Death Certificates

1. Place of Death
District No.
Local Registered No. 10749
County:
City or Town: Los Angeles
2629 1/2 S Hoover
2. Full Name: Eliza M Arter
3. Sex: Female
4. Color or Race: White
5. Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: Widowed
Wife of Charles D
6. DOB: May 28, 1834
7. Age: 90 years 5 months 30 days
8. Occupation: at home
9. Birthplace: [North Bend] Ohio
10. Name of Father: Bailey S Harrell
11. Birthplace of Father: Pa
12. Maiden name of Mother: Abigal [Abigail]}Wood
13: Birthplace of Mother: Pa
14. Informant: Mrs Grace E Magge [Magee, Eliza's daughter. Maiden name: ARTER].
Address: Los Angeles Cal.
15. Filed Nov 28 1924 by H Sitz, Deputy
16. Date of Death: Nov. 26, 1924
Attended by doctor from Nov 25, 1924, to Nov 26, 1924
Last saw her alive on Nov 25, 1924
Death occurred at that date at 1 pm
17. Cause of death: myocarditis
Duration Contributory: Old age
Did an operation precede death? Was there an autopsy? What test confirmed diagnosis: Physical findings
Signed: Bl?T?, M.D., 11/26/1924, 2400 Hoover St
18. Length of Residence: At place of death: 5 years In California: 5 years, 0 months, 0 days
19. Place of Burial or Removal: Cairo Ill
Date of Burial: December 4, 1924
20. Undertaker: Bresee Brothers
Embalmer's License No. 666

Note: Corrections are in brackets by the researcher. Eliza Martha Harrell Arter was the wife of Charles D. Arter, who died in 1879 and the daughter of Bailey S. Harrell. Eliza is buried in the Cairo City Cemetery at Villa Ridge near her daughter and son-in-law, Grace and Bruce Magee and her grand-daughter, Dr. Grace Magee.

Jackie Lee Beasley, son of Lee and Mattie Belle Cantrell Beasley, January 2, 1930 stillborn at home at 614 Rasback, Centralia, Ill. Prolapsed Cord-cause of stillbirth per Dr. H. E. Wilson. Date and Place of Burial: January 3, 1930, Elco, Ill. (Note: While no known factual documentation exists, the researcher's mother, Mattie Belle Beasley and her sister, Roberta Coleman have stated many times that Jackie Lee Beasley weighed 18 lbs. at birth. That would make him the largest baby ever born in the State of Illinois. The bill from Baldridge Funeral Home, Centralia, Illinois, where Lee Beasley took Jackie Lee's body, shows that the embalming cost was $15.00. Lee Beasley then transported Jackie Lee's body in his automobile to the residence of Roberta Coleman in Elco, Illinois. There Lee and Roberta cleaned Jackie Lee's body and dressed him in clothing for a three or four month old baby because his body was so large. After wrapping Jackie Lee in a blanket, Lee Beasley placed his body in a small wooden box constructed by his favorite uncle, Bill Thompson. They then took his small burial box to Hazelwood Cemetery, south of Elco, where they buried Jackie Lee on January 3, 1930, in an unmarked grave near the grave of Lee Beasley's grandfather, John T. Thompson.) --Contributed by Frank Beasley.

1. Place of Death: Union County; Registration Dist. No. 881; Road District #5; Primary Dist. No. 7860; Registered No. 25; Anna Hospital; Length of Time at Place where Death Occurred? 3 mos. 23 da.
2. Place of Residence: State: Illinois; County: Alexander
3. Full Name: Etna Benefiel; Veteran: No; Social Security: no data
4. Sex: Female
5. Race: White
6. Widowed; Husband's name: Theodore-deceased.
7. Birth date of deceased: July 4, 1868
8. Age: 78 Years, 6 Months, 27 Days.
9. Birthplace: Union Co., Illinois
10. Usual Occupation: none
11. Industry or business: (blank)
12. Father's Name: William Ferrell;
13. Birthplace: Illinois
14. Mother's Maiden name: Emily
15. Birthplace: Illinois
16. From Hospital records: Informant: Gretta R. Brasel, Anna, Illinois.

17. Place of Burial: Simms Cemetery; Date: Feb. 3, 1943; Location: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois

21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from Oct. 8, 1942 to Feb. 1st, 1943; that I last saw her alive on Jan. 31, 1943 and that death occurred on the date and hour stated above.

