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Death certificate — Sophia M. Knoll, Philadelphia, 3 May 1910
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Place of death: Philadelphia, 5111 Brown St., 44th Ward. Full name Sophia M. Knoll. Female, white, Married. Born June 5, 1842. Age 67 y 11 [mo]. Occupation: Housekeeper, at home. Birthplace: Germany. Father: "not known," born Germany. Mother's maiden name: "not known," born Germany. Informant: Harry J. Knoll, 5111 Brown. Died May 3rd 1910. Cause: carcinoma of the liver (duration 3 yrs 1 mo [doubtful]), contributory acute nephritis. Physician J. E. Bateman [doubtful], 662 N. 52nd. Burial: Hillside Cem., May 6, 1910. Undertaker: [E. P. Frankenfield, doubtful], 5300 V... [cut off].
Notes. In brief: Sophia M. Knoll, a housewife born in Germany on 5 June 1842, died of liver cancer at 5111 Brown Street, Philadelphia, on 3 May 1910, aged 67. Her son Harry J. Knoll gave the information. Buried at Hillside Cemetery on 6 May 1910. Her parents' names were not known to the informant. No spouse named; the 1910 census calls her widowed. Grade: STATED;