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

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Record #4501 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 17
Certificate Number 3171
Name of Deceased Dryden, Oceola
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Pocomoke
Sex F
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 5/27/1918
Age (year, month, days) 9 mos 9 ds
Occupation or Employer x
Birthplace Pocomoke
Father's Name Mervin Dryden
Father's Birthplace Worcester
Mother's Name Macon Sturgis
Mother's Birthplace Pocomoke City
Informant (Relationship and Address) Mervin Dryden; Pocomoke
Date of Death 2/26/1919
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor I prescribe but did not see this case; pneumonia; 2 mos
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long whooping cough; 2 mos
Physician and Address SS Quinn; Pocomoke City
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Halls Hill Pocomoke; 2/28/1919; CH Ballard & Bro; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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