VITAL - Death certificate: Mary Melissa Reeves; Salt Lake co., Utah submitted by W. David Samuelsen (dsam at sampubco dot com) *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/wifiles.htm *********************************************************************** Certificate of Death State File No.: 562 Registrar's No: 120 1. Place of Death a. County: Salt Lake b. City or Town: Salt Lake c. Length of Stay: d. Full Name of Hospital or Institution: 2. Usual Residence length of residence: 10 years a. State: Utah b. County: Salt Lake c. City or Town: Salt Lake d. Street Address: 777 West 8th South 3. Name of Deceased: Mary Melissa Reeves 4. Date of Death (spell out full month) : March 29, 1918 5. Sex: Female 6. Color or Race: white 7. Married, Never Married, Widowed, Divorced: married 8. Date of Birth (spell out full month) : June 7th, 1852 9. Age: 65 years 9 months 22 days 10a. Usual Occupation: housewife 10b. Kind of Business or Industry: 11. Birthplace: Iowa 12. Citizen of What Country?: 13. Father's Name, place of birth: Andew Hamilton, Kentucky 14. Mother's Maiden Name, place of birth: Ellie Wilson, Alabama 14b. Husband's or Wife's Name: 15. Was Deceased in US. Armed Forces?: 16. Social Security No.: 17. Informant and Address: M. P. Reeves, 777 West 8th South 18. Cause of Death: I. Disease of Condition: senile decay Interval between onset and death: II. Antecedent causes: rheumatoid arthiritis, myocarditis Interval between onset and death: several years 19a. Date of Operation: 19. Major findings of Operation: 20. Autopsy?: 21a. Accident, Suicide or Homicide: 21b. Place of Injury: 21c. City: 21d. Time of Injury: 21e. Injury Occured: 21f. How did Injury Occur?: 22. Certify Dates & Time: May 25, 1916 to March 29, 1918, 2:45 pm 23a. Signature: Griff H. Maghee, M.D. 23b. Address: S21 Judge (Judge Building) 23c. Date Signed: Apr 11, 1918 24a. Burial, Cremation, Removal: Burial 24b. Date: April 1, 1918 24c. Name of Cemetery or Crematory: City Cemetery 24d. Location: Salt Lake City Date Rec'd by Local Reg.: April 1, 1918 Registrar's Signature: Samuel G. Paul 25. Funeral Director's Signature & Address: S. D. Evans, Salt Lake Comments: (Use for listing of correct information by submitter) husband was Moses Van Buren Reeves (not M. P. Reeves). Father, Andrew was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, not Kentucky Mother, Ellie, spelled Ella Melissa Wilson, was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee