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

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Record #4379 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 71
Certificate Number 61433
Name of Deceased Sturgis, Joseph B
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Pocomoke
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single infant
Date of Birth 8/28/1915
Age (year, month, days) 3 yrs 3 mos 26 ds
Occupation or Employer infant
Birthplace Worcester
Father's Name Wesley Sturgis
Father's Birthplace Worcester
Mother's Name Esther4 Feddaman
Mother's Birthplace Somerset
Informant (Relationship and Address) Wesley Stanford?; Princess Anne
Date of Death 12/23/1918
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor had whooping cough followed by pneumonia; 3 mos
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long influenza; 3 wks
Physician and Address ? C Quinn; Pocomoke City
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Halls Hill #; 12/25/1918; CH Ballard; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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