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

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Record #4798 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 11
Certificate Number 18616
Name of Deceased Curtis,, John H
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Chance
Sex M
Race B
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 5/22/1872
Age (year, month, days) 47 yrs 6 mos 3 ds
Occupation or Employer oysterman in canning factory
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Lenie Curtis
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Susan Dashiell
Mother's Birthplace Dames Quarter M
Informant (Relationship and Address) John Curtis; Chance Md
Date of Death 11/27/1919
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor organic heart disease
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long syphilis
Physician and Address EP Simpson; Chance Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Chance; 11/29/1919; Fred T Webster; Deals Island
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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