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

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Record #4790 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 33
Certificate Number 16377
Name of Deceased Purnell, James E
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death near Snow Hill
Sex M
Race col
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 2/17/1904
Age (year, month, days) 15 yrs 7 mos 4 ds
Occupation or Employer farmer
Birthplace Worcester
Father's Name Sandos Townsend
Father's Birthplace Worcester
Mother's Name Mary L Purnell
Mother's Birthplace Worcester
Informant (Relationship and Address) Mary L Purnell; Snow Hill Md
Date of Death 10/4/1919
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor typhoid fever; supposed 30 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long hemorrhage bowels
Physician and Address Paul Jones; Snow hill
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address MT Wesley Cemetery; 10/7/1919; William S Williams; Snow Hill Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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