Gabe Moss Death Certificate, Morehouse, LA
submitted by: Sherry Zorzi
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Source:  Louisiana State Archives
Transcription by Sherry Zorzi, January 28, 2003

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.