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

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Record #4933 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 53
Certificate Number 3382
Name of Deceased Purnell, Virginia Lane
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Crisfield; N 4th St
Sex F
Race negro
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 6/2/1919
Age (year, month, days) 8 mos
Occupation or Employer not any
Birthplace Crisfield Md
Father's Name WJ Purnell
Father's Birthplace Stockton Md
Mother's Name Louise King
Mother's Birthplace Fairmount Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) WJ Purnell; Crisfield Md
Date of Death 2/3/1920
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor double lobar pneumonia; 1+ ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long choking; 12 hrs
Physician and Address WJ Barkley; 309 W Md Ave
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Hopewell; 2/3/1920; Garnett O Brown; Crisfield
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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