ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NC - VITALS - Death Certificate of Sinda Andrews Daughter of Chesley Cheek & Phoebe Woodruff ==================================================================== USGENWEB 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 or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Rebecca Moon Mooonster@aol.com ==================================================================== Contributor's NOte: This is an important document for Cheek researchers as it identifies Chesley Cheek's wife as Phoebe Woodruff. This is the only record of her maiden name that I have found. DEATH CERTIFICATE OF SINDA ANDREWS, IDENTIFYING HER PARENTS AS CHESLEY CHEEK AND PHOEBE WOODRUFF ______________________________________ North Carolina State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH Registration District No. 35035 1. PLACE OF DEATH County: Alleghany State: NC Register No.: 4 2. FULL NAME: Sinda Andrews PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS 3. Sex: Female 4. Color or Race: White 5. Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: Married 5a. If married, widowed, or divorced, Huband of (or) Wife of: Thomas Andrews 6. Date of Birth: [blank] 7. Age: about 84 8. Occupation of deceased: Housework 9. Birthplace: North Carolina 10. Name of Father: Chesley Cheek 11. Birthplace of Father: NC 12. Maiden Name of Mother: Phoebe Woodruff 13. Birthplace of Mother: NC 14. Informant: Sarah Fender, Vox, NC 15. Filed May 3, 1921, REGISTRAR: E.C. Edwards 16. Date of Death: May 1, 1921 17. I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended the deceased from on April 26, 1921, that I saw her alive on April 26, 1921, and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at [blank]. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows: Sunstroke and flux (duration) 4 years 6 mos. 18. Where was the disease contracted if not at place of death? [blank] Did an operation precede death? No Was there an autopsy? No What test confirmed diagnosis? [blank] (Signed) B. O. Choate, M.D. (Address) Sparta, NC 19. Place of Burial, Cremation or removal: Pleasant Home Church Date of Burial: [blank] 20. Undertaker: W.A. Gentry Address: Edwards X Road