I transcribed the following death cert. today at the Camden Archives & Museum and am sharing: Some items are very difficult to read. Remember.... the ONLY thing that is primary documentation from the death cert. is the Death date and cause of death filled in by the Dr. All other info. is provided by an informant who may or may not know all the facts, such as the names of parents if they have been dead for a long time. If you happen to have proof that some of the info. is incorrect, please do a reply all and post back to the lists. Hope they fill in some gaps for some of you. Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net ---------------------------------------- 1918 - Death Cert. #16324, Aiken Co, SC Enoree Plunkett Female, white b. Oct 6, 1911, SC father: W.L. Plunkett, SC mother: Ida G. Williams, SC d. Sept 5, 1918, Aiken Co, SC cause: violent ants ___; did not see the child until dying. informant: W. L. Plunkett, Aiken, SC buried: Aiken Co, SC UT: D. M. George, Aiken, SC *date that was sent to me said died on Sept 3, 1918 - the actual blank with the date could be read as a 3 or 5, but if you read further, the death cert. states that the dr. saw the patient on Sept 5, and that 5 is clearly a 5. -------------------------------------------------------- 1919 - Death Cert. #5555, Aiken Co, SC W. W. Plunkett Male, White, married, Farmer b. April 22, 1842, SC father: Wm. Plunkett, SC mother: Isabelle Fulm(--), SC d. March 19, 1919, Aiken, Aiken Co, SC cause: paralysis from appoplexy informant: J. J. Plunkett buried: Clearwater Church. [Assume Clearwater, Aiken Co, SC] UT: D. M. George, Aiken, SC -------------------------------------------- 1920 - Death Cert. #16018, Aiken Co, SC James Elbert Plunkett Male, white, married b. March 16, 1897, Aiken Co, SC father: L. E. Plunkett, SC mother: Katie Snipes, Aiken Co, SC d. Sept 25, 1920, Shaw Township, Aiken Co, SC cause: tuberculosis of the lungs informant: L. E. Plunkett, Aiken, SC buried: Shiloh Church (no location given) UT. E. J. Neill, Aiken, SC ------------------------------------------- 1926 - Death Cert. #9741, Aiken Co, SC Janie Isabelle Plunkett Female, White, single b. Sept 15, 1866, SC father: James Plunkett, SC mother: Rhodia Ann Plunkett, SC d. June 9, 1926, Aiken, Aiken Co, SC cause: carsinoma of the liver and stomach. informant: J. A. Plunkett, Aiken, SC buried: Plunkett Cem. UT: D. M. George, Aiken, SC Larry, there was no Jones listed anywhere in the death cert. ---------------------------------------------------- 1929 - Death Cert. #20460, Aiken Co, SC Mrs. Aileen Arthur Female, white, married b. June 29, 1894, SC father: G. B. Garvin, SC mother: (G)enie Woodward, SC d. Nov 24, 1929, Windsor towhship, Aiken Co, SC cause: ____ during childbirth informant: R. L. Arthur, Rt. 2 Aiken buried: Clearwater Church, 11/29/1929 UT: D. M. George, Aiken, SC ----------------------------------- Larry, you named this one Andrew F. Ford, but name on the DC #5283 was Luther Ford. 1930 - Death Cert. #5283, Aiken Co, SC Luther Ford Male, White, widowed b. Nov 29, 1856, Aiken Co, SC * father: Joe Ford, place of birth Unknown. mother: Maranda Redd, place of birth unknown. d. April 4, 1930, Aiken Co, SC cause: Bright's Disease informant: written over and difficult to read. May be (Clair) Ada (Slatting), Langley, SC buried: (Sfunges) Cem. UT: J. G. Chaffee & E. H. Creed, Langley, SC Although the death certificate states he was born in Aiken Co, SC, this is not possible, as Aiken Co. was not formed until 1870 from part of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangburg Couties. The Langley area was in Old Edgefield Dist. ------------------------------------------- 1934 - Death Cert. #11848, Aiken Co, SC Powell Ford Male, White, widow, Farmer b. March 17, 1918, age 75, Aiken Co, SC father: William Ford, Aiken Co. mother: Frances Glackman, Aiken Co, SC d. August 15, 1934, Silverton township, Aiken Co, SC cause: arterio-sclerosis & cardiac hypertrophy informant: William Ford, Jackson, SC buried: (Sheen or Green) Pond UT: _______, Ellenton, SC I must have really done something wrong on this one. Age of 75 makes him born ca 1859. I have a Powell Ford in my files b. ca 1859 from 1880 Sleepy Hollow, Aiken, South Carolina, p. 271C [Source: FHL Film 1255218 National Archives Film T9-1218] Bennet BLACKMAN Self M M W 46 SC Occ: Laborer Fa: SC Mo: SC Frances BLACKMAN Wife F M W 45 SC Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: SC Anderson BLACKMAN Son M S W 7 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Eleanor FORD SDau F S W 26 SC Occ: Domestic Servant Fa: SC Mo: SC Mat FORD Other F S W 24 SC Occ: Laborer Fa: SC Mo: SC Powel FORD Other M S W 21 SC Occ: Laborer Fa: SC Mo: SC This is from census census transcription. Can anyone check the original to see if it gives a relationship. Since Eleanor Ford is called a stepchild, I would think the other Fords would be too..... Frances evidently married to William Ford 1st, then to Bennet Blackman??? But whatever..... something is very wrong with the dates of birth for Powell in the death cert. unless we have a whole new Powell Ford. Another question.... note the informant... is this the father William Ford?? that would really put a crimp in the marriage speculation. Maybe a brother? I am not knowledgeable on the Ford family, so all my comments are speculation. NEED HELP HERE?? ------------------------------------------------ 1951 - Death Cert. #5279, Aiekn Co, SC Henry G. Gunter Male, White, md, Farmer b. Dec. 13, 1880, Aiken Co, SC father: Jon E. Gunteer (sic), mother: Cornelia Kadle d. April 14, 1951, Aiken Co, SC cause: natural causes: apparantly due to cerebral hemmorhage (had not seen a Dr in over a year) informant: Mrs. Henry G. Gunter buried: Clearwater Church, Rt. 4, Aiken UT: Edward P. George, licensed embalmer #405, George Funeral Home, Aiken, SC (that's the first one of all the death cert. I have looked up that mentioned a license.)