PUTNAM COUNTY, TN - DEATH CERTIFICATES - 1940
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Source: Tennessee Public Health Vital Records: Deaths, 1940 (Putnam County)
Available: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Hamilton County
           Bicentenniel Library, McClung Historical Collection (Knox
           County), Cleveland Historical Library (Bradley County)

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   year of death and certificate number.

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Certificate Number: 16992
Deceased Name: Louiza Carolina Allen
Date of Birth: 14 May 1872
Place of Birth: KY
Date of Death: 29 Jul 1940
Father: Chap Smith
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Martha Hull
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Thomas Allen
Cemetery: Smith Graveyard

Certificate Number: 23769
Deceased Name: Arthur Allison
Date of Birth: 16 Jun 1887
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 28 Jul 1940
Father: Travis Allison
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Syrine Wilkerson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Maggie Cole Allison
Cemetery: Smellage Cemetery

Certificate Number: 28300
Deceased Name: Elizabeth Allison
Date of Birth: 11 May 1849
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 19 Dec 1940
Father: Harrison Steward
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Sallie Brown
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: George Washington Allison
Cemetery: Welch Memorial

Certificate Number: 4329
Deceased Name: Ruth Anna Allison
Date of Birth: 22 Jan 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 Feb 1940
Father: Byrd Allison
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lois Bussell
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: John Henry

Certificate Number: 17003
Deceased Name: William H. Allison
Date of Birth: 10 May 1897
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 29 Jun 1940
Father: John Allison
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Eliza Martin
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Virginia Allison
Cemetery: Allison Graveyard

Certificate Number: 7410
Deceased Name: Mrs. Margret Elizebeth Anderson
Date of Birth: 1 Oct 1850
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 20 Mar 1940
Father: Meretha Gentery
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Frances Gentery
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Walter Anderson
Cemetery: Bloomington Springs

Certificate Number: 4328
Deceased Name: Mrs. Lee Ann Arnold
Date of Birth: 17 Aug 1853
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 18 Feb 1940
Father: John Brown
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Jessie Arnold
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 19351
Deceased Name: William Andrew Arterburn
Date of Birth: 10 Feb 1895
Place of Birth: Sumner County
Date of Death: 13 Aug 1940
Father: Thomas Arterburn
Place of Birth: Sumner County
Mother: Harrette Downs
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Dance Vickers
Cemetery: Judd Cemetery

Certificate Number: 10007
Deceased Name: Frances Jeradine Ashburn
Date of Birth: 29 Dec 1939
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 2 Apr 1940
Father: Oscar Lee Ashburn
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mary Bell Montgomery
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Dobbs

Certificate Number: 10004
Deceased Name: Nanolow Bagwell
Date of Birth: 4 May 1904
Place of Birth: Williamson County
Date of Death: 1 Mar 1940
Father: Shady Reed
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Mary Ambrose
Place of Birth: Williamson County
Spouse: Winton Bagwell
Cemetery: Pasque

Certificate Number: 12456
Deceased Name: Mr. Tom Bandy
Date of Birth: 21 Apr 1872
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 26 Apr 1940
Father:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Ova Davis
Cemetery: Krist Chapple

Certificate Number: 14723
Deceased Name: Mrs. Mary Belka
Date of Birth: 8 Oct 1877
Place of Birth: Czechoslovakia
Date of Death: 30 Mar 1940
Father:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Frank Belka
Cemetery: Glade Creek

Certificate Number: 1605
Deceased Name: Russel G. Bell
Date of Birth: 26 Jan 1884
Place of Birth: Rhea County
Date of Death: 16 Jan 1940
Father: Largus Bell
Place of Birth: Columbus, SC
Mother: Victoria Pierson
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: ??? ???
Cemetery: Spring City

Certificate Number: 10006
Deceased Name: Willie Alvin Benson
Date of Birth: 4 Apr 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 30 Apr 1940
Father: Melburn Benson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Callie Ruby King
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Brotherton

Certificate Number: 7396
Deceased Name: Evander Bud Bilbrey
Date of Birth: 29 May 1851
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 19 Mar 1940
Father:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: May Frieze Bilbrey
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 29606
Deceased Name: Fannie Bilbrey
Date of Birth: 1 Apr 1858
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 22 Dec 1940
Father: Joe Bilbrey
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Sarah Brown
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Wren Johnson Bilbrey
Cemetery: Paron

Certificate Number: 14716
Deceased Name: George Ely Bilbrey
Date of Birth: 8 Apr 1850
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 18 Jun 1940
Father: Lardie Bilbrey
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Mary Gore
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Laura Copeland Bilbrey
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 14724
Deceased Name: Hilary Maslon Bilbrey
Date of Birth: 4 Dec 1854
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 22 Jun 1940
Father: William Preston Bilbrey
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Francis Malisa Harris
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: Loucinda Bilbrey
Cemetery: Shady Grove

Certificate Number: 1620
Deceased Name: Martha Bradford Birdwell
Date of Birth: 29 Mar 1910
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 4 Jan 1940
Father: Thomas Bradford
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Liza Jane Sherrill
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Charlie Birdwell
Cemetery: Odd Fellows

Certificate Number: 1608
Deceased Name: Joe Bohannon
Date of Birth: 18 Mar 1880
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 27 Jan 1940
Father: Robert Bohannon
Place of Birth: Sparta
Mother: Sylvia Johnson
Place of Birth: Lebanon
Cemetery: Rock Hill

Certificate Number: 7390
Deceased Name: Andrew Nelson Bowden
Date of Birth: 3 Sep 1861
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Date of Death: 10 Mar 1940
Father: Joshua Bowden
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Polly Ann Steven
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Martha Bowden
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 16995
Deceased Name: Ira Bowden
Date of Birth: 8 Sep 1893
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 13 Jul 1940
Father: David Sherman Bowden
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Mother: Mary Jane Beaty
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Cemetery: Whitaker

Certificate Number: 28305
Deceased Name: Billy Joe Bowen
Date of Birth: 21 Jan 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 11 Dec 1940
Father: Porter Bowen
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Mother: Bertha West
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Flatt

Certificate Number: 10011
Deceased Name: James Erastus (James L.) Boyd
Date of Birth: 22 Oct 1883
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 11 Apr 1940
Father: Tom Boyd
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Melissa Jared
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Dora Dunnivan Boyd
Cemetery: Smellage Cemetery

