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person's (TN) death certificate: Place of Death: County: Houston, Civil Dist.: 5, Village or City: Erin Route 3 County Reg. Dist.: 44205, Registered No.: 8 Full Name: Mrs. Laura SHELTON Sex: female Race: white Marital Status: married Date of Birth: 07/01/1856 Age: 61 yrs. 1 mos. 27 ds. Occupation: Housewife Nature of Industry: Housekeeping Birthplace: Houston Co., Tenn. Name of Father: James Joseph POLLARD Birthplace of Father: Williamson Co., Tenn. Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah Elizabeth TURNER Birthplace of Mother: Humphreys Co., Tenn. Informant: Robert V. POLLARD Address: Greenwood, Miss. Filed: 09/10/1917 D. T. Walker, Registrar Date of Death: 08/28/1917 The physician attended the deceased from 04/26/1917 to July 1917 and last saw her alive on date not known 1917 Cause of Death: Suicide by strangulation the hour not known Contributory: not known Signed: J. S. Edwards, M. D. 08/30/1917 Address: Erin, Tenn. Place of Burial or Removal: Erin, Tenn. Date of Burial: 08/31/1917 Undertaker: C. C. Cook Address: Erin, Tenn. |