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

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Record #5560 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 101
Certificate Number 6363
Name of Deceased Smith, Vergil
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury; PG Hospital
Sex M
Race Afro American
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth 6/8/1898
Age (year, month, days) 22 yrs 10 mos 8 ds
Occupation or Employer farmer
Birthplace Md
Father's Name Edward Smith
Father's Birthplace Md
Mother's Name Aline Deal
Mother's Birthplace Md
Informant (Relationship and Address) Aline Smith; Delmar Del RD#3
Date of Death 4/16/1921
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor pistol wound to chest (suicide); sudden
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long sepsis; 8 ds
Physician and Address JMcF Dick; Salisbury Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Bishops Chapel; 4/17/1921; Holloway & co; Salisbury md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence 21 ds; lifetime in state; resdidence Wicomico Co Md (Parsonsburg)
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