DEATH CERTIFICATE

ELIJAH GRIGSBY

Date  09 November 1942
Cert:  27828
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town:  Hazard
Name of Hospital or Institution:  Hazard Hospital Co.
Length of stay in hospital or community:  
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Vest Rural
Full Name:  Elijah GRIGSBY
If Veteran Name War:   (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Widower
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive:  (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  (blank)
Age: 76 years
Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Occupation:  Farmer
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  John L. GRIGSBY
Father Birthplace:  Perry Co.
Mother Maiden Name:  Elizabeth GAYHEART
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Informant:  Ray GRIGSBY, (illegible)
Burial Place:  Vest
Date:  10 November 1942
Signature of funeral director: Engles, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  31 December 1942
Registrar's Signature:  (illegible)
Date of Death:  09 November 1942
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 07 November 1942 to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 2:45 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Cerebral hemorrhage
Due to:  Hypertension heart disease
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:  Chris S. Jackson, M.D., Hazard, Ky.
Date signed:  10 November 1942
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 04 February 2010