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

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Record #5077 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 75
Certificate Number 7373
Name of Deceased Washington, James S
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury RD1
Sex M
Race Afro American
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 11/30/1914
Age (year, month, days) 5 yrs 4 mos 3 ds
Occupation or Employer school boy
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Walter B Washington
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Bessie B Brittingham
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Bessie B Brittingham; Salisbury Md RD1
Date of Death 4/3/1920
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor I saw this chld 3 wks ago it had cold & mother told me it had whooping cough
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long hemorrhage after a spell of coughing
Physician and Address CR Truitt; Salisbury Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Hustons Cemetery; 4/4/1920; Holloway & Co; Salisbury Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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