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

Record Detail

Record #5272 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 35
Certificate Number 16402
Name of Deceased Purnell, John Alvin
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Ocean City
Sex M
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single x
Date of Birth 9/1/1920
Age (year, month, days) 10 ds
Occupation or Employer none
Birthplace Ocean City Md
Father's Name John A Purnell
Father's Birthplace Worcester
Mother's Name Blanch derrickson
Mother's Birthplace Worcester
Informant (Relationship and Address) John A Purnell; Ocean City md
Date of Death 9/11/1920
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor convulsions following infectin of cord
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address L J Townsend; Ocean City
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Synepuxent Collored Cemetery; 9/11/1920; John Purnell, col; Ocean City md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

If you are citing this record, please use the following format:

[Author (if known)], Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922, [Date (if known)], Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.

Pinned records can be viewed at any time by clicking the More menu in the top right corner of the page, then selecting My Pinned Records.