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

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Record #881 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Name of Deceased Ward, Roxanna
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Hopewell
Sex F
Race Black
Married, Widowed, or Single Widow
Date of Birth Don't know
Age (year, month, days) about 82 yrs
Occupation or Employer Housework
Birthplace Somerset Co Md
Father's Name Levin Parks
Father's Birthplace Somerset Co Md
Mother's Name Rachel Bradshaw
Mother's Birthplace Somerset Co
Informant (Relationship and Address) Sidney Ward, Hopewell
Date of Death 7/16/1912
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Acute dysentery, 4 days
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address W.F. Hull, M.D., Crisfield
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Hopewell 7/19/1912 R. J. Adams undertaker, Crisfield, Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
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