Date:    09 October 1946
Cert:    26819 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Hindman, Ky.
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County:  Knott
City or Town:  Hindman     Rural 
Full Name:  Eli MESSER 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  15 May 1933
Age:  13 years, 04 months, 24 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  School boy 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Alfred MESSER 
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Fannie HOLLAND 
Mother Birthplace:   Knott Co., Ky. 
Informant:   Alfred MESSER, Hindman, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Hindman, Ky. 
Date:  10 October 1946 
Signature of funeral director:  H. D. Shepherd, Vest, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  20 December 1946 
Registrar's Signature:  Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  09 October 1946 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Child fell out of a walnut tree
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence:  08 October 1946
Where did injury occur: On home farm
While at work:  No
Means of injury:  Fall from tree
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman
Date signed:  25 December 1946 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 14 December 2010