Certificate Number: 25958
Deceased Name: William Vick Braswell
Date of Birth: 17 Feb 1901
Place of Birth: Cannon County
Date of Death: 18 Nov 1940
Father: Jim Braswell
Place of Birth: Dekalb County
Mother: Hattie Davis
Place of Birth: Dekalb County
Spouse: Lucy Braswell
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 21518
Deceased Name: Altha Mira Fox Brown
Date of Birth: 5 Dec 1859
Place of Birth: Hamilton County
Date of Death: 11 Sep 1940
Father: John B. Fox
Place of Birth: VA
Mother: Martha Jane Fox
Place of Birth: VA
Spouse: James M. Brown
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 23768
Deceased Name: James Wolford Brown
Date of Birth: 14 Sep  (Age: 75y)
Place of Birth: KY
Date of Death: 4 Sep 1940
Father:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Gilla Ann Beam
Cemetery: Double Springs

Certificate Number: 4332
Deceased Name: Marguette Brown
Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1863
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 23 Jan 1940
Father: Mart Goolsby
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Sallie Polk
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Ryley Brown
Cemetery: Brown Cemetery

Certificate Number: 12461
Deceased Name: Mrs. Selvina Caroline Jones Brown
Date of Birth: 17 Jan 1870
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 8 Apr 1940
Father: Almon Jones
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Elizabeth Grimes
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Jissie Brown, Jr.
Cemetery: Boiling Springs

Certificate Number: 21522
Deceased Name: Willis Woodford Brown
Date of Birth: 8 Mar 1866
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 19 Sep 1940
Father: Joe Brown
Place of Birth: TN
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Mary Whitson Brown
Cemetery: Whitson

Certificate Number: 7400
Deceased Name: James Howell Bryant
Date of Birth: 17 Jul 1856
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 12 Mar 1940
Father: Irwin Bryant
Place of Birth: KY
Mother: Irine Elrod
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Susie Bryant
Cemetery: Brotherton

Certificate Number: 25954
Deceased Name: Ralph Waldo Bryant
Date of Birth: 25 Jul 1900
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 Nov 1940
Father: Worth Bryant
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Elizabeth Moore
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 4327
Deceased Name: Mandy Buck
Date of Birth: 6 Feb 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 6 Feb 1940
Father: Hubert T. Buck
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Minnie Bell Mullin
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Algood

Certificate Number: 28301
Deceased Name: Mary Emaline Buckner
Date of Birth: 4 Jul 1892
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 27 Dec 1940
Father: Hilary Bilbrey
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Lalshie Blaylock
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Daniel Luin Buckner
Cemetery: Whittaker

Certificate Number: 21523
Deceased Name: William Henry Buckner
Date of Birth: 8 Dec 1888
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 29 Sep 1940
Father: Daniel Boone Buckner
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mary Ann Welch
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Etta Gragg Buckner
Cemetery: Whitaker

Certificate Number: 4323
Deceased Name: Parillia Angeline Burton
Date of Birth: 1 Oct 1865
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 25 Feb 1940
Father: Jacob Davis
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Nancy Bartlett
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Bill Burton
Cemetery: West Cemetery

Certificate Number: 19355
Deceased Name: Charles Edward Byers, Jr.
Date of Birth: 21 Apr 1938
Place of Birth: Algood
Date of Death: 26 Jul 1940
Father: Charles Edward Byers
Place of Birth: Algood
Mother: Anna Belle Verble
Place of Birth: Algood
Cemetery: Paran

Certificate Number: 19352
Deceased Name: Rebecca Campbell
Date of Birth: 24 Feb 1873
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 4 Aug 1940
Father: Joe Mills
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Betsey Whitson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Tim Campbell
Cemetery: Gentry Graveyard

Certificate Number: 12459
Deceased Name: Henry Colquit Carmack
Date of Birth: 12 Oct 1872
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 10 May 1940
Father: James Marion Carmack
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Martha Gaw
Place of Birth: Overton County
Cemetery: Algood

Certificate Number: 21526
Deceased Name: David Carr
Date of Birth: 22 Jul 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 10 Sep 1940
Father: Baily Carr
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Ethel Shanks
Place of Birth: TN
Cemetery: Smellage

Certificate Number: 10012
Deceased Name: Elizabeth Jane Carr
Date of Birth: 16 Sep 1855
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 13 Mar 1940
Father: Thomas Jefferson Evans
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Margarette Ellen Shanks
Place of Birth: VA
Spouse: Joe C. Carr
Cemetery: Smellage

Certificate Number: 25965
Deceased Name: Joe C. Carr
Date of Birth: 27 Dec 1849
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 9 Nov 1940
Father: Elijah Carr
Place of Birth: TN
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Elizabeth Jane Carr
Cemetery: Smellage Graveyard

Certificate Number: 16985
Deceased Name: Samuel Everett Carr
Date of Birth: 22 Apr 1883
Place of Birth: Rockingham, NC
Date of Death: 4 Jul 1940
Father: Joshua T. Carr
Place of Birth: NC
Mother: Catherine Stewart
Place of Birth: NC
Spouse: Edna Chapin Carr
Cemetery: West

Certificate Number: 12464
Deceased Name: Sarah Jane Carr
Date of Birth: 25 Nov 1861
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 May 1940
Father: William Mahan
Place of Birth: Todd, KY
Mother: Sally Stewart
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Ray Graveyard

Certificate Number: 17002
Deceased Name: George Carter
Age: 79y
Place of Birth: Dekalb County
Date of Death: 19 Jul 1940
Father: George Carter
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Betty Unknown
Place of Birth: Smith County
Cemetery: Maynard Cemetery

Certificate Number: 1610
Deceased Name: Mrs. India Belle Chaffin
Date of Birth: 22 Sep 1866
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 17 Jan 1940
Father: Elija Sliger
Place of Birth: MS
Mother: Mary Ann Welch
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Almor Chaffin
Cemetery: Family

Certificate Number: 4333
Deceased Name: William Narrel Chaffin
Date of Birth: 29 Mar 1856
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 27 Jan 1940
Father: William Chaffin
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Susian Whitefield
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Susian Young
Cemetery: Whitefield

Certificate Number: 16984
Deceased Name: Mary Ray Chapin
Date of Birth: 26 Jan 1861
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 3 Jul 1940
Father: William Ray
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Celia West
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: John C. Chapin
Cemetery: West

Certificate Number: 25955
Deceased Name: Betty Sue Choate
Date of Birth: 30 May 1937
Place of Birth: Cookeville
Date of Death: 8 Nov 1940
Father: Ernest Benton Choate
Place of Birth: Cookeville
Mother: Clara Dixon
Place of Birth: Cookeville
Cemetery: Choate Cemetery

