Date:    12 August 1945
Cert:    21789 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Smithsboro, Ky.  Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: 04 years, 04 months, 23 days
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Smithsboro     Rural 
Full Name:  Noah FRANCIS 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: 403-10-1426
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:   11 March 1905
Age:  40 years, 05 months, 01 days
Birthplace:  Smithsboro, Ky. 
Occupation:  Mining 
Industry or business:  Mining
Father Name:  G. W. FRANCIS 
Father Birthplace:  Smithsboro 
Mother Maiden Name:  Melvina SMITH 
Mother Birthplace:  Smithsboro, Ky. 
Informant:   John Wheeler (illegible ?Witt?), Smithsboro, Ky. 
Burial Place:  Smithsboro
Date:   12 August 1945 
Signature of funeral director: Friends & neighbors, Smithsboro
Date received by local registrar:  24 October 1945 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  12 August 1945 
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 (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Hemorrhage of lungs
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Pulmonary tuberculosis
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 & Address:  J. R. Aker, M.D., Anco, Ky.
Date signed:  22 October 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 27 November 2010