Boy, do I have egg on my face. I decided to show John Edward Nix's death certificate to my wife, who is Japanese, and ask her interpretation of the handwriting. Her immediate reaction to the handwriting that I read as "Danl Knox" was "Don't Know". After staring at it for 5 minutes, I think I have to admit that she is right. So never mind my question about changing names from Knox to Nix. The rest of my message stands. I would appreciate any information that anyone has on John Edward Nix.