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

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Record #5491 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number 4396
Name of Deceased Cottman,James Alonzo
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Quantico
Sex M
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single single
Date of Birth 2/2/1921
Age (year, month, days) 1 mos 8 ds
Occupation or Employer not any
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Littleton Thomas Cottman
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Sadie Etta Jackson
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Informant (Relationship and Address) Littleton Thos Cottman; Quantico Md
Date of Death 3/10/1921
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor convulsions following whooping cough. Had no medical attention
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long supposed to be whooping cough
Physician and Address CR Truitt; Salisbury Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Church Cem near Quantico; 3/11/1921; James Jones; Quantico Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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