DEATH CERTIFICATE

ADAM SMITH

Date:   21 November 1947
Cert:   23964 
Place of Death: County:  Floyd     City or Town:  Langley
Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Floyd
City or Town:  Eastern 
Full Name:  Adam SMITH 
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:  30 January 1924 
Age: 23 years
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Miner (coal) 
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Elias SMITH 
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Elizabeth SHEPHERD 
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Informant:  Kelley SMITH, Eastern, Ky. 
Burial Place:  Hindman, Ky. 
Date:  24 November 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  W. J. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 26 November 1947 
Registrar's Signature: Lucy Ransdell 
Date of Death:  21 November 1947 
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 9 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Brain Injury 
Duration: (blank)
Due to: Skull Fracture
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence: 21 November 1947
Where did injury occur: Inside coal mine
While at work: Yes
Means of injury: Slate fall
Signature & Address:  W. J. Ryan, Embalmer, Martin, Ky.
Date signed:  23 November 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 25 June 2010