Certificate Number: 1609
Deceased Name: John Choate
Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1852
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Date of Death: 28 Jan 1940
Father: George Choate
Place of Birth: NC
Mother: Malinda Guinn
Place of Birth: NC
Spouse: Louisa Russell Choate
Cemetery: Okolona

Certificate Number: 10005
Deceased Name: Mary Ruth Choate
Date of Birth: 21 Dec 1928
Place of Birth: Cookeville
Date of Death: 31 Mar 1940
Father: Ned Choate
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Hannah Burgess
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Choate Cemetery

Certificate Number: 4331
Deceased Name: Wallene Gambel Christian
Date of Birth: 12 May 1912
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 22 Feb 1940
Father: Jesse Gambel
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Mary Crawford
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Louis Christian
Cemetery: Cherry Hill

Certificate Number: 16994
Deceased Name: Wesley J. Clouse
Date of Birth: 16 Jan 1876
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 31 Jul 1940
Father: William Clouse
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lucila Randolph
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Mary Lou Clouse
Cemetery: Board Valley

Certificate Number: 12445
Deceased Name: Armand Catherina McGee Conatser
Date of Birth: 10 Mar 1864
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Date of Death: 6 Apr 1940
Father: William J. McGee
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Mother: Martelia E. Taylor
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 12446
Deceased Name: Amanda Tennessee Cowan
Date of Birth: 11 Dec 1861
Place of Birth: Smith County
Date of Death: 6 Apr 1940
Father: Willis Bush
Place of Birth: Smith County
Mother: Amanda Trigg
Place of Birth: Smith County
Spouse: William Cowan
Cemetery: McBroom

Certificate Number: 7405
Deceased Name: Aphalonis Crowder
Age: 71y
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 27 Feb 1940
Father: Wilie P. Crowder
Place of Birth: NC
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Cemetery: Judd

Certificate Number: 21528
Deceased Name: Mrs. Annie Crownover
Age: abt 66y
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 4 Sep 1940
Father: Marcus Helms
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Elizabeth Sypert
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Odd Fellows

Certificate Number: 29607
Deceased Name: Sally Daniels
Date of Birth: 21 Dec 1873
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 31 Dec 1940
Father: Harve Petty
Place of Birth: Smith County
Mother: Annie Brinley Petty
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Frank Daniels
Cemetery: Petty

Certificate Number: 14720
Deceased Name: Catherine Huffstutler Davidson
Date of Birth: 11 Nov 1875
Place of Birth: Blount, AL
Date of Death: 27 Jun 1940
Father: Adam Huffstutler
Place of Birth: AL
Mother: Sarah Ellis
Place of Birth: AL
Spouse: Tyre H. Davidson
Cemetery: Oak Hill

Certificate Number: 28303
Deceased Name: Sarah Elizabeth Davidson
Date of Birth: 25 Jan 1856
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 8 Dec 1940
Father: John Kirby
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Cemetery: New Hope

Certificate Number: 7408
Deceased Name: Adeline Rodgers Davis
Date of Birth: 15 Nov 1895
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 6 Mar 1940
Father: John Rodgers
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mary Susan Burroughs
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Ellie Davis
Cemetery: Family Cemetery

Certificate Number: 4320
Deceased Name: Dr. Shelah Dillard Davis
Date of Birth: 7 Apr 1877
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 Feb 1940
Father: William G. Davis
Place of Birth: VA
Mother: Caroline Stover
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Eunie Haynes Davis
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 14721
Deceased Name: William Morgan Fite Davis
Date of Birth: 6 Oct 1858
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 14 Mar 1940
Father: Stephen Davis
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Katherine Fite
Place of Birth: NC
Spouse: Susan Baker Davis
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 23764
Deceased Name: Robert Alex Denton
Date of Birth: 14 Aug 1867
Place of Birth: Wilson County
Date of Death: 13 Oct 1940
Father: James Denton
Place of Birth: Wilson County
Mother: Mary Gamble
Place of Birth: Wilson County
Spouse: Mrs. Mollie Holliday Denton
Cemetery: Algood

Certificate Number: 7389
Deceased Name: Julia Sadler Deulin
Age: abt 50y
Place of Birth: Dekalb County
Date of Death: 2 Mar 1940
Father: Milas Northcutt
Place of Birth: Warren County
Mother: Bettie Porter
Place of Birth: Dekalb County
Cemetery: Family Cemetery

Certificate Number: 23760
Deceased Name: Charles Arnold Douglass
Date of Birth: 27 Mar 1863
Place of Birth: Cookeville
Date of Death: 18 Oct 1940
Father: James M. Douglass
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Avo Arnold
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: Mrs. Nina Early Douglass
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 4326
Deceased Name: Stephen Amonette Draper
Date of Birth: 19 Jul 1879
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 3 Feb 1940
Father: Oliver Newton Draper
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mary Olive Cummings
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: Lula Myrtle Eastes Draper
Cemetery: Smyrna

Certificate Number: 14729
Deceased Name: Everette Ray Dyer
Date of Birth: 2 Sep 1913
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 14 Jun 1940
Father: Ambus Dyer
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Fina Judd
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Lora Alice Dyer
Cemetery: Odd Fellow

Certificate Number: 4339
Deceased Name: Mary Pilinie Ellis
Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1867
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 10 Feb 1940
Father: John Allison
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Leona Maxwell
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: W. A. Ellis
Cemetery: Johnson

Certificate Number: 16993
Deceased Name: Betty Alcorn Elrod
Date of Birth: 24 May 1877
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 6 Jul 1940
Father: Richard A. Alcorn
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Nancy Lewis
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Watt Elrod
Cemetery: Marlow

Certificate Number: 25964
Deceased Name: LaFayette Elrod
Date of Birth: 7 Apr 1860
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 Nov 1940
Father: William Elrod
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Polly Elrod
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Matilda Elrod
Cemetery: Family Cemetery

Certificate Number: 12455
Deceased Name: Mr. George Watson Elrod
Date of Birth: 26 Oct 1875
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 15 Apr 1940
Father: Jack Elrod
Place of Birth: Smith County
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Mrs. Bettie Alcorn Elrod
Cemetery: Marlow

Certificate Number: 17005
Deceased Name: William Wirt Elrod
Date of Birth: 9 Aug 1851
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 13 Jul 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Bettie Elrod
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Hanes Cemetery

Certificate Number: 1614
Deceased Name: Mary Elizabeth Epperson
Date of Birth: 13 May 1874
Place of Birth: Springfield
Date of Death: 17 Jan 1940
Father: Samuel A. Epperson
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Hattie J. Henry
Place of Birth: Hartsville
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 4334
Deceased Name: Charles Casto Farley
Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1898
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 28 Jan 1940
Father: James Farley
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Oma Cartwright
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Notie LaFever
Cemetery: Cookeville

