Greenlee Co. AZ - DEATH - William Clinton Edwards, 1945 This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Renee Pierce Smelley Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm **************************************************** Notes have been supplied in places where it maybe helpful to the researcher and are not part of the original death certificate. Arizona State Department of Health Division Of Vital Statistics Standard Certificate Of Death Department Of Commerce Bureau Of Census State File No.: 99 Registrar's No.: 37 County: Greenlee, City/Town: Morenci, Location: (sic) Hosp. Lenght of stay: 5 days, in community, 33 years, in Arizona: 33 years Usual Residence: State: Ariz., County: Greenlee, City/Town: Eagle Creek River Citizen of Foreign Country: No Name: William Clinton Edwards Social Security: None Male, White, Married Spouse: Cora Lea (note: maiden is Filleman), Age: 48 years Birth: Aug. 14 1889, Age: 55 years, 11 months, 3 days Birthplace: Frederiksburg, Tex. (note: Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co., TX,. Bill was actually born in Uvalde Co., TX) Usual Occupation: Cattleman, Industry/Business: Cattle Raising Death: July 17, 1945, Time: 5:45 pm Attended deceased from July 12, 1945 to July 17, 1945, last alive July 17, 1945 Cause of Death: cerebral hemorage & concussion, Due to: Injuries recieved when thrown from horse Accident, suicide or homicide: Accident Date of occurrence: July 12 1945 Where did injury occur: Clifton, Greenlee Co., Ariz. Injury Occurred: Ranch, while at work, injury: Thrown from horse Signature: C. H. Laugharn, M. D., Clifton, Ariz, July 19, 1945 Burial/Creamation/Removal: Burial crossed out and written above Removal, Place: Clifton, Ariz., Date: July 27, 1945 Embalmer: (sic) McMillen Funeral Director: McMillen Funeral Home, Address: Clifton Ariz. Father: Wm. Thomas Edwards (note: actually Thomas Clinton "Clint" Edwards), Birthplace: Don't know (note: Houston Co., TX) Mother: Don't know (note: Betty Ann Yarbrough), Birthplace: Texas (note: McMullen Co., TX Informant: Mrs. Harris Martin (note: Effie Lucille (Filleman) Martin, sister n law to deceased), Address: Clifton, Ariz. Date Recieved local registrar: 7-20-45 Registrar's Signature: Gregg Strickland Note: William Clinton "Bill" Edwards married Cora Lea Filleman on June 18, 1916 in Clifton, Arizona Territory. Cora Lea, daughter of John Joseph Filleman & Annie Elizabeth Chisholm, was born August 01, 1897 in Geronimo, Arizona Territory and died March 18, 1981 in Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, buried Clifton Cemetery. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist.