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

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Record #786 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number
Name of Deceased Selby, Benjamin
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death Snow Hill
Sex M
Race Blk
Married, Widowed, or Single Widowed
Date of Birth 11/1/1838
Age (year, month, days) 73 yrs 3 mos 12 days
Occupation or Employer None, Too feeble to work
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name Paul Selby
Father's Birthplace Maryland
Mother's Name Don't know
Mother's Birthplace don't know
Informant (Relationship and Address) Anna Belle Hammond, Snow Hill Md
Date of Death 3/13/1912
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Heart failure, Saw him only once, on Mar 12th about 4 oclk P.M.
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Paul Jones, M.D. Snow Hill, Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Babtist Cemetery Snow Hill 3/14/1912 Wm Williams undertaker, Snow Hill Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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