Deaths: Charles Edward Kanitz, 9 January 1941: Milan, Washtenaw County, Michigan 
 
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Michigan Department of Health 
Division of Vital Statistics 
Certificate of Death 
Register No.: 2 
Place of Death 
     County: Washtenaw 
     Village: Milan 
Full Name: Charles Edward Kanitz 
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS 
Sex: Male 
Color or Race: white 
Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced (WRITE the word): Married 
If married, widowed or divorced, HUSBAND of (or) WIFE of: Sarah Ann Smith 
Date of Birth (Month, day and year): Mar 19, 1865 
Age: 75 years, 9 months, 21 days 
OCCUPATION 
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done, as spinner, sawyer, bookkeeper, etc.: Retd 
Farmer 
Birthplace 
     (City or town): Sangamon Co. 
     (State or country): Ill 
FATHER 
     Name: Wm. W. Kanitz 
     Birthplace 
          (State or country): Germany 
MOTHER 
     Maiden Name: Caroline Hines 
     Birthplace 
          (State or country): Germany 
Informant: Sarah Kanitz 
     (Address): Milan Mich 
Burial, Cremation, or Removal 
     Place: Marble Park 
     Date: Jan 12, 1941 
Undertaker: Stevens & Bush 
     (Address): Milan Mich. 
Filed: Jan 11, 1941 
[signed O.[?] M. Squires Jr.] Registrar 
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH 
Date of Death (month, day, and year): Jan 9, 1941 
The principal cause of death and related causes of importance were as follows: Cancer of the 
ascending colon 
     Duration: 3 Mo 
Other contributory causes of importance: Starvation 
Signed: [R. H. Baugh] M.D. 
Address: Milan Mich