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person's (TN) death certificate: Place of Death: County: Houston, Civil Dist.: 4, Reg. Dist.: 421 Primary Reg. Dist.: 4, Registered No.: 27 Full Name: John RANKHORN Sex: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Date of Birth: 07/15/1880 Age: 34 yrs. 3 mos. 7 ds. <disagrees with birth and death dates> Occupation: Farming Nature of Industry: on farm Birthplace: Tenn. Decab Co. <probably meant Dekalb Co.> Name of Father: Joe RANKHORN Birthplace of Father: Tenn., Decab Co. <again, Dekalb Co.> Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth MULLIN Birthplace of Mother: Tenn., Decab Co. <again, Dekalb Co.> Informant: Calvin RANKHORN Address: Palmira, Tenn. <probably meant Palmyra, Tenn.> Filed: 10/22/1917 J. W. Reynolds, Registrar Date of Death: 10/22/1917 The physician attended deceased from 09/01/1917 to 10/22/1917 and last saw him alive on 10/13/1917 Death occurred on date stated above at: 10 AM Cause of Death: Organic heart trouble, serosis of liver <their spelling> Duration: 1 mos. 22 ds. Signed: M. D. Boone, M. D. 10/22/1917 Address: Erin, Tenn. Place of Burial or Removal: Arlington Cemetery Date of Burial: 10/23?/1917 Undertaker: James Richardson Address: Erin, Tenn. |