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

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Record #4318 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 55
Certificate Number 43449
Name of Deceased Merrill, Joseph
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Snow Hill
Sex M
Race col
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 3/31/1880
Age (year, month, days) 37 yrs 7 mos 10 ds
Occupation or Employer laborer
Birthplace Accomack VA
Father's Name don't know
Father's Birthplace x
Mother's Name don't know
Mother's Birthplace x
Informant (Relationship and Address) Sarah Laws; Snow Hill Md
Date of Death 11/10/1918
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor no physician. Tuberculosis; 1 yr
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long hemorrhage lungs; 15 min.
Physician and Address Paul Jones; Snow Hill
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Ebenezer Cemetery; 11/12/1918; William S Williams; Snow Hill
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence 5 yrs; Md 5 mos; contracted Atlantic City; former residence VA
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