Date:  15 April 1950
Cert:  10351 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street address or location:  Carrie
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Floyd
City or Town: Rural     If rural give precinct:  Hueysville
Full Name:  James Vernon HUGHES
Date of Death:  15 April 1950
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Never Married
Date of Birth:  26 October 1926
Age:  23 years
Usual Occupation: Miner
Kind of Industry or business: Coal Mining
Birthplace:  Floyd Co.
Father's Name:  James HUGHES
Mother's Maiden Name:  Siddie REED
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  James HUGHES
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  (blank)
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Due to automobile accident
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Place of injury: Ky. 80
City or Town, County, State: Hindman, Knott, Ky.
Time of Injury: 15 April 1950, 8 p.m.
Injury occurred at work: Not while at work
How did injury occur: Auto hit truck & tree
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:  15 April 1950
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  Jno. N. Taul, Coroner
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  18 April 1950
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family
Location:  Floyd Co., Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 17 April 1950
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director/address: Hindman Funeral Home, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 14 January 2011