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

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Record #5299 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 33
Certificate Number 17787
Name of Deceased Handy, Bessie Maud
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Clara
Sex F
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 6/30/1871
Age (year, month, days) 49 yrs 3 mos 22 ds
Occupation or Employer house wife
Birthplace Md
Father's Name John Garrison
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Susan Handy
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) John Garrison; Clara Md
Date of Death 10/22/1920
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor pulmonary ; 1 + yr
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address JR Wanner; Nanticoke
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Clara Md; 10/24/1920; Mrs CG Messick & Sons; Bivalve Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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