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

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Record #4455 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 1774
Name of Deceased Purnell, Francis
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Pocomoke Rt 4
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single x
Date of Birth 9/1918
Age (year, month, days) abt 5 mos
Occupation or Employer x
Birthplace Worcester
Father's Name unknown
Father's Birthplace unknown
Mother's Name Venie Dickerson
Mother's Birthplace Worcester
Informant (Relationship and Address) John H Croipper; Rt 4 Pocomoke
Date of Death 1/23/2024
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor exhaustion; 5 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long bronchial pneumonia; 14 ds
Physician and Address TM Wilson; health office; Pocomoke
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Staggville near Pocomoke; 1/23/1919; CH Ballard & Bro; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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