Date:    21 April 1947
Cert:    11582 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Anco, Ky.  Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Knott
City or Town:  Sassafras     Rural 
Full Name:  Bradley BANKS 
If Veteran Name War: 1st World War
Social Security No.:  407-10-0594
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, (blank)
Husband or Wife of:  Isma CORNETT BANKS
Age of husband or wife if alive: 44 years
Birth date of deceased:  12 February 1899 
Age:  48 years, 02 months, 09 days
Birthplace:  Blackey, Ky. 
Occupation:  Miner 
Industry or business:  Coal Mining
Father Name:  Spencer BANKS 
Father Birthplace:  Blackey 
Mother Maiden Name:   Betty BRANSON 
Mother Birthplace:   Blackey, Ky. 
Informant:  Isma C. BANKS, Sassafras, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Sassafras, Ky. 
Date:  23 April 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  Maggard & Blair, by R. E. Cox, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:   21 May 1947
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  21 April 1947 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10:15 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Coal fall from overhead in mines 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Crushed skull with immediate death.
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence: 21 April 1947
Where did injury occur: Industrial place - Knott Coal Co. Mine
While at work:  Yes
Means of injury: Coal fall crushed skull
Signature & Address:  J. R. Aker, M.D., Anco, Ky.
Date signed:  21 May 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 16 December 2010