Gabe Moss Death Certificate, Bienville, LA submitted by: Sherry Zorzi Date: Feb 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Gabe Moss was born in Bienville parish, died in Morehouse parish. Transcription with attached scanned document. Source: Louisiana State Archives Louisiana State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics Certificate of Death (Stamped) Sept. 14, 1931 1. Place of Death Parish - Morehouse Ward - 5 District No. - 34-5335 File No. - 115-9 City - blank Registered No. - 10064 Town - near Oak Ridge, La. No., St., Ward - none 2. Full Name - Gabe Moss Residence No., St., Ward - blank Length of residence in city or town where death occurred - 42 yrs. 7 mos. 3. Sex - Male 4. Color or Race - White 5. Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced - Married Husband of - Eva Julian Moss 6. Date of Birth - Aug. 12, 1858 7. Age - 72 yrs. 11 mos. 19 days 8. Trade, profession or particular line of work done - Planter 9. Industry or business in which work was done - blank 10. Date deceased last worked at this occupation - July 3, 1931 11. Total time (years) spent in this occupation - 42 yrs. Veteran past wars - blank 12. Birthplace - Old Sparta, Bienville 13. Father Name - James Lundy Moss 14. Father Birthplace - Georgia, Troupe Co. 15. Mother Maiden Name - Emma Margaret Sale 16. Mother Birthplace - Georgia, Troupe Co. 17. Informant - Eva Julian Moss Address - Oak Ridge 18. Burial, cremation, or removal Place - Oak Ridge Date - Aug 2, 1931 19. Undertaker - Babera's Funeral Home Address - Bastrop, La. 20. Filed - Aug. 1, 1931 Registrar - Mrs. Alice ???? (entire name scratched out) Undecipherable name written beneath 21. Date of Death - Aug. 1, 1931 22. I hereby certify that I attended deceased from July 4, 1931 to Aug. 1, 1931. I last saw him alive on Aug. 1, 1931, death is said to have occurred on the date state above at 6 p.m. The principal cause of death and related causes of importance in order of onset were as follows: Cerebral Hemorrhage, date of onset July 4, 1931 Secondary causes of importance not related to principal causes - blank Name of operation - blank Date of - blank What test confirmed diagnosis? - blank Was there an autopsy? - blank 23. If death was due to external causes (violence) fill in also the following: entire section left blank 24. Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? No Signed - J. B. Williams, MD (best guess) Address - Mer Rouge, La.