Date:   25 July 1956
Cert: #56-16987
Place of Death: County: Knott    City or Town:  Topmost - Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Full Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Topmost            Residence on a Farm?: Yes
Street Address: (blank)     Residence inside City Limits?:  No
Full Name:  Lincoln HALL 
Date of Death: 25 July 1956 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:   15 February 1930
Age:  26 years
Usual Occupation:  Miner
Kind of Industry or business: Mining
Birthplace:   Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  Andy HALL
Mother's Maiden Name:  Jenny JOHNSON 
Was deceased ever in armed forces:  No
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Andy HALL 
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Crushed Chest & Head
Interval between onset and death:  Instantly
Due to (b):  Slate fall in coal mine
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Describe how injury occurred:  Slate fall in coal mine
Time of injury:  10 a.m., July 25, 1956
Injury occurred at work:  While at work
Place of injury:  Coal Mine
City, Town or Location, County, State: Topmost, Knott, Ky.
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 10 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  01 August 1956
Address:  Wayland, Ky.
Signature:  M. V. Wicker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  27 July 1956
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Dry Creek
Location:  Topmost, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  01 August 1956
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  Hall Bros., Martin, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 04 April 2012