Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Vitals.....Gardner, Sheldon C., 1923 

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Sheldon Cobb GARDNER, d. 28 Aug 1923, death certificate abstract 

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Certificate of Death, Vol. 708, No. 21436 
Commonwealth of Virginia 
Department of Health 
Bureau of Vital Statistics {BVS} 

Place Of Death: Southampton Co., Magisterial District of Franklin 
Registration District No. 874; Registered No. 37 


Full Name: Sheldon Cobb Gardnr [sic*] 

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Personal and Statistical Particulars 

Sex: Mail [sic; Male] 
Color or Race: White 
Single; Spouse: [blank] 
Date of Birth: 1900* 
Age: 23 Years* 

Occupation: Lawyer*

Birthplace: Virgin [sic; Virginia] 

Father: 
-Name: Alamanda Gardnr [sic*] 
-Birthplace: Virgin [sic; Virginia] 

Mother 
-Maiden Name: Elizabeth A. Gard [sic*] 
-Birthplace: Virgin [sic; Virginia] 

Informant: Alamand Gardn 
             Franklin, Va. 

Filed: [blank] 
Registrar: C.C. Vaughan 
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Medical Certificate of Death 
Date of Death: Aug. 28, 1923 

I Hereby Certify, That I attended deceased from July 6, 1923 
   to Aug. 28, 1923 
I last him alive on Aug. 23[sic], 1923 
Death is said to have occurred, on the date stated above, at 10 A.M. 

The Principal Cause of Death and Related Causes of Importance in 
Order of Onset were as follows: 
Embolus - of Brain                 Duration: 8 mos. 
[Health Dept. code] 88 

Contributory (Secondary): 
Endocarditis                       Duration: [blank] 

Where was disease contracted if not at place of death? 
   Charlotte ville, Va. [sic; Charlottesville] 

Did an operation precede death? no  Date of [blank] 
Was there an autopsy? no 
What test confirmed diagnosis? no- 

                    Ashley Cutchin, M.D. 
8/29, 1923              Franklin, Va. 
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Burial: Franklin, Va., Aug. 29, 1923* 
Undertaker: W.J.M. Holland 
                Franklin, Va. 
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The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 
Bureau Of Vital Statistics {BVS}, Death Certificate 708-21436 


*Additional information: 
Name difficult, as written- could just as easily be read "Gardm." 
BVS Death Index lists him as "Garden." 

His obituary states that he had passed the State Bar exam, but he had not 
yet graduated from UVA law school, on account of his illness. 
Obit ("The Tidewater News" {Franklin, VA}, Aug. 31, 1923, p. 1) posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g635s1ob.txt 

Sheldon and his parents are buried in Poplar Spring Cemetery 
(Section 2, Plot 74B*), Franklin.  Cemetery list posted at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Sheldon was b. 17 Sep 1900, so he was about 3 weeks shy of being 23. 
(source: Poplar Spring list) 

The obit for his mother, Alice Elizabeth (COBB) GARDNER, is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g635e3ob.txt 


Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: 
Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com (Dec 2011) [brackets mine] 

file size: 4 Kb 

file at: 
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