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

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Record #5399 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 45
Certificate Number 0800
Name of Deceased Victory, Matthew Simpson
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Lawsonia
Sex M
Race negro married
Married, Widowed, or Single 6/10/1897
Date of Birth 23 yrs 7 mos 13 ds
Age (year, month, days) oyster opener
Occupation or Employer Lawsonia
Birthplace Lawsonia Md
Father's Name Abraham Victory
Father's Birthplace Pocomoke City
Mother's Name clovanda Hargis
Mother's Birthplace Lawsonia Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Ada A Victory; Lawsonia Md
Date of Death 1/23/1921
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor shot gun wound of anterior neck; homicidal
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long hemorrhage
Physician and Address WJ Barkley; Crisfield
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address colored cemetery; 1/25/1921; IS Lawson; Crisfield
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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