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

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Record #4815 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 18751
Name of Deceased Lankford, Leah
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury; 320 Church St
Sex F
Race Afro American
Married, Widowed, or Single widow
Date of Birth 1824
Age (year, month, days) abt 95 yrs
Occupation or Employer was house work nothing several yrs
Birthplace Md
Father's Name do not know
Father's Birthplace do not know
Mother's Name Millety Hayman
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Charlotte Lankford; 320 E Church St Salisbury Md
Date of Death 11/9/1919
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor cardiac failure; she had no disease; just senility; 7 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long old age
Physician and Address JW Roberts; Salisbury Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Houston Cemetery; 11/13/1919; Holloway & Co; Salisbury Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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