Certificate Number: 25953
Deceased Name: Walter Leonard Fowler
Date of Birth: 23 Nov 1871
Place of Birth: Clay County
Date of Death: 1 Nov 1940
Father: Clark Fowler
Place of Birth: Clay County
Mother: Sue Johnson
Place of Birth: Clay County
Spouse: Luella Birdwell Fowler
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 17004
Deceased Name: Margaret Elizabeth Gentry
Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1863
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 Jun 1940
Father: Samuel O. Swann
Place of Birth: Cumberland County
Mother: Judy A. Swann
Place of Birth: Dekalb County
Spouse: W. R. S. Gentry
Cemetery: McBroom

Certificate Number: 25960
Deceased Name: Wiley Blackburn Gentry
Date of Birth: 30 Jan 1863
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 26 Oct 1940
Father: Wiley Gentry
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Minervia Emline McCaleb
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: West Cemetery

Certificate Number: 12467
Deceased Name: James Gibson
Date of Birth: 20 Dec 1865
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 17 May 1940
Father: Joe Gibson
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Elizabeth Bryan
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Mrs. Jane Gibson
Cemetery: Bryan

Certificate Number: 10013
Deceased Name: Anna Ruth Goolsby
Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1929
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 Apr 1940
Father: James F. Goolsby
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Anna E. Pharris
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Bloomington Springs

Certificate Number: 21521
Deceased Name: Byrd Simmon Goolsby
Date of Birth: 27 Sep 1858
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 9 Sep 1940
Father: John Goolsby
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Sallie Pippin Goolsby
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Sophia Dowell Goolsby
Cemetery: Double Springs

Certificate Number: 7397
Deceased Name: Cordelia Dyer Goolsby
Date of Birth: 14 Feb 1859
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 27 Mar 1940
Father: Riley Dyer
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mollie Harper
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Frank Goolsby
Cemetery: Sand Springs

Certificate Number: 4338
Deceased Name: Lorina Francis Goolsby
Date of Birth: 23 Jul 1855
Place of Birth: Bloomington Springs
Date of Death: 12 Feb 1940
Father: Pinkus Pippin
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Elmarie Hopkins
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Goodall Goolsby
Cemetery: Flatt Cemetery

Certificate Number: 19353
Deceased Name: Bynam Greenwood
Date of Birth: 13 Mar 1876
Place of Birth: KY
Date of Death: 16 Aug 1940
Father: Potter Greenwood
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Lucy Peek
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Daisy Greenwood
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 29608
Deceased Name: Cordelia Alcorn Gregg
Date of Birth: 1 Aug 1868
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 31 Dec 1940
Father: Richard Alcorn
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Nancy Lewis
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: J. B. Gregg
Cemetery: Marlow

Certificate Number: 25966
Deceased Name: Anna Frances Grogan
Date of Birth: 24 Oct 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 27 Oct 1940
Father: Andrew J. Grogan
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lizzie Goodwin
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Smellage

Certificate Number: 12448
Deceased Name: James Arthur Grogan
Date of Birth: 30 Jan 1892
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 28 Apr 1940
Father: Robert Grogan
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Martha Haggart
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Lula Frances Grogan
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 14718
Deceased Name: William Wesley Grogan
Date of Birth: 15 Jan 1868
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 22 Jun 1940
Father: John Grogan
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Ellen Fuqua
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Cordelia Grogan
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 1604
Deceased Name: James Howard Hale
Date of Birth: 13 Jan  (Age: 21y)
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 15 Jan 1940
Father: Robert Hale
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Mother: Rachel Gibson
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Algood

Certificate Number: 19359
Deceased Name: Alix Marie Hammond
Date of Birth: 5 Jan 1940
Place of Birth: Double Springs
Date of Death: 2 Aug 1940
Father: Curtiss Hammond
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Vola May Fry
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Double Springs

Certificate Number: 16996
Deceased Name: Edith Pearl Haney
Date of Birth: 18 Feb 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 14 Jun 1940
Father: Otha Carmon Haney
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lena Opal Adams
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Brotherton

Certificate Number: 25959
Deceased Name: Sherman Brownlow Harris
Date of Birth: 29 Jul 1867
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 18 Oct 1940
Father: Larkin Harris
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Annie Gentry
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Mary T. Harris
Cemetery: Odd Fellows

Certificate Number: 12451
Deceased Name: Frank Hays
Date of Birth: 15 Mar 1857
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 23 Apr 1940
Father: Marion Harp
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Vina Kanard
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Ditha Harp
Cemetery: Smyrna

Certificate Number: 16998
Deceased Name: William Hickey Heard
Date of Birth: 29 May 1894
Place of Birth: Pickett County
Date of Death: 29 Jul 1940
Father: John A. Heard
Place of Birth: Pickett County
Mother: Mary Clouse
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Spouse: Sibbie Lee Warren Heard
Cemetery: Algood

Certificate Number: 1618
Deceased Name: Marcus Helhams
Date of Birth: 29 Jun 1846
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 10 Jan 1940
Father: Harriam Helhams
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Rutha Youngs
Place of Birth: Buffalo Valley
Spouse: Elizabeth Sypert
Cemetery: Family Cemetery

Certificate Number: 7407
Deceased Name: Ronny Keith Herren
Date of Birth: 28 Nov 1939
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 23 Mar 1940
Father: Winnell Herren
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Alene Palmer
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Palmer

Certificate Number: 14717
Deceased Name: Albert P. Herron
Date of Birth: 21 Jan 1885
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 18 Jun 1940
Father: Sam Herron
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lodusta Thomas
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Lona Herron
Cemetery: Judd Graveyard

Certificate Number: 12441
Deceased Name: Ridley Davis Hicks
Date of Birth: 23 Dec  (Age: 57y 5m 10d)
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 3 May 1940
Father: Tom Hicks
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Susan Goodwin
Place of Birth: Unknown
Cemetery: Old Zion

Certificate Number: 28302
Deceased Name: William Ivander Hoges
Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1856
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 22 Nov 1940
Father: Wade Hoges
Place of Birth: TN
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Lou Rilda Dixon
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 21519
Deceased Name: James Samuel Holloway
Date of Birth: 14 Jun 1860
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 16 Sep 1940
Father: George W. Holloway
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Mary Harp
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Nancy Jane Meadows Holloway
Cemetery: Zion

