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

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Record #942 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number
Name of Deceased Name unknown (Upshier Fooks or Lankford)
Place of Death Somerset
Town of Death Chance
Sex M
Race Black
Married, Widowed, or Single x
Date of Birth Don't know
Age (year, month, days) abt 35 yr
Occupation or Employer oysterman ?
Birthplace don't know
Father's Name x
Father's Birthplace x
Mother's Name x
Mother's Birthplace x
Informant (Relationship and Address) body found by Mrs. Green Chance Md
Date of Death don't know 1912
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor by drowning on 9/29
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
Physician and Address Calvin T Gladden acting coronor Chance, Md
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address Chance, Md 11/19/1912 T W Hendry Deal Island Md
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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