Immediate cause of death: General Arteriosclerosis; Duration: no data.
22. Was an operation performed? No; Was there an autopsy? No
23. If a communicable disease; where contracted? Not a communicable disease; Was disease in any way related to occupation of deceased? no

24. Signed: P. M. Nation, M. D., Anna Hospital, Anna, Ill.; Date: Feb. 1st, 1943.

1. Place of Death: State: Illinois; County: Union; Length of Stay: 4 days; Name of Hospital: Union County Hospital.
2. Usual Residence: State: Illinois; County: Alexander; Inside village: Tamms; Length of Residence: 60 Years; Residence Address: Tamms.
3. Name of Deceased: James Benefield
4. Date of Death: November 3, 1967.
5. Sex: Male
6. Race: White
7. Married.
8. Date of Birth: August 1, 1882
9. Age: 85
10. Usual Occupation: Car Inspector; Kind of Business: GMO RR
11. Birthplace: Union County, Illinois
12. Citizen of what Country: USA
13. Father's Full Name: Theodore Benefield
14. Mother's Full Maiden Name: Edna Farrell
15. (Can't read: Answer was NO
16. Social Security Number: 703-07-2285
17. Informant Signature: Amanda Benefield; Tamms, Illinois; Wife.

I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from 1966 to Nov. 3, 1967 that I last saw the deceased alive on Nov. 3, 1967 and death occurred at 9:25 A. M. from the causes and on the date stated above.

Signature: Burton E. Bagby, Tamms, Illinois
Date Signed: Nov. 4, 1967; No. 32536; Phone: 747-2823.

1. Place of Death: #6 Road Dist.
2. Full name: Josephine Victoria Dailey; Residence: Elco, Ill.
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3. Sex: Female
4. Color or Race: White
5. Married; Wife of Wm. Dailey.
6. Date of Birth: Mar. 16, 1884
7. Age: 47 years 6 months, 25 days.
8. Occupation of Deceased: Housework at home.
9. Birthplace: Jonesboro, Ill.
10. Name of Father: Martin Luther Rendleman
11. Birthplace of Father: Jonesboro, Ill.
12. Maiden name of Mother: Malinda Lilley
13. Birthplace of Mother: Alto Pass, Ill.
14. Informant: Lilley Bass, Elco, Ill.
15. Filed: Oct. 12, 1931. J. E. Kee, Registrar; Elco, Ill.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
16. Date of Death: Oct. 11, 1931.
17. (hard to read) Accidental car wreck--Fractured Skull & Broken Neck--Suddenly.
18. Rec'd in #6 Road Dist.
Signed: James K. Rosson, Tamms, Ill. Date: Oct. 12, 1931.
19. Place of Burial: Hazlewood; Date: Oct. 13, 1931.

1. Full Name: Sarah Dailey
2. Address: Tamms
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS:
3. Sex: F
4. Color or Race: W
5. Widowed
6. Date of Birth: Dec. 13, 1846
7. Age: 77 Years 4 Months
8. Occupation: Housewife
9. Birthplace: Ill.
10. Name of Father: J. Hurston
11. Birthplace of Father: Ill.
12. Maiden Name of Mother: M. McCraven
13. Birthplace of Mother: Ill.
14. Informant: H. Thomas; Address: Tamms, Ill
15. ? Apr 8, 1923; Registrar: D. L. Bowman

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
16. Date of Death: April 8, 1923
17. I Hereby Certify, That I attended deceased from March 20th, 1923 to April 8, 1923 that I last saw her alive on April 3, 1923 and that death occurred on the date stated above at 3:50 a.m. The Cause of Death was as follows: ?Laber Pneumonia; Secondary: Arteriosclorosis
18. (Signed) M. J. Chasion, M. D.; Address: Tamms, Ill.; Date: April 8, 1923.

