Date:  09 July 1949
Cert:  Duplicate No.:  14556     Original No.:  14558 
Place of Death: County: Knott    City or Town: Amburgey, Ky.  Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Red Fox    Rural    Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  James A. CAUDILL
Date of Death:  09 July 1949
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  26 December 1925
Age: 23 years
Usual Occupation:  Miner
Kind of Industry or business: Coal Mining
Birthplace:  Carbon Glo, Letcher Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  Wilburn CAUDILL
Mother's Maiden Name:  Louisa CRASE
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: 404-28-6294
Informant:  Dorothy THORNSBERRY
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Broken Neck & Back
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Falling stone in mine
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Place of injury:  In mine
City or Town, County, State: Amburgey, Knott, Kentucky
Time of Injury: 09 July 1949, 3 p.m.
Injury occurred at work:  Yes
How did injury occur: Stone falling in mine broke neck and back
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  26 July 1949
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  J. W. Duke, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Buried
Date:  11 July 1949
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Begley Graveyard
Location:  Redfox, Knott, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 26 July 1949
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Maggard & Blair, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 03 January 2011