Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Vitals.....Carr, Miles L., 1921 

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Miles Lawrence CARR, 
     22 May 1853 - 19 Dec 1921, 
     death certificate abstract 

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Certificate of Death, No. 28005 
Commonwealth of Virginia 
Bureau of Vital Statistics {BVS} 
State Board of Health 
Form No. 12. 

Place Of Death: County of Southampton Co. 
                Magisterial District of Jerusalem 
Registration District No. 873-C 
Registered No. 4 

Full Name: Miles L. Carr 
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Personal and Statistical Particulars 

Sex: Male 
Color or Race: W. 
Marital Status: Married* 
Spouse of: Bettie Carr* 
Date of Birth: 5 - 22 - 1863 [should read 1853] 
Age: 68 years, 6 months, 27 days 

Occupation: Farmer 

Birthplace: Va 

Father: 
-Name: Wm. Carr 
-Birthplace: Va 

Mother: 
-Maiden Name: Fannie Corbitt 
-Birthplace: Va 

Informant: [blank] 

Burial or Removal: Black Creek Church*, 12/20, 1921 
                        near home of Deceased 
Undertaker: W.J.M. Holland 
           Franklin  Va. 

Filed: Dec. 19, 1921 
Registrar: C.T. Stephenson 
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Medical Certificate of Death 
Date of Death: 12-19-, 1921 

I Hereby Certify, 
That I attended deceased on 
Dec-13th  1921 
I last him alive on 12-13-, 1921 
and that death occurred, on date stated above, at 9 A.M. 

The Cause of Death was as follows: 
      Apoplexy 
Duration: Instant 

Contributory (Secondary): Had ulcer of Stomach 
   for some time 

Where was disease contracted if not at place of death? [check mark] 

Did an operation precede death? no 

Was there an autopsy? no 

What test confirmed diagnosis? Symptoms 
 and circumstances 

(Signed)  R.L. Raiford, M.D. 
[not dated]   Sedley, Va. 
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The Library of Virginia 
Bureau Of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 1921-28005 

*Additional information: 

Middle name from Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery list. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Black Creek list (BC-10): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/blkcrk.txt 

His widow is unmarked.  Her obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 4, 1932) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c600e1ob.txt 

Their marriage record mistakenly listed them as colored- 

Miles L. Carr, col'd, 33     Upon Evidence of A.L. Nelms [underlined] 
   widowed, b. & res. Southampton, sn/o Wm & Fannie Carr, Laborer 
Lizzie Joyner, col'd, 30, single, b. & res. Southampton, dt/o Sallie Joyner 
m.lic. 21 Jun 1886, by clerk J.B. Prince 
m. 24 Jun 1886, at Mr. Geo.W. Councill's, Southampton, by J.E. Stephenson 
(Southampton Co. MB6:41) 

The record of his first marriage gives a conflicting birthplace- 

Miles L. Carr, 23, single, b. Isle of Wight County, res. Southampton County, 
   sn/o William & Fannie Carr, Farmer 
Sarah C. Thorn, 30, single, b. & res. Southampton, dt/o Henry & Alice Thorn 
m.lic. 28 Dec 1875, by clerk L.R. Edwards; 
   certificate signed by Nathan Carr for Miles L. Carr 
m. 2 Jan 1876, at Residence of Nathan Carr, Southampton, 
   by J. Pressley Barrett 
(Southampton Co. MB2:484) 


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Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com (Nov 2013) [brackets mine] 

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