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

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Record #4325 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 71
Certificate Number 43458
Name of Deceased Purnell, Myrtle D?
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Snow Hill
Sex F
Race col
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 3/30/1889
Age (year, month, days) 29 yrs 7 mos 6 ds
Occupation or Employer house wife
Birthplace Worcester
Father's Name unknown
Father's Birthplace unknown
Mother's Name Eliza Selby
Mother's Birthplace Worcester
Informant (Relationship and Address) Martindale Purnell; Snow Hill Md
Date of Death 11/5/1918
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor pneumonia; 1 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long influenza; 4 ds
Physician and Address Arthur E Landen; Snow Hill
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Baptis Cemetery; 11/7/1918; William S Williams; Snow Hill Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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