Document F.315 · death certificate · transcription: verbatim
Texas State Board of Health, Standard Certificate of Death no. 44149, Navarro Co. (Kerens, Route #1), filed 24 Oct 1918 - FamilySearch 'Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977', 1918 vol 084-089 certificates 041501-044500, image 2968 of 3,346.
- repository
- FamilySearch, 'Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977'; image ark 3:1:33S7-9Y1V-3FV (image 2968).
- date
- 1918-10-24
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Margaret Newton | deceased | Mary Margaret (Cooper) Newton 1881–1918 | birth: 7 Jan 1881, Texas death: 22 Oct 1918, Kerens, Route #1, Navarro Co., Texas burial: 24 Oct 1918, Bazette Cemetery occupation: Housewife |
| J B Cooper | father | Joseph Benjamin Cooper 1852–1908 | |
| Hattie Starr | mother | Sarah Harriett (Starr) Cooper 1854–1927 | |
| R L Newton | spouse |
What this document records
Verbatim: register no
44149
Verbatim: place of death
Navarro; Kerens, Route #1
Verbatim: full name
Mrs. [R. L. Newton struck through] Mary Margaret Newton
Verbatim: sex race marital
Female; White; Married
Verbatim: date of birth
Jan 7 1881
Verbatim: age
37 yrs 10 mos 21 ds
Verbatim: occupation
Housewife
Verbatim: birthplace
Texas
Verbatim: father
J B Cooper
Verbatim: birthplace of father
Ohio
Verbatim: maiden name of mother
Hattie Starr
Verbatim: birthplace of mother
Missouri
Verbatim: informant
Husband R L Newton, Kerens Tex
Verbatim: date of death
10-22 [a figure struck through] 1918
Verbatim: certificate
attended Oct 23 1918 to Oct 23 1918; last saw her alive Oct 23 1918; death at 10 P. m.
Verbatim: cause
Overdose of Morphine ... Accidentally Administered
Verbatim: physician
D. B. Currie, Kerens
Verbatim: burial
Bazette Cemetery, 10/24 1918; undertaker D. W. Ray & Son, Kerens, Texas
Verbatim: filed
10-24 1918
Reading notes
The date-of-death field reads 10-22 (the day overwritten), while the physician's certificate says he attended her and last saw her alive on Oct 23 - both recorded. The father's birthplace is given as Ohio here; his other children's certificates give Kansas [F.313] and Waco [F.312]-era data - not reconciled. Age 37 yrs 10 mos 21 ds from 7 Jan 1881 does not compute to 22 Oct 1918 exactly - recorded as written.