Thanks Melissa, how wonderful if someone could "claim" this person. Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Hogan" <genealogistinal@yahoo.com> To: <albibb-l@rootsweb.com>; <bibb@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 9:07 AM Subject: [ALBIBB] Death Certificate for "Jennie" 1909 > All > > A few weeks ago a friend asked if I needed any early death certificates > copies pulled as she would be at the Family History Center... so I looked > at my "to do" list and then did a bit more "creative" searching in the > Alabama Death Index hoping to turn up some "missing" folks... as I did > this I found a death indexed as just "Jennie"... no last name, only > "Jennie"... I asked my friend if she had time to pull Jennie's death > certificate as well. I was hoping maybe for a semi-illegible last name... > but no she is simply Jennie. I can only speculate why her last name was > not recorded... anyway for posterity and the possibility that someone out > there is missing "Jennie", what follows is the information listed on the > death certificate: > > Alabama, Bibb County, cert#543 > Certificate of Death (Form No. 2) > > Full Name of Deceased: Jennie > Date of Death, year: 1909, month: August; day: (blank); hour: (blank); > A.M.: (blank); P.M. (blank) > Place of birth of decased, (state or country): Ala > Sex and color of deceased: Black Female (field allowed white, black or > mulatto) > Place of death of deceased, county: Beat 11 Bibb Co; beat: 11 > City or town: (blank) > How long did deceased reside at the place of death? 3 months > Where was disease contracted? Beat 9 Duration of illness: 3 months > Chief or principal disease causing death: Acute Tubercolosis (sic) > Contributory disease causing death: (blank) > Did deceased undergo a surgical operation, and if so when and of what > nature? No > Occupation of deceased: Not Given > Age of deceased, years: 19; months: (blank); days: (blank); married, > single or widowed: Single > Full name of Father of deceased: (blank) > Place of birth of father of deceased, (state or country): (blank) > Full name of Mother of deceased: (blank) > Place of birth of mother of deceased, (state or country): Ala > Place of interment of deceased: Beat 9 > Remarks: (blank) > Reporter: L. E. Prococh?? M. D., West Blocton, Ala > > There is a date written underneath the doctor's name but it is difficult > to read on the photocopy I have... definitely "Aug" then maybe 8 or 9? > > > Melissa > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >