DEATH CERT: Birks West, 1957, Hart & Jefferson Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Submitted by Carol Olney, Email Registry ID# Date: 5 August 2003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************* Commonwealth of Kentucky Reg. District: 755, Primary Reg. District: 2275 Voting Precinct: not listed Certificate No. 57-21342 Name: Birks West Sex: Male Race: White Occupation: farmer Marital Status: widowed Spouse: not listed Date of Birth: 22 May 1870 Birthplace: Hart Co. KY Father: Martin West Father's Birthplace: not listed Mother: Lyle Logsdon Mother's Birthplace: not listed Date of Death: 19 October 1957 Hour of Death: not listed Age: 87 years, 4 months, 17 days Cause of Death: Cerebral thrombosis; arteriosclerosis Place of Death: Shipely Nursing Home, Louisville, Jefferson Co. Burial Place: Northtown Cemetery Burial Date: 21 October 1957 Informant: no tlisted Informant Relationship to Deceased: not listed Informant's Address: Not listed Undertaker: Winn Funeral Home, Horse Cave, KY Date Filed: 29 October 1957 Signed by: John M. Keaney, JR., MD A scanned copy of this death certificate can be found at