Certificate Number: 7402
Deceased Name: Adeline Honeycutt
Age: past 65y
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 17 Mar 1940
Father: Allen Eldridge
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Tamie Phillips
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: Mose Honeycutt
Cemetery: Welch

Certificate Number: 1611
Deceased Name: Lena Howard
Date of Birth: 6 Jun 1909
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 24 Jan 1940
Father: Charlie Hunter
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Zonie Allen
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: John Howard
Cemetery: Dry Valley

Certificate Number: 4322
Deceased Name: Mamie Dicy Howard
Date of Birth: 14 Oct 1907
Place of Birth: White County
Date of Death: 21 Feb 1940
Father: Sam Howell
Place of Birth: White County
Mother: Mary Elrod
Place of Birth: White County
Spouse: Douglas Howard
Cemetery: Howard Graveyard

Certificate Number: 21527
Deceased Name: Simon Peter Huddleston
Date of Birth: 30 Jan 1863
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 4 Sep 1940
Father: William Jasper Huddleston
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Amanda Jared
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Saphronia Huddleston
Cemetery: Jared Graveyard

Certificate Number: 14722
Deceased Name: Rush Hunter
Date of Birth: 13 Mar 1854
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 9 May 1940
Father: Dudley Hunter
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Annie Lowery
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Lee Vernie Watson
Cemetery: Dry Valley

Certificate Number: 12463
Deceased Name: Myrtle Jackson
Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1899
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 29 May 1940
Father: Wind Denson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lucy Crook
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Haywood Jackson
Cemetery: Rock Springs

Certificate Number: 1606
Deceased Name: Radford Brasier Jackson
Date of Birth: 28 Jul 1873
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 20 Jan 1940
Father: Logan Jackson
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Mother: Delina Fox
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Mrs. Ina Jackson
Cemetery: Smith Chapel

Certificate Number: 12466
Deceased Name: Callie Lois Jared
Date of Birth: 17 Mar 1939
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 5 May 1940
Father: J. M. Jared
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Vallie Daws
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Bryant

Certificate Number: 12450
Deceased Name: Bobby Linnith Johnson
Date of Birth: 28 Jul 1937
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 13 Apr 1940
Father: Jessie James Johnson
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Mother: Velma Darcus Guinn
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Salem

Certificate Number: 7403
Deceased Name: Mary Anne Stafford Johnson
Date of Birth: 4 Jun 1846
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 12 Feb 1940
Father: Archie Stafford
Place of Birth: TN
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Rube E. Johnson
Cemetery: Sim Pippin

Certificate Number: 23766
Deceased Name: Betty Jane Jones
Date of Birth: 14 Jun 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 20 Oct 1940
Father: Willie Jones
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Vera Clemons
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Jones

Certificate Number: 7404
Deceased Name: Mrs. Jane Jones
Date of Birth: 8 Jan 1901
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 15 Mar 1940
Father: Sam Herran
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Lodusky Thomas
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Hubert Jones
Cemetery: Judd Cemetery

Certificate Number: 23759
Deceased Name: Herbert Nelson Judd
Date of Birth: 22 Apr 1934
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 3 Oct 1940
Father: James Nelson Judd
Place of Birth: White County
Mother: Cora Ann Gordon
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Wray Graveyard

Certificate Number: 7398
Deceased Name: Lucy Elizabeth Judd
Date of Birth: 10 Aug  (Age: 67y)
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 28 Mar 1940
Father: George Anderson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Emlie Bartlett
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Henry Judd
Cemetery: Smyrna

Certificate Number: 25956
Deceased Name: Walter Haston Judd
Date of Birth: 3 Mar 1894
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 14 Nov 1940
Father: Lee Judd
Place of Birth: KY
Mother: Della Steakley
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Annie Louise Judd
Cemetery: Cookeville

Certificate Number: 16989
Deceased Name: Robert Lee Kemp
Date of Birth: 23 Jul 1917
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 5 May 1940
Father: Clifton Kemp
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Ollie Herd
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Beulah Taylor Kemp
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 4330
Deceased Name: Robert Lee Kerr
Date of Birth: 6 Apr 1874
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 4 Feb 1940
Father:  Kerr
Place of Birth: TN
Mother:  Allen
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Mrs. R. L. Kerr
Cemetery: Farmer

Certificate Number: 16997
Deceased Name: Herman Ensor Lafever
Date of Birth: 9 Sep 1916
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 28 Jul 1940
Father: Richard Lafever
Place of Birth: White County
Mother: Maggie Farley
Place of Birth: White County
Spouse: Pauline Scarlett Lafever
Cemetery: Judd

Certificate Number: 25961
Deceased Name: Geraldine Laycock
Date of Birth: 4 Sep 1940
Place of Birth: Monterey
Date of Death: 15 Oct 1940
Father: Chester Vonner Laycock
Place of Birth: KY
Mother: Mary Etta Tosh
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Sand Springs

Certificate Number: 7401
Deceased Name: Jessee Crockett Laycox
Age: 61y 9m 14d
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 5 Mar 1940
Father: Tom Laycox
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Elzia Bradford
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Etta R. Laycox
Cemetery: Whittaker

Certificate Number: 7392
Deceased Name: Minis Sherman Lee
Date of Birth: 28 Jun 1866
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 11 Mar 1940
Father: Joseph R. Lee
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Margaret Lee
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Clara Jane Brown Lee
Cemetery: Boma

Certificate Number: 23765
Deceased Name: Lee Odell Loftis
Date of Birth: 17 Mar 1920
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 10 Aug 1940
Father: Mat Loftis
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Alice Skimmahorn
Place of Birth: TN
Cemetery: I. O. O. F.

