Date:    12 May 1948
Cert:    12750 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Anco, Ky.  Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: None
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Anco, Ky.     Rural 
Full Name:  Ben CLAY 
If Veteran Name War: World War II
Social Security No.:  405-32-0788
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  None
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  15 May 1926 
Age:  21 years, 11 months, 27 days
Birthplace:  Saldea, Ky. 
Occupation:  Miner 
Industry or business: Mines
Father Name:  Henry CLAY 
Father Birthplace:  Breathitt County, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Mary MCQUEEN 
Mother Birthplace:   Clay County, Ky. 
Informant:  McKinley CLAY, Anco, Ky.
Burial Place:   Chavies, Ky. 
Date:  14 May 1948 
Signature funeral director: Maggard-Blair & Garrett, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:   14 June 1948
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  12 May 1948 
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 3:15 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Run over by railroad car
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  falling from car onto tracks
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: accident
Date of occurrence: 12 May 1948
Where did injury occur: mine
While at work:  yes
Means of injury:  railroad car
Signature & Address:  J. R. Aker, M.D., Anco, Ky.
Date signed:  14 May 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 23 December 2010