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

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Record #5420 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 0970
Name of Deceased Davis, Esther S
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Berlin
Sex F
Race colored
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 2/28/1901
Age (year, month, days) 19 yrs 11 mos - ds
Occupation or Employer housewife
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Raleigh Purnell
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Adia Fooks
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Lizzie Purnell; Berlin Md
Date of Death 1/28/1921
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor chronic nephritis; 1 yrs
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Ira C Tyndall; Berlin
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Fooks Cemetary; 2/1/1921; JW burbage & Sons; Berlin Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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