19. Place of Burial: Hazlewood; Date of Burial: Apr 9, 1923.
20. Undertaker: None

1. Place of Death-County: Alexander; City, Village or Town: Tamms; Length: 65 yrs.
2. Usual Residence: State: Illinois; County: Alexander; City, Village or Town: Tamms; Length: 65 Yrs.
3. Name of Deceased: William Dailey.
4. Date of Death: Nov. 16, 1958.
5. Sex: M
6. Race: W
7. Widowed.
8. Date of Birth: Oct. 7, 1878.
9. Age: 80
10. Usual Occupation: Carpenter
11. Kind of Business or Industry: House
12. Birthplace: Elco, Illinois
13. Father's Full Name: William Dailey
14. Mother's Full Maiden Name: Minerva Hurston
15. Informant signature: Lillie Smith; Address: Tamms, Ill. Relationship: Dtr.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
16. Cause of Death: Part I. Immediate Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis; Interval Between Onset and Death: Sept. 58.
Part II. Other Significant Conditions Contributing to Death...: Arterio-sclerosis.
17. Autopsy: No

21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from Sept. 10, 1958 to Nov. 16, 1958, that I last saw the deceased alive on Nov. 15, 1958 and death occurred at 11:20 P.M. from the causes and on the date stated above.
Signed: J. K. Rosson, M. D., Tamms, Ill.
22. Disposition Burial Date: 11/19/58; Cemetery: Hazelwood, Tamms, RFD, Ill.

23. Funeral Director: Farnsworth Funeral Home, Tamms, Illinois; Signed: J. E. Farnsworth; --------Number: 31-4965.

Decedent's name: Ruth Alma Durham            Sex: Female            Date of Death: September 23, 1999
Social Security No. 331-16-0896                    Age: 91                Date of Birth: 7/27/1908            Birthplace: Thebes, Illinois
Was Decedent ever in U. S. Armed Forces? No        Place of death: Hospital inpatient
Facility name: Southeast Missouri Hospital            City, Town or Location of Death: Cape Girardeau    County of Death: Cape
Marital Status: Widowed            Decedent's Usual Occupation: Homemaker            Kind of Business: Own home
Residence-State: Illinois            County: Alexander            City, town or Location: Thebes        Zip Code: 62990
Street and Number: Oak Street        Inside City Limits: Yes            Years at Present Address: 20 or more
Was Decedent of Hispanic Origin: No            Race: White            Decedent's Education: 12 yrs    College: 0
Father's Name: Daniel Webster Sammons            Mother's Name: Adeline Holmes
Informant's name: Rev. Carl D. Fisher        Mailing Address: Route 1, Box 2, Thebes, IL 62990
Burial, Cremation, Other: Burial            Date of Disposition: 9/26/1999        Place of Disposition: Rose Hill Cemetery, Thebes, IL
Signature of Funeral Service: Bryan A. Crain    Name and Address of Facility: Crain Funeral Home, 135 W. Vienna, Anna, IL 62906        Funeral Establishment License Number: 034-014214
Immediate cause of Death: Congrestive Heart Failure            Approximate Interval between Onset and death: Months
Coronary Artery Disease        Decades
Other Significant Conditions Contributing to Death: Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease--Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
Manner of Death: Natural            Certifying Physican: Thomas C. Sparkman, 9/29/99, 10:30 PM, 35 Doctor's Park, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703-4954            Mo License Number: R-2453

DEATH CERTIFICATE OF JAMES ALVIE DURHAM

Donated by J. C. McNelly

DIVISION OF HEALTH-STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

Registration District No. 53            Primary Registration District No. 3010            Registrar's No. 506        State File Number: 66 0040492
PLACE OF DEATH: County: Cape Girardeau            City: Cape Girardeau            Length of stay: 1 day
Full Name of Hospital or Institution: St. Francis Hospital
USUAL RESIDENCE: State: Illinois            County: Alexander            City: Thebes
NAME OF DECEASED: James Alvie Durham            DATE OF DEATH: October 13th, 1966
SEX: Male            COLOR OR RACE: White            MARRIED            DATE OF BIRTH: 1/2/1888            AGE:      73
USUAL OCCUPATION: Retired farmer            BIRTHPLACE: Near Thebes, Ill.
FATHER'S NAME: John Durham            MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME: Don't know            NAME OF HUSBAND OR WIFE: Ruth Sammons Harvell
WAS DECEASED EVER IN U. S. ARMED FORCES? No            SOCIAL SECURITY NO: 332-03-7705        INFORMANT: Mrs. Ruth Durham, Thebes, Illinois
CAUSE OF DEATH:
IMMEDIATE CAUSE: Shock            INTERVAL BETWEEN ONSET AND DEATH: Several hours
                                        Uremia                                                                                        unk.
                                        arteriolarnephro sclerosis                                                            unk.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS:
                                        Chronic (illegible), arterioscleratic heart disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes (illigible)
WAS AUTOPSY PERFORMED? no
I attended the deceased from 8-15-66 to death and last saw him alive on Oct. 13, 1966. Death occurred at 9:00 a.m. on the date stated above, and to the best of my knowledge, from the causes stated.
SIGNATURE: Jean A. Chapman, M. D., Cape Girardeau, Mo.            Date signed: 14 Oct 1966
BURIAL, CREMATION, REMOVAL: Burial            DATE: 10/15/1966            NAME OF CEMETERY: Rose Hill Cemetery, Thebes, Illinois
FUNERAL DIRECTOR: L. L. Haman-Cape Girardeau, Mo.            DATE REC'S BY LOCAL REG.: 10/25/66
REGISTRAR'S SIGNATURE: Irene Kasten

