Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Vitals.....Morris, J. Lawrence, 1928 

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J. Lawrence MORRIS, 7 Nov 1853 - 30 Apr 1928, 
   death certificate abstract 

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Certificate of Death, Vol. 985, No. 12401 
Commonwealth of Virginia 
Department of Health 
Bureau of Vital Statistics {BVS} 

Place Of Death: Southampton Co. 
Magisterial District of Newsoms 
Registration District No. 875A 
Registered No. 6 


Full Name: J. Lawrence Morris 
Residence: [blank] 
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Personal and Statistical Particulars 

Sex: Mail [sic; Male] 
Color or Race: White 
Widower; Spouse: [blank] 
Date of Birth: Nov. 7, 1853 
Age: 74 Years 

Occupation: Farmer 

Birthplace: Va 

Father: 
-Name: Albert Moris [Morris] 
-Birthplace: Va 

Mother 
-Maiden Name: Avie Jones 
-Birthplace: Va 

Informant: Harry Pond 
           Manry, Va 

Filed: May, 1928 
Registrar: J.Q. Hancock 
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Medical Certificate of Death 
Date of Death: Apr 30, 1928 

I Hereby Certify, 
That I attended deceased from Mch -  1928 to Apr 30, 1928 
That I last him alive on Apr 30, 1928 
Death is said to have occurred, on the date stated above, at 11:30 P.M. 

The Cause of Death was as follows: 
    (over) 
Parenchymatous Nephritis 
   [Health Dept. code 129]; Duration: DK [Don't Know] yrs. 

Contributory: 
Mitral Regurgitation; Duration: DK [Don't Know] yrs. 

Where was disease contracted if not at place of death? Place of death 
Did an operation precede death? no  Date of [check mark] 
Was there an autopsy? no 
What test confirmed diagnosis? usual 

(signed) T.W. Raines, M.D. 
5/19, 1928  Wakefield, Va 

Burial: at his Home, June 2/28 [sic] 
Undertaker: J.W. Cotton 
             Dendron, Va 

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The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
Bureau Of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 1928-985-12401 

Additional information: 

possibly father of the bride below: 
Emmett N. Cornwell, 28, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   s/o Alexander and Helen E. Branch Cornwell, Clerk
07-27-1897 Burton’s Grove Christian Church by Rev. M.W. Butler
Eva B. Morris, 18, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   d/o James Lawrence and Rosa B. Morris
(Southampton Co. Marriage Book 9 (1896-1899), p. 195) 

Cemetery not yet (May 2012) known to the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project. 


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

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file at: 
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