Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Vitals.....Pierce, James L., 1933 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ James L. PIERCE, 6 May 1849 - 19 Jul 1933, death certificate abstract ______________________________________________________________________________ Certificate of Death, No. 16389 Commonwealth of Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics {BVS} State Board of Health Form V. S. No. 12--3-18-32--40M. Place Of Death: County of Nansemond; Magisterial District of Whaleville [sic; Whaleyville] Registration District No. 610 Registered No. 8 Full Name: James L. Pierce ______________________________________________________________________________ Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex: Male Color or Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse of: Mrs. Sarah Pierce Date of Birth: May 6_ 1849_ Age: 84 years, 2 months, 13 days Occupation: Farmer Retired Birthplace: Nansemond Co_ Va. Father: -Name: Thomas M. Pierce -Birthplace: Nansemond Co_ Va. Mother: -Maiden Name: Parthernia Simons -Birthplace: Nansemond Co_ Va. Informant: R.M. Pierce Suffolk - R.F.D. I Burial or Removal: Liberty Spring Church, July 21, 1933 Undertaker: I.O. Hill & Co. Suffolk, Va. Filed: July 20, 1933 Registrar: J.V. Hare ______________________________________________________________________________ Medical Certificate of Death Date of Death: [check mark] 19th, 1933 I Hereby Certify, That I attended deceased from July 10th, 1933 to July 19th, 1933 I last him alive on ____ 18, 1933 and that death occurred, on date stated above, at 2:30 P.M. The Cause of Death was as follows: Heart Disease Age Date of onset: [blank] Contributory (Secondary): Cancer of face [code 74a] Date of onset: [blank] Name of operation: [blank] What test confirmed diagnosis? [blank] Was there an autopsy? No Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? No (Signed) H.H. Hunter, M.D. Whaleyville, Va. ______________________________________________________________________________ [overleaf; cut-&-pasted to back of certificate {... indicate cuts}] ... you supply us with any additional information ... the following case. Items lacking are indicated by check marks. James L. Pierce who died ____________________________ at ____________________________ cause of death is given as Cancer of face - Please state the part of the face first affected by cancer. Left Cheek ... I. O. Hill & Co. Und. Suffolk Dear Sir: The certificate of death of James L. Pierce fails to state date of death ____ ____ ____ . July - 19th, 1933, The doctor states on the original certificate that he last saw him alive on July 19, 1933. Is this the correct date of death? Please tell us this as the bureau of the Census cannot compile good ... [end] The Library of Virginia Bureau Of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 1933-16389 Annotated cemetery list for Liberty Springs Christian Church gives, James L. PIERCE (no dates, b. ca. 1849), s/o Thomas M. & Parthena SIMONS PIERCE, and wife Sarah Jane COPELAND PIERCE (1853 - 1/25/1934). Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Nansemond Co. Cemeteries, Liberty Springs list: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vaschs/libspr.txt Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com (Nov 2013) [brackets mine] file size: 3 Kb file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/vitals/deaths/p620j1dc.txt