Southampton County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Vitals.....Cowand, Vernon, 1928 

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Vernon COWAND, 1912 - 20 May 1928, 
   death certificate abstract 

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Certificate of Death, Vol. 985, No. 12427 
Commonwealth of Virginia 
Department of Health 
Bureau of Vital Statistics {BVS} 

Place Of Death: Southampton Co. 
Magisterial District of Courtland 
Registration District No. 873D 
Registered No. 5 


Full Name: Vernon Cowand 
Residence: [blank] 
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Personal and Statistical Particulars 

Sex: Male 
Color or Race: White 
Single 
Date of Birth: 1912 
Age: 15 Years, 8 Months 

Occupation: School boy - 

Birthplace: Not Known 

Father: 
-Name: Not Known 
-Birthplace: Not Known 

Mother 
-Maiden Name: Not Known 
-Birthplace: Not Known 

Informant: J.W. Liggett 
            South Norfolk, Va. 

Filed: May 22, 1928 
Registrar: Mrs. E.F. Reese 
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Medical Certificate of Death 
Date of Death: May 20, 1928 

I Hereby Certify, 
That I attended deceased from [blank] to [blank] 
That I last h__ alive on [blank] 
Death is said to have occurred, on the date stated above, at [blank] _.M. 

The Cause of Death was as follows: 
Automobile axedent [Health Dept. code 88C]; Duration: [blank] 
   (over) 

Contributory: [blank] 

Where was disease contracted if not at place of death? [blank] 
Did an operation precede death? [blank] 
Was there an autopsy? [blank] 
What test confirmed diagnosis? [blank] 

(signed) W.T. McLemore, M.D. 
[not dated]  Courtland, Va. 

Burial: RiverSide Cemetery Va*, 5/22/28 
Undertaker: E.Lee. Cox 
             Norfolk, Va. 

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[overleaf; letter irregularly cropped & pasted to reverse of certificate] 

                              Your Help Needed. 
Dr. W. T. McLemore         Department of Commerce        W. A. Plecker, M. D., 
   Courtland                 Bureau of the Census            Special Agent, 
       Va                         WASHINGTON                     Richmond, Va. 
                                                                       7/5/28 
                                                     In case of death of 
                                                     Vernon Coward [sic], who 
                                                     died  May 20/28 
Dear Sir: 

      The number of deaths from automobile accidents is increasing 

every year. 
                                                    Southampton Co 
      It is now a matter of great interest to learn in what  county 
[remainder cropped] 

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The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
Bureau Of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 1928-985-12427 

Additional information: 
*Riverside Cemetery, 1000 E. Indian River Rd., Norfolk 
 - Interment No. I8250; Grave Site Unknown 
 Norfolk City VaGenWeb Archives Cemeteries - Riverside - Ca-Cra 
 http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/cemeteries/riverside/rc09-ca-cra.html 


Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: 
Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com) [brackets mine] 

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