Place of Death: County of Alexander, #6 Road District
Primary Dist. No.: 6031, Registration No. 5
Frank S. Heilig, white, male, married, husband of Gurty Heilig.
Born: February 12, 1885, 47 years, l month, 19days. (Research indicates he may have been born in 1876.)
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Illinois.
Name of Father and Mother: Unknown (Researcher Brenda Talley says his parents were: George Crawford Heilig and Caroline Jane Miller.)
Informant: Gurty Heilig of Elco, Illinois.
Filed: 4/1/1932.
Date of Death: March 31, 1932.
Time of Death: 4:00 p.m.
The cause of death: Influenza, 3/7/32; Broncho Pneumonia 3/25/1932.
Attending Physician: O. M. Heilig, M. D. of Mill Creek, Illinois.
Place of Burial: Sims Cemetery 4/1/1932, Location #6, Alexander County, Illinois.
Undertaker: E. J. Ford, Dongola, Illinois.

Name: Gustey Heilig
Birth: Jan 22, 1909
Age: 9 years, 6 months.
Death: July 13, 1918; 12 p.m.
Cause: Typhoid Fever Duration: 7 days.
Signed by: O. M. Heilig, M. D.
Date of burial: 14 Jul 1918.
Source: Standard Certificate of Death, Registration Dist. No. 7861, Mill Creek, Union County, Illinois.

Place of Death: Alexander County, Road District #6.
Name: Oliver Heilig, male, white, single
Age: about 16
Occupation: Farm hand.
Birthplace: Illinois
Father: Frank Heilig, born: Illinois
Mother: Icy Sheffer, born: Illinois
Cause of Death: By a shot gun in the hands of A_____ Crumbly which discharged by accident.
Place of Burial: Sims Cemetery
Date of Burial: 12/24/1922
Undertaker: I. M. Cauble of Elco, Illinois.

Place of Death: Alexander County, Road District #6, Registration District No. 6031, Registered No. 1324.

Name: ______________Heilig-male, white, single (Brenda's research show that this child's name was Paul.)

DEATH CERTIFICATE OF GEORGE HENDERSON

Contributed by Wayne Faries

STATE OF ILLINOIS

STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

PLACE OF DEATH MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

County of Union                                                                                                            DATE OF DEATH: Feb 18, 1935
WHERE DEATH OCCURRED                                                                                    I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I attended the individual from July 28,
Anna State Hospital                                                                                                        _____ to Feb 18, 1935 and I last saw him alive on Feb 18, 1935 and
FULL NAME: George Henderson                                                                                death occured on date listed above at 8:35 p.m..
Residence: Olive Branch, Illinois                                                                                    CAUSE OF DEATH:
SEX: male    RACE: White    MARITAL STATUS: Widowed                                    General Paralysis        DATE OF EVENT
                                                                                                                                                                       June 26, 1929 from records
NAME OF SPOUSE: Sarah Henderson                                                                        _?___ Insane
DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 9, 1863
AGE: 71 years, 4 months, 9 days                                                                                    SIGNED: Henry Phillips, M. D.
OCCUPATION: Farmer                                                                                                                    Anna State Hosp, Anna, Ill.
BIRTH PLACE: Olive Branch, Illinois                                                                            DATE: Feb 18, 1935
FATHER: Riley Henderson
BIRTH PLACE OF FATHER: Tennessee                                                                        FILED: Feb 19, 1935    SIGNED: T. F. Watson
MOTHER: Nancy Dunning                                                                                                                                                        REGISTRAR
BIRTH PLACE OF MOTHER: Kentucky                                                                                                               Anna, Ill.
INFORMANT: Agnes B. Thornberry, Anna, Ill.
PLACE OF BURIAL
CEMETERY: Henderson    DATE: Feb 20, 1935
Rd Dist #4
Alexander County, Ill.
UNDERTAKER: H. R. McCarty, Anna, Ill.