Certificate Number: 12447
Deceased Name: Mary Etta Loftis
Date of Birth: 8 Mar 1865
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 18 Apr 1940
Father: John Hickman Dowell
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Rebecca Barnes
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Hill Graveyard

Certificate Number: 25963
Deceased Name: Kate Elizabeth Lovelady
Date of Birth: 25 Dec 1865
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 25 Nov 1940
Father: Barney Burch
Place of Birth: NC
Mother: Martha Jones
Place of Birth: GA
Spouse: J. M. Lovelady
Cemetery: Maddux Cemetery

Certificate Number: 12443
Deceased Name: Elretta Laurrintine Lynn
Date of Birth: 4 Jan 1857
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 22 May 1940
Father: Eligah Terry
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Sarah Anderson
Place of Birth: TN
Cemetery: Smyrna

Certificate Number: 10008
Deceased Name: Charlie Maddux
Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1878
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 3 Apr 1940
Father: Snowdon Maddux
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Mary Burton
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Mrs. Luke Medley
Cemetery: Maddux

Certificate Number: 12462
Deceased Name: Velma Grace Mahan
Date of Birth: 1 Jul 1906
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 May 1940
Father: William Robert Maxwell
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mollie Freeman
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Vestal Mahan
Cemetery: Mahan

Certificate Number: 21520
Deceased Name: Mattie Marler
Date of Birth: 14 Apr 1850
Place of Birth: Wilson County
Date of Death: 17 Sep 1940
Father: John Shanks
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Richard Marler
Cemetery: Cedar Grove

Certificate Number: 16999
Deceased Name: Mrs. Celia Martin
Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1850
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 13 Jul 1940
Father: Giles Elrod
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Cyntha Thomas
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Allison

Certificate Number: 28304
Deceased Name: George Washington Massa
Date of Birth: 17 Apr 1898
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 12 Dec 1940
Father: Travis Massa
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Martha Jones
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Ova Massa
Cemetery: Boiling Springs

Certificate Number: 7395
Deceased Name: George Washington Master
Date of Birth: 6 Sep 1884
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 19 Mar 1940
Father: Jim Master
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Malilta Bradley
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Leona Master
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 19358
Deceased Name: Cordie Maxwell
Date of Birth: 6 Mar 1913
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 30 Aug 1940
Father: Matt Loftis
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Mother: Alice Skimmyhorn
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Howard Maxwell
Cemetery: Maxwell

Certificate Number: 1617
Deceased Name: June Lee Maxwell
Date of Birth: 24 Oct 1928
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 10 Jan 1940
Father: Pennock Maxwell
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Josephine Hall
Place of Birth: Smith County
Cemetery: Odd Fellow

Certificate Number: 14727
Deceased Name: Mrs. Melvina Maxwell
Date of Birth: 10 Nov 1862
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 6 Jun 1940
Father: Grandville Medlin
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Sarah Medlin
Place of Birth: Dekalb County
Cemetery: Odd Fellow

Certificate Number: 7409
Deceased Name: Sarah Maynard
Date of Birth: 28 Mar 1864
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 5 Mar 1940
Father: Sam Cameron
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Bettie Austin
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Chas. Maynard
Cemetery: Maynard

Certificate Number: 16988
Deceased Name: Velma Lee Lane McBroom
Date of Birth: 18 Feb 1923
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 15 Jul 1940
Father: Archie Lane
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Mother: Mary Jane Stafford
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Milliard D. McBroom
Cemetery: Kirby

Certificate Number: 4321
Deceased Name: Mary Alta McCormick
Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1880
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 8 Feb 1940
Father: Levi Henry Garrett
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Adlaid Cooper
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: Richard Walter McCormick
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 10015
Deceased Name: William Henderson McReynolds
Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1870
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 7 Apr 1940
Father: Samuel McReynolds
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Roslinda Thomas
Place of Birth: Unknown
Cemetery: Family

Certificate Number: 14726
Deceased Name: Alva Elizabeth Judd Meadows
Date of Birth: 24 Jun 1881
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 23 May 1940
Father: William F. Judd
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Sarah M. Maddux
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: J. M. Meadows
Cemetery: Algood

Certificate Number: 10010
Deceased Name: Edward Jefferson Medley
Date of Birth: 11 Apr 1940
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 11 Apr 1940
Father: Edward Medley
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Rettie Carr
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Carr Cemetery

Certificate Number: 23767
Deceased Name: Norman D. Medley
Date of Birth: 22 Dec 1892
Place of Birth: Silver Point
Date of Death: 20 Oct 1940
Father: Cam Medley
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Ulzo Car
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Nannie Medley
Cemetery: Silver Point

Certificate Number: 23762
Deceased Name: Mary Marina Miller
Date of Birth: 7 Feb 1864
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 7 Oct 1940
Father: Sanford Gray Ramsey
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Liza Katherine Newberry
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: John Miller
Cemetery: Camp Ground

Certificate Number: 14725
Deceased Name: John Hollis Milligan, Jr.
Date of Birth: 30 Apr 1907
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 9 Jun 1940
Father: John Hollis Milligan
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mary Alma Looper
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: Martha Little Milligan
Cemetery: Algood

Certificate Number: 17000
Deceased Name: Mrs. Gettie Mundy
Date of Birth: 23 Feb 1871
Place of Birth: Smith County
Date of Death: 20 Jul 1940
Father: Dixon West
Place of Birth: Smith County
Mother: Martha William
Place of Birth: Smith County
Cemetery: Family Cemetery

Certificate Number: 21517
Deceased Name: Betty Tilden Nash
Date of Birth: 14 Nov 1939
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 1 Sep 1940
Father: Carl Nash
Place of Birth: Baxter
Mother: Maggie Myatt
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Nash Graveyard

Certificate Number: 19356
Deceased Name: Juda Nash
Date of Birth: 30 Aug 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 31 Aug 1940
Father: Ben Nash
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Hurdley Denny
Place of Birth: Dekalb County
Cemetery: Nash Cemetery

Certificate Number: 19354
Deceased Name: Mary Jane Phillips
Date of Birth: 4 Dec 1870
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 29 Aug 1940
Father: Andrew Jackson Holloway
Place of Birth: SC
Mother: Sarah Jane Barnes
Place of Birth: SC
Spouse: Absburry Phillips
Cemetery: Phillips Cemetery

Certificate Number: 29605
Deceased Name: Terry Poston
Date of Birth: 26 Jan 1902
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 14 Dec 1940
Father: Dilliard Poston
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Edna Carr
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: Ada Smith Poston
Cemetery: Shiloh

Certificate Number: 10000
Deceased Name: James R. Preston
Date of Birth: 18 Feb 1871
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 6 Apr 1940
Father: M. R. Preston
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Mary A. Brown
Place of Birth: KY
Spouse: Collie Martin Preston
Cemetery: Riverside

Certificate Number: 16990
Deceased Name: Harvey Roland Qualls
Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1888
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 11 Jul 1940
Father: Roland Franklin Qualls
Place of Birth: VA
Mother: Parthena Benson
Place of Birth: NC
Spouse: Sallie Mae Swack
Cemetery: Shipley Graveyard

Certificate Number: 7393
Deceased Name: Mr. Joseph Anderson Quarles
Date of Birth: 28 Feb 1861
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 13 Mar 1940
Father: John Quarles
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mary Short Quarles
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Varla Hatfield Quarles
Cemetery: Short Graveyard

