DEATH CERTIFICATE

JOHN DIXON CORNETT

Date  23 July 1947
Cert:  20825 
Place of Death: County:  Perry Co.      City or Town:  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:  Rural
Full Name:  John Dixon CORNETT 
If Veteran Name War:  Spanish American
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Widowed
Husband or Wife of:   deceased 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  (blank) 
Birth date of deceased:  10 February 1871 
Age:  76 years, 05 months, 13 days
Birthplace:  Sassafras, Ky. 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Robert S. CORNETT 
Father Birthplace:  Sassafras, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Adaline BRASHEAR 
Mother Birthplace:  Viper, Ky. 
Informant:  Kirby CORNETT 
Burial Place:  Cornett Hill 
Date:  24 July 1947 
Signature of funeral director: Maggard-Blair-&Garrett, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  27 July 1947
Registrar's Signature:  (illegible) Combs 
Date of Death:  23 July 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 5:22 a.m. 
Immediate cause of death:  Carcinoma of (illegible) & liver
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  (blank)
Date of occurrence:  (blank)
Where did injury occur:  (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury:  (blank)
Signature: R. L. Collins, M.D., Hazard, Ky.
Date signed: 27 July 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 12 February 2010