Date:  16 April 1954
Cert:  #16286
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Hindman, Ky.
Length of stay (in this place):  Life
Street address or location:  Born at Home
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Hindman     If rural give location: in Hindman, Knott Co., Ky.
Full Name:  John Wesley DUKE 
Date of Death:  16 April 1954 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Widowed
Date of Birth:  09 June 1873 
Age:  80 years
Usual Occupation:  Physician
Kind of Industry or business: Health Officer
Birthplace:  Hindman, Knott Co., Ky. 
Father's Name:  Peyton DUKE 
Mother's Maiden Name:  Nancy MADDEN 
Was deceased ever in armed forces: no
Social Security No.:  407-42-7644
Informant:  Family and friends 
Disease/condition directly leading to death: coronary thrombosis
Interval between onset and death: 10 minutes
Due to:  Gen. arteriosclerosis
Interval between onset and death:  20 years
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from August 1947 to 16 April 1954, that I last saw the deceased alive on 16 April 1954, and that death occurred at 7:00 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  03 June 1954
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  D. L. Barker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  19 April 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family Cemetery
Location:  Hindman, Knott Co., Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  03 June 1954
Registrar's Signature: Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  John N. Taul, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 12 March 2011