, Md
Mother's Name Charlotte Clark
Mother's Birthplace Berlin, Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Peter L. Henry, Snow Hill, Md
Date of Death 3/24/1911
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Heart failure (Patient was dead on my arrival
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long -
Physician and Address John L. Riley M.D., Snow Hill, Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Ebenezer Cemetery, 3/26/1911, William S. Williams, Snow Hill , Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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