Date:  25 July 1951
Cert:  14593 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Rural
Length of stay (in this place): All of life
Street address or location: Top Most
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Rural     If rural give precinct:  Top Most
Full Name:  James Tom HENSON
Date of Death:  25 July 1951
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  20 June 1882
Age:  69 years
Usual Occupation: Blacksmith
Kind of Industry or business: Blacksmith
Birthplace:  Haywood Co., N.C.
Father's Name:  Andy HENSON
Mother's Maiden Name:  Mary ENSLEY
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: 404-10-1637
Informant:  Mrs. Tom HENSON 
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Cancer of Stomach
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
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 (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 July 1951
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  J. W. Duke
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  27 July 1951
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Dry Creek Cemetery
Location:  Topmost, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 02 August 1951
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address: John N. Taul, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 20 January 2011