DEATH CERTIFICATE

 JOHN SMITH, JR.

Date  22 February 1940
Cert:  7827
Place of Death: County: Letcher     City or Town: rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: Carcassone, Ky.
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County: Letcher
City or Town:  rural     Street No.:  Carcassone, Ky.
Full Name:  John SMITH, Jr.
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  none
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  none
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  12 February 1939
Age: 01 years, 00 months, 10 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:  None
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  John SMITH
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Aclya Fay RICHARDSON
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Informant:  Sallie COMBS (neighbor), Carcassone, Ky.
Burial Place:  Carcassone Cem.
Date:  23 February 1940
Signature of funeral director: family, Carcassone, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  03 April 1940
Registrar's Signature:  E. M. Collins
Date of Death:  22 February 1940
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 10 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Broncho-Pneumonia
Duration: 05 da.
Due to: Whooping Cough - for 3 wks. (by investigation)
Major findings of operations: none
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work: (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address: R. D. Collins, M.D., Whitesburg, Ky.
Date signed:  03 April 1940
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 10 May 2010