(NOTE: Transcribed by A. Newell. This was very hard to read. I would suggest you look at the original to verify.)

Grace Arter MAGEE, Daughter of Charles D. Arter and Eliza M. Harrell
Granddaughter of Daniel D. Arter and Mary Jarrett

County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles
Full Name: Grace Everett Magee
Female, Caucasian, Widowed
Husband: Late James Bruce Magee
Date of Birth: Feb. 22, 1860
Age: 71 years, 3 months, 9 days
Occupation: At home
Birthplace: Penn [may be a mistake]
Name of father: Charles D. Arter
Birthplace of father: Penn
Maiden Name of mother: Ohio
Length of residence at Place of death: 1 year
In California: 1 year
Informant: Grace M. Magee
Address: 2700 San Marino
Filed: June 2, 1931
Registrar: George Parrish, M.D. by F.W. Peterson
Date of death: June 1, 1931 Time: 2:45 AM
Doctor attendance: April 22, 1931 to May 31, 1931
Cause of death: Chronic Myocarditis
Contributory: Aortic Regurgitation
Signed: P[?] W. Cook
Place of burial: Cairo, Illinois
Date of Burial: June 3, 1931
Undertaker: Pierce Bros. & Co, 720 W. Washington St., Los Angeles Cal.
[Note: Both the death certificate and the obituary for Eliza Arter, Grace's mother, in The Cairo Evening Citizen,Thursday, Nov. 27, 1924, state that Eliza passed away at the home of her daughter, Grace E. Magee, in Los Angeles, where they had lived continuously for five years. This would mean that Eliza and Grace E. came to live Los Angeles in 1919. The listing of Grace's residence in California as 1 year on her death certificate , therefore, is a puzzle, unless Grace E. returned to Cairo to live and, then, came back to Los Angeles before her death.]

Grace Miriam MAGEE, Daughter of J. Bruce Magee and Grace Everett Arter
Granddaughter of Charles D. Arter and Eliza M. Harrell
Great-granddaughter of Daniel D. Arter and Mary Jarrett

Name: Grace Miriam Magee
DOD: Died August 27, 1992, 03:04 hours
Female Caucasian
Born: March 21, 1904, Illinois
Age: 88 years
Father: J. Bruce Magee
Born: Ohio
Mother: Grace Arter
Born: Illinois
Death Place/Residence: 7016 Macapa Dr., Hollywood, CA 90068
Residence: 6923 Oak Park Ave., Van Nuys
SS#: 567-66-6186
Education: 25 years
Occupation: Teacher, Education industry, Los Angeles City College, 42 years
Never Married
Informant: Gertrude Reith, Executrix, 1015 Diane Ave., Placentia, CA 92760
Cremation/Burial/TR: September 1, 1992.
Cemetery: Villa Ridge Cemetery, Cairo, IL
Funeral Director: Pierce Bros., Daley & Bartel Spencer
Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis 24 hr. Diffuse Arteriosclerosis
--AFFIDAVIT-- Los Angeles County, California Death Certificate Affidavit Transcription: #9214858
Grace Miriam Magee, D. August 27, 1992, Female, Father: J. Bruce Magee, Mother: Grace Arter, Death place: Hollywood, Burial: September 1, 1992. To clarify record by funeral director.

Certificate and Record of Death 3007, 01025 Registered No. 19
Death occurred in Alexander County
Full Name: J. Bruce Magee
Date of birth: Jan. 9, 1868
Age: 48 years
Date of death: 24 day of Jan, 1916, at about 1:30 PM
Place of death: 438 1 or 10 st, Cairo, Ill, Alexander County
How long in state: 26 years
Name of father: A. Magee
Birthplace of father: Ohio
Maiden name of mother: S. King[?]
Birthplace of mother: Ireland
Informant: Mrs. Grace Magee
Address: Cairo, Ill.
Place of burial: Villa Ridge, Ill
Date of burial: Jan. 27, 3 PM
Undertaker: E.A. Burke-- License No. 3367
Address: Cairo, Ill
Physician attended from April 1, 1914, to Jan. 25, 1916.
Last seen on 25 day of January. \
Cause of death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Physician Signature: G. ? McNemer
Address: Opera House ?, Cairo \
Date: Jan 26, 1916
Witness: Robt. A. Hatcher
Note: The death certificate gives the date of death as January 24, but the physician stated that he attended Mr. Magee to January 25, the same date given as the last date that the physician saw him. The medical part of the certificate, signed by the doctor, is in a different handwriting from the handwriting on the rest of the certificate. Therefore, I believe the true date of death was January 25, according to the information completed in the physician's handwriting.

