DEATH CERTIFICATE

ELISHA H. OWENS

Date:   25 July 1936 (transcribed as written)
Cert: #56-27720
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town:  Lackey
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Full Name of Hospital or Institution:  Stumbo Hospital
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Raven               
Street Address: (blank)   
Full Name:    Elisha H. OWENS
Date of Death:  July 15, 1936  (transcribed as written)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  (blank) 
Age:  42 ? (transcribed as written) years
Usual Occupation:  (blank)
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:   (blank)
Father's Name:  (blank) 
Mother's Maiden Name:  (blank)   
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  (blank) 
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Gun shot wound
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to: (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Describe how injury occurred:  (blank)
Time of injury:  (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City, Town or Location, County, State: (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:  Facts supported by affidavit of Juanita Ratliff, Elizabeth L. Owens, Chas M. Owens, Miles M. Owens
Address:   (blank)
Signature:  (blank) 
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  (blank)
Date: (blank) 
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:   (blank)
Location:  (blank) 
Date received by local registrar:  23 May 1957
Registrar's Signature:  J. (illegible) State Registrar
Funeral director & address:   (blank)
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 April 2012

 

AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF DEATH OF ELISHA OWENS
 
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
 
    ELIZABETH L. OWENS, being first duly sworn deposes and says:
    That she is a resident of the State of Ohio, County of Montgomery, and that her present address is 2601 Ottello Avenue, Dayton 4, Ohio:  that on or about the 25th day of July, 1936, affiant was present at the Stumbo Memorial Hospital, at the Town of Lackey, County of Knott, State of Kentucky, and that at said time and place Elisha Owens, husband of Frances R. Owens, died in my presence as a result of gunshot wounds inflicted by one John D. Huff who was later convicted of murder and sentenced to state prison in Kentucky.
    Further affiant sayeth not.
 
ELIZABETH L. OWENS
 
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 4 day of Mary, 1957.
 
Montgomery Ohio
Notary Public in and for said
County and State
 
VARINIA BROWN, Notary Public
in and for Montgomery County, Ohio
My Commission Expires Nov.22, 1958
 
 
 
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF DEATH OF ELISHA OWENS
 
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
 
    CHARLES M. OWENS, being first duly sworn deposes and says:
That he is a resident of the State of Michigan, City of Detroit, and that his residence is 28595 Sibley Road, Romulus, Michigan; and that he is the son of Elisha Owens and Frances R. Owens, and that he was born on the 9th day of May, 1920, and that affiant was present at the Stumbo Memorial Hospital, at Lackey, Kentucky, on the 25th day of July, 1936, the date of death of the said Elisha Owens, and that affiant knows of his own knowledge that said Elisha Owens died as a result of gunshot wounds inflicted by John D. Huff who was later convicted of murder and sentenced to state prison in Kentucky.
    Further, affiant sayeth nothing.
 
CHARLES M. OWENS
 
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 4 day of May, 1957.
 
Montgomery Ohio
Notary Public in and for said
County and State
 
VARINIA BROWN, Notary Public
in and for Montgomery County, Ohio
My Commission Expires Nov.22, 1958
 
 
 
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF DEATH OF ELISHA OWENS
 
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
 
    MILES M. OWENS, being first duly sworn deposes and says:
    That he is a resident of the State of Ohio, County of Montgomery, and this his present address is 2601 Ottello Avenue, Dayton 4, Ohio; that on or about the 25th day of July 1936, affiant was present at the Stumbo Memorial Hospital, at the Town of Lackey, County of Knott, State of Kentucky, and that at said time and place Elisha Owens, husband of Frances R. Owens, died as a result of gunshot wounds inflicted by one John D. Huff who was later convicted of murder and sentenced to state prison in Kentucky.
    Further affiant sayeth not.
 
MILES M. OWENS
 
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 4 day of Mary, 1957.
 
Montgomery Ohio
Notary Public in and for said
County and State
 
VARINIA BROWN, Notary Public
in and for Montgomery County, Ohio
My Commission Expires Nov.22, 1958
 
 
 
May 4, 1957
 
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
Louisville, Kentucky
 
Gentlemen:
I enclosed herewith two original Affidavits in support of the death of Elisha H. Owens, who died on July 25, 1936 at the Lackey Memorial Hospital, Lackey, Kentucky.  It seems from previous inquiries that no death certificate was ever filed.  Pursuant to prior correspondence, it is my belief that you will provide us with a death certificate upon the basis of the enclosed affidavits.
If you can issue us a birth certificate a photostatic copy of the same by return mail would be appreciated.  A return envelope is enclosed for your convenience.  If you cannot issue a death certificate, please advise what further additional information is necessary.  $1.00 check is enclosed, to cover your costs.  Yours very truly,
 
Juanita Ratliff
4401 Richland Drive
Dayton, Ohio   
 
Enclosures (2)
 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 April 2012