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

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Record #4767 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 11
Certificate Number 16221
Name of Deceased James, Bertha
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death near Pocomoke City
Sex F
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 8/13/1852
Age (year, month, days) 37 yrs 1 mos 22 ds
Occupation or Employer laundry work
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Cudjer Wilson Purnell
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Martha Merrrill
Mother's Birthplace VA
Informant (Relationship and Address) Willia Purnell; Pocomoke
Date of Death 10/4/1919
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor tuberculosis of lungs
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address NE Sartorius; Pocomoke
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Unionville Cemetary; 10/6/1919; Stevenson & Bro; Pocomoke
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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