STATE OF ILLINOIS
DWIGHT H. GREEN, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COUNTY CLERK'S RECORD

1. Place of death: Alexander County Registration Dist. No. 18
No-4 Primary Dist. No. 6029 Registered No. 2

2. Place of Residence: State: Illinois County: Alexander Road Dist. No-4
City or Village: Gale

3.(a) Full Name: THOMAS J. MC NELLY 19. List No. -- 3.(b) If veteran name war: -- 3. (c) Social Security No. --

4. Sex: Male 5. Color or race: White 6. (a) Single, widowed, married, divorced: Married
6. (b) Name of husband or wife: Elva Mc Nelly 6.(c) Age of husband or wife if alive: 44 years.

9. Birthplace: Marion, Illinois 21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from: Sept. 4, 1945 to
Feb.10, 1946; that I last saw him alive on Feb. 10, 1946 and that death occurred on the date and hour stated above.

10. Usual occupation: Laborer. Immediate cause of death: Pernicious anemia
11. Industry or business: -- 22. --

FATHER (12. Name: Isaac M. McNelly 23. Was disease in any way related to occupation of deceased? No
(13. Birthplace: Ireland

MOTHER (14. Maiden name: Lucinda Bowling 24. (Signed) W. A. Lattman, M. D.
(15. Birthplace: Tenn. Address: Olive Branch, Ill.

17. Place of Burial: (a) Cemetery: Hutchinson    (b) Date: 2-12-1946               25. Filed: Feb 12-1946    Kenneth ?Patell, Registrar
        Location: Gale                                                                                                        P. O. Address: Thebes, Ill.
        County: Alexander    State: Ill.

18. Funeral Director: F. A. Karcher Address: Cairo, IL 4356
Firm name: Karcher Bros.

THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF BERTHA ALICE NANNEY
Donated by Darlene Jestus
Reg. No. 2.0 Reg. # 169

1. Place of Death: Alexander County, Il
2. Usual Residence: Cairo, Illinois Alexander Co., Il (length of res. 34 years)
3. Name of Deceased: BERTHA ALICE NANNEY
4. Date of Death: Aug. 2, 1956
5. Sex: Female
6. Race: White
7. Marital: Widowed
8. Date of Birth April 30, 1888
9. Age: 68
10. Usual Occupation: Housewife
11.Birth Place: Union Co.,
12. Citizen of what country: USA
13. Fathers Full Name: Frank Shavnore
14. Mothers Full Maiden Name: Unknown
15. Was deceased ever in Armed Forces: no
16. SS#: none
17. Informant: Mrs. Kathrine Ashbrook, daughter, LaCenter, KY
18. Medical Cause of Death: Natural Causes, Mitral Insufficiency, found dead in bed

Cemetery: Spencer Heights, Mounds, Illinois
Karchers Funeral Home Lic.# 4356
325 9th St.
Cairo, Illinois

1. PLACE OF DEATH: Alton, Madison Co., Illinois
2. USUAL RESIDENCE: Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois (35 years)
3. NAME OF DECEASED: WILLIAM JESTUS
4. DATE OF DEATH: MARCH 18, 1967
5. SEX: MALE
6. RACE: WHITE
7. MARITAL: DIVORCED
8. DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 22, 1909
9. AGE: 57
10. USUAL OCC: DECKHAND, RIVER BOAT
11. BIRTH PLACE: CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.
12. CITIZEN: BLANK
13. FATHER'S FULL NAME: HARRY JESTUS
14. MOTHER'S FULL MAIDEN NAME: BERTHA SHAVNORE
15. WAS DEC. EVER IN U.S. ARMED FORCES: NO
16. SS#: 488--07--0545
17. INFORMANT: MRS. KATHERINE ASHBROOK, SISTER, LACENTER, KY
18. MEDICAL CAUSE OF DEATH: BRONCHIAL PNEUMONIA, MYOCARDITIS, ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
19. DATE OF OPERATION: 2-15-67, GASTROTOMY FOR TUBE FEEDINGS

I hereby certify I attended the deceased from March 15, 1967 to March 18, 1967 that I last saw the dec. on March 17, 1967 and death occurred at 5:10a.m. from the causes and on the date stated above.

