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

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Record #4957 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 85
Certificate Number 3624
Name of Deceased Messick, Elzey
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury; Peninsula Hospital
Sex M
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth abt 1844
Age (year, month, days) abt 36 yrs
Occupation or Employer laborer
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name unknown
Father's Birthplace unknown
Mother's Name unknown
Mother's Birthplace unknown
Informant (Relationship and Address) PG Hospital; Salisbury Md
Date of Death 2/24/1920
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor chronic nephritis; unknown
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long pulmonary oedeum; 3 ds
Physician and Address JMcF Dick; Salisbury
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Houston Cemetery; 2/26/1920; Jas F Stewart; Salisbury Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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