Certificate Number: 16991
Deceased Name: Lou Ella Quarls
Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1868
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 29 Jul 1940
Father: John Smith
Place of Birth: Scotland
Mother: Polly Ann Crowder
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Robert D. Quarles
Cemetery: Smith Chapel

Certificate Number: 16986
Deceased Name: Charles Cox Rae
Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1892
Place of Birth: Hawkins County
Date of Death: 4 Jul 1940
Father: Jackson Montgomery Rae
Place of Birth: Hawkins County
Mother: Nancie Dickinson
Place of Birth: Hawkins County
Spouse: Alice R. Rae
Cemetery: Nash

Certificate Number: 1603
Deceased Name: Rosey Lee Randolph
Date of Birth: 17 May 1865
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 3 Jan 1940
Father: Caleb Griffin
Place of Birth: IL
Mother: Margaret Iva
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Tom Randolph
Cemetery: Brown's Mill

Certificate Number: 25962
Deceased Name: C. J. Ray
Date of Birth: 29 Jun 1926
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 25 Oct 1940
Father: Lee Wesley Ray
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mary Lee Romines
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Shady Grove

Certificate Number: 14719
Deceased Name: Flora Ray
Date of Birth: 24 Jan 1870
Place of Birth: NC
Date of Death: 22 Jun 1940
Father: William Carter
Place of Birth: NC
Mother: Susan Barnes
Place of Birth: NC
Spouse: Robert Ray
Cemetery: Howard

Certificate Number: 21524
Deceased Name: John Add Rice
Date of Birth: 27 Apr 1860
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 14 Sep 1940
Father: John Rice
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Dorinda Massa
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Martha Elizabeth Rice
Cemetery: Boiling Springs

Certificate Number: 10014
Deceased Name: Thurman Rice
Date of Birth: 8 Jul 1902
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 19 Apr 1940
Father: James Bice
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Sarah Dennis
Place of Birth: Overton County
Cemetery: McBroom Graveyard

Certificate Number: 12444
Deceased Name: Joseph Tilman Ritchardson
Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1878
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 27 May 1940
Father: William Elie Ritchardson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Betty Frances Butler
Place of Birth: VA
Spouse: Grady Ritchardson
Cemetery: Odd Fellows

Certificate Number: 7406
Deceased Name: Helen R. Rittenberry
Date of Birth: 2 May 1937
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 26 Mar 1940
Father: Zan Rittenberry
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Alice Madle
Place of Birth: TN
Cemetery: Rock Spring

Certificate Number: 28299
Deceased Name: Emory Roberson
Date of Birth: 31 Aug 1897
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 20 Nov 1940
Father: Thomas Oliver Roberson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Una Dawes
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Hattie Jane Roberton
Cemetery: Sand Springs

Certificate Number: 12452
Deceased Name: Ray Ferrell Roberson
Date of Birth: 3 Apr 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 3 Apr 1940
Father: Henry Roberson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Woodley Farley
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Sand Springs

Certificate Number: 10009
Deceased Name: William B. Robinson
Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1858
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 13 Apr 1940
Father: Gross Robinson
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Jannie Whitefield
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Elizabeth Jared Robinson
Cemetery: Robinson

Certificate Number: 7394
Deceased Name: Robert Lee Franklin Rodgers
Date of Birth: 11 Jun 1868
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 17 Mar 1940
Father: Ben Rodgers
Place of Birth: TN
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Lula Bell Rodgers
Cemetery: Rodgers Graveyard

Certificate Number: 19357
Deceased Name: Mrs. Margrete Sadler
Date of Birth: 13 Oct 1868
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 11 Aug 1940
Father: Allen Manier
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lindia Stout
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Family Cemetery

Certificate Number: 29604
Deceased Name: William Samuel Scarbrough
Date of Birth: 9 Feb 1874
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 18 Jun 1940
Father: Polk Scarbrough
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Nannie Ashburn
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Bettie Scarbrough
Cemetery: Sand Springs

Certificate Number: 7391
Deceased Name: Mrs. Hannah Gennetta Scarlett
Age: abt 78y
Place of Birth: OH
Date of Death: 10 Mar 1940
Father: Phillip Dolton
Place of Birth: OH
Mother: Lucy Biggs
Place of Birth: OH
Cemetery: Judd Cemetery

Certificate Number: 1616
Deceased Name: Nellie Jannie Scott
Date of Birth: 8 Jun 1900
Place of Birth: Cheatham County
Date of Death: 13 Jan 1940
Father: Sam Perry
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Lue Hanley
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: James Herman Scott
Cemetery: Boiling Springs

Certificate Number: 10003
Deceased Name: Sarah Elizabeth Slagle
Date of Birth: 30 Jun 1848
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 13 Apr 1940
Father: Freddrick Slagle
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Martha Palmer
Place of Birth: Unknown
Cemetery: Choate Graveyard

Certificate Number: 1612
Deceased Name: Alta May Harp Smith
Date of Birth: 1 Dec 1878
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 5 Jan 1940
Father: Newton Harp
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Adelaide Sims
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Ike Smith
Cemetery: Smiths Chapel

Certificate Number: 1613
Deceased Name: Clabe Norman Smith
Date of Birth: 9 Feb 1867
Place of Birth: Smith County
Date of Death: 14 Jan 1940
Father: Alex Smith
Place of Birth: Smith County
Mother: Katie Moreland
Place of Birth: Smith County
Spouse: Mary Smith
Cemetery: Algood

Certificate Number: 12457
Deceased Name: Laura Sina Smith
Date of Birth: 5 Nov 1867
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 6 May 1940
Father:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: James Calvin Smith
Cemetery: Shady Grove

Certificate Number: 7399
Deceased Name: William Calvin Smith
Date of Birth: 5 Mar 1856
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 11 Mar 1940
Father: Lilliton Smith
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Mother: Polly Bennett
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Cemetery: Sadler Graveyard

Certificate Number: 10001
Deceased Name: Arminda Snodgrass
Date of Birth: 29 Jul 1860
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 9 Apr 1940
Father: Alex Verble
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Pollie Looper
Place of Birth: Overton County
Spouse: Tom Snodgrass
Cemetery: Cookeville

Certificate Number: 12454
Deceased Name: Sarah Ann Stafford
Age: 57y
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 11 Apr 1940
Father: Andrew Skimhorn
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Mother: Marcus Neemore
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Bedford Stafford
Cemetery: Double Springs

Certificate Number: 17001
Deceased Name: William Nathan Steakley
Date of Birth: 7 Nov 1857
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 15 Jul 1940
Father: William Steakley
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Allice Johnson
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Nannie Steakley
Cemetery: Jarred