D.M. Roberts . M.D., 615 E. 3rd St., Alton, Illinois
Cemetery: Spencer Heights, Mounds, Illinois
Funeral Dir: Lester Bowles #F6830 2409 State St., Alton, Illinois

1. DECEASED NAME: CHARLES LEWIS JESTUS
2. SEX: MALE
3. DATE OF DEATH: AUGUST 27, 1975
4. RACE: WHITE
5. AGE: 67 YRS.
6. DATE OF BIRTH: MARCH 2, 1908
7. PLACE OF DEATH: CAIRO, ALEXANDER CO., ILLINOIS
8. BIRTHPLACE: MISSOURI
9. CITIZEN OF WHAT COUNTRY: USA
10. MARITAL: MARRIED
11. NAME OF SURVIVING SPOUSE: MARY ELLA MOORE
12. USUAL OCC: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
13. U.S. WAR VETERAN: NO
14. USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE: CAIRO, ALEXANDER CO. IL.
15. FATHER'S NAME: HARRY JESTUS
16. MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME: BERTHA ALICE SHAVNORE
17. INFORMANT: MARY E. JESTUS, WIFE, CAIRO, ILLINOIS
18. CAUSE OF DEATH: MASSIVE HEMEPTYSIS, CARCINOMA OF LUNG, TERMINAL

I certify that to the best of my knowlege this death occurred on the date, at the time and place and from the causes stated...

Cemetery: Spencer Heights, Mounds, Illinois
Funeral Dir: Crain Funeral Homes, 1800 Poplar, Cairo, Illinois
Martha A. Smith, Local Registrar & Cairo City Clerk 8/28/1975

Place of death: Cairo, Illinois.
Residence: 418 Union St.
Length of Residence in city where death occurred: 16 years.
Name: Clara Rutledge. Female, white, single.
Date of birth: February, 1903. Age 24 years 7 months and 26 days.
Occupation: Telephone Operator. Name of employer: Ills. Bell Tel.Co.
Birthplace: Miller City, Illinois.
Name of Father: J. L. Rutledge, Birthplace: Dover, Missouri
Maiden name of mother: Katie Campbell. Birthplace: Fell Cape, North Carolina.
Informant: James Rutledge, Cairo, Illinois.
Date of Death: Oct. 14, 1927, 12 a.m. Cause: Intestinal Obstruction. Secondary: Adhesions.
Was an operation performed?: Yes. For what disease or injury: Intestinal obstruction. Was there an autopsy?: No.
Signed: Flint Bondurant, M.D., Cairo, Illinois.
Place of burial: Baumgard Cem., Road Dist #7.
Date of burial: Oct. 16, 1927. Undertaker: E. A. Burke, Cairo, IL.

DEATH RECORD OF JAMES RUTLEDGE

Contributed by Carolyn Garmon

Source: The Alexander County Courthouse, Cairo, IL.
Death Record Book 7, Page 184, Record #250

Place of Death: Cairo, Illinois. Death occured at 1206 Walnut. St.
Place of residence: Alexander County, Illinois, 1206 Walnut Street.
Full Name: James Rutledge, male, white, married.
Husband of Rose: 61 yrs.
Date of Birth: July 2, 1852. Age 88 years 5 mos 12 days.
Occupation: Pilot and Engineer. Industry: River Work.
Birthplace: Dorena, Missouri.
Fathers name: Don't know.
Mothers Maiden Name: Don't know.
Informant: Rose Lee Rutledge, 1206 Walnut St.
Place of burial: Baumgard Cem., Miller City, Illinois on
12-16-1940.
Undertaker: J. F. Berbling, Cairo, Illinois.
Date of Death: Dec. 14, 1940 at 9 a.m.
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage; due to senility. Was an operation performed: No.
Was an autopsy done: No.
Signed: J. J. Rendleman, M. D., Cairo, Illinois.

DEATH CERