This is my great grandmother's death certificate. Her name was Melzelia and they had her name on the death certificate as Nell Zealy Hooker. Just goes to show how wrong the records can be. Melzelia Hooker (Nell Zealy Hooker on Certificate) Certificate Number 3025 White, Female, Married Date of death Dec. 28, 1939 Place of death Blanche, Bell County, Kentucky Date of birth Nov. 18, 1880 Age at death 59 years, 20 days Place of birth Clay County, Kentucky Name of father D______Y (Daugherty) Smith, born Clay County, Ky. Name of mother Janie Jackson, born Clay County, Ky. Cause of death Tuberculosis Pulmonary Occupation Housewife Burial Blanche, Bell County, Kentucky Undertaker Brandenburg Gibson, Pineville, Ky. Informant Frank Hooker Registrar Helen Pearl