DEATH CERTIFICATE

 ROBERT COLLINS

Date:   22 March 1950
Cert:   08074 
Place of Death: County: Letcher     City or Town: Colson, Ky.
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: Coal Mine
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Knot
City or Town:  May, Kentucky    Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Robert COLLINS
Date of Death:  22 March 1950
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  21 June 1925
Age: 24 years, 09 months, 01 days
Usual Occupation: Miner
Kind of Industry or business: Holbrook & Duncil
Birthplace:  Knot Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  Henderson COLLINS
Mother's Maiden Name:  Lizzie COOK
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: 405-30-9655
Informant:  Mrs. Lonnie GIBSON (wife)
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Crushed skull
Interval between onset and death:  Instant
Due to:  Slate fall
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: no
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Place of injury:  Coal mines
City or Town, County, State: Colson, Letcher, Ky.
Time of Injury: 22 March 1950 1:45 p.m.
Injury occurred at work: yes
How did injury occur: Slate fall in mines
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 1:45 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  04 April 1950
Address:  Whitesburg, Ky.
Signature:  Archie Craft, Coroner
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  26 March 1950
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family Cemetery
Location:  Colson, Kentucky
Date received by local registrar: 04 April 1950
Registrar's Signature:  E. M. Collins
Funeral director & address:  Archie Craft, Whitesburg, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 14 July 2010