Date:  31 December 1953
Cert:  27438 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Bath, Ky. Rural
Length of stay (in this place): 60 years
Street address or location:  Pt. died at his home at Bath - Knott County, Kentucky
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Bath  Rural     If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  Benjaman Franklin HAMMONDS
Date of Death:  31 December 1953
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Widowed
Date of Birth:  17 June 1871
Age:  82 years
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: Farming
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Father's Name:  Thomas HAMMONDS
Mother's Maiden Name:  Drucilla CRAFT
Was deceased ever in armed forces:  No
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Johnie HAMMONDS
Disease or condition directly leading to death: This person never saw a doctor in his life
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Senility
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  (blank)
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 (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  31 December 1953
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  Jno. N. Taul, Coroner
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  02 January 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family Cemetery
Location:  Bath, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 27 January 1954
Registrar's Signature:  Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Charles L. Hornsby, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 09 February 2011