Certificate Number: 25957
Deceased Name: William Martin Stone
Date of Birth: 15 Dec 1868
Place of Birth: White County
Date of Death: 17 Nov 1940
Father:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Millie Lary
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Vallie Buck Stone
Cemetery: Buck Graveyard

Certificate Number: 12442
Deceased Name: Dr. Joshua Raymond Storie
Date of Birth: 5 Nov 1854
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 9 May 1940
Father: William Storie
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Mother: Annie Mullinix
Place of Birth: Fentress County
Spouse: Sarah Frances Choate Storie
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 21525
Deceased Name: Dimple Corene Sullens
Date of Birth: 16 Aug 1919
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 10 Sep 1940
Father: Willie Lee Sullens
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Nannie Upchurch
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Rock Springs

Certificate Number: 12465
Deceased Name: Mrs. Martha C. Dyer Sullivan
Date of Birth: 7 Dec 1861
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 9 Apr 1940
Father:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: John Sullivan
Cemetery: Boiling Springs

Certificate Number: 1619
Deceased Name: Mandy Eloise Sutton
Date of Birth: 4 Oct 1909
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 30 Jan 1940
Father: Abe Martin
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Myrtle Mahler
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Waymon Sutton
Cemetery: Judd

Certificate Number: 12460
Deceased Name: John Talley
Date of Birth: 24 Dec  (Age: abt 65y)
Place of Birth: AL
Date of Death: 17 May 1940
Father: Lee Talley
Place of Birth: AL
Mother:  Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Lela Talley
Cemetery: Algood Cemetery

Certificate Number: 12458
Deceased Name: Minnie Hutson Tucker
Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1869
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 12 Apr 1940
Father: Albert Hutson
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Sallie Hetty
Place of Birth: Unknown
Spouse: Tex Tucker
Cemetery: Honey Springs

Certificate Number: 4336
Deceased Name: John H. Vantrase
Date of Birth: 14 Mar 1857
Place of Birth: Granville
Date of Death: 5 Feb 1940
Father: Andrew Vantrease
Place of Birth: Alexandra, TN
Mother: Carline Malone
Place of Birth: Alexandra, TN
Spouse: Martha Vantrease
Cemetery: Curries Chapel

Certificate Number: 23763
Deceased Name: Doris Ann Walace
Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 26 Oct 1940
Father: Jonnie Clarence Wallace
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Lilla May Floyd
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Whittaker

Certificate Number: 4324
Deceased Name: Betty Ray Walker
Date of Birth: 25 Feb 1940
Place of Birth: Monterey
Date of Death: 27 Feb 1940
Father: Ray Caraway Walker
Place of Birth: Hazen, AR
Mother: Annie Elizabeth Pugh
Place of Birth: Monterey
Cemetery: City Cemetery

Certificate Number: 1607
Deceased Name: Gladys Sue Walker
Date of Birth: 18 Jan 1910
Place of Birth: White County
Date of Death: 21 Jan 1940
Father: George Washington Morgan
Place of Birth: Overton County
Mother: Martha Jane Nash
Place of Birth: White County
Spouse: Herman Walker
Cemetery: Stone

Certificate Number: 25952
Deceased Name: Letha Matilda Washer
Date of Birth: 20 Jan 1857
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 1 Nov 1940
Father: Ransom R. White
Place of Birth: NC
Mother: Harriet Clark
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: William Anderson Washer
Cemetery: Double Springs

Certificate Number: 12453
Deceased Name: James Peter Watson
Age: abt 74y
Place of Birth: Cannon County
Date of Death: 19 May 1940
Place of Birth: Cannon County
Mother: Margrete Roberson
Place of Birth: Cannon County
Cemetery: Double Springs

Certificate Number: 4325
Deceased Name: William Albert Lee West
Date of Birth: 30 Jan 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 3 Feb 1940
Father: Lawrence Lee West
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Chrystine Bilbrey
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Brotherton

Certificate Number: 14728
Deceased Name: Leroy Wheeler
Date of Birth: 3 Jun 1856
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 7 Jun 1940
Father: Hop Wheeler
Place of Birth: Unknown
Mother: Dollie Anderson
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Dochie Wheeler
Cemetery: I. O. O. F.

Certificate Number: 4335
Deceased Name: James Lawrence Whithead
Date of Birth: 21 Nov 1874
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 5 Feb 1940
Father: Daniel Jackson Whithead
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Jane Stewart
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Mary Richardson
Cemetery: Richardson

Certificate Number: 16987
Deceased Name: Willard Hugh Whitson
Date of Birth: 15 Dec 1922
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 7 Jul 1940
Father: Jacob Morrison Whitson
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Mima Judd
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Byers Graveyard

Certificate Number: 23761
Deceased Name: D. L. Whittaker
Date of Birth: 19 Apr  (Age: 74y)
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 24 Aug 1940
Father: John Whittaker
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Elizabeth Huddleston
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: Betsy Whittaker
Cemetery: Rocky Point

Certificate Number: 1621
Deceased Name: Verlie Olen Whittaker
Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1921
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 6 Jan 1940
Father: Walter Monroe Whittaker
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lou Randolph
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Cemetery: Sand Springs

Certificate Number: 12449
Deceased Name: Emma Sue Wilkinson
Date of Birth: 17 Jan 1854
Place of Birth: Rutherford County
Date of Death: 11 May 1940
Father: James Crawford
Place of Birth: Rutherford County
Mother: Susan Merritt
Place of Birth: NC
Cemetery: Estill Springs

Certificate Number: 1615
Deceased Name: Alexander Hays Williams
Age: abt 62y
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 10 Jan 1940
Father: Allen Williams
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Mother: Lidia Deering
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse:  Unknown
Cemetery: Boiling Springs

Certificate Number: 28298
Deceased Name: William Jessie Woolbright
Date of Birth: 3 Dec 1864
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Date of Death: 12 Dec 1940
Father: Samuel J. Woolbright
Place of Birth: SC
Mother: Mary Jackson
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Martha Bell Woolright
Cemetery: Family Cemetery

Certificate Number: 10002
Deceased Name: Margaret Frances Wright
Date of Birth: 12 Feb 1862
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 10 Apr 1940
Father: William J. Mills
Place of Birth: White County
Mother: Annie Barnes
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Spouse: James P. Wright
Cemetery: Salem

Certificate Number: 4337
Deceased Name: W. Estell Young
Date of Birth: 8 Feb 1940
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 9 Feb 1940
Father: Carl Young
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Mahel Rodgers
Place of Birth: TN
Cemetery: Rodgers Cemetery

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