Date:  15 April 1950
Cert:  07978 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Hindman, Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Full Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Floyd
City or Town: Hueysville, Kentucky    Street Address: (blank)
Full Name: Curtis James PRESTON
Date of Death:  15 April 1950
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Never Married
Date of Birth:  09 March 1919
Age:  31 years
Usual Occupation: Miner
Kind of Industry or business: Coal Mining
Birthplace:  Jenkins, Kentucky
Father's Name:  J. M. PRESTON
Mother's Maiden Name:  Vina SPARKS
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  J. M. PRESTON
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  (blank)
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Broken neck
Other significant conditions: Fracture skull
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: accident
Place of injury: Route #80
City or Town, County, State: Hindman, Knott, Kentucky
Time of Injury: 15 April 1950
Injury occurred at work: Not while at work
How did injury occur: Automobile accident (illegible)
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:  24 April 1950
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  Jno. N. Taul (Coroner)
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  17 April 1950
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Damron Cemetery
Location:  Collins, Pike County, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  26 April 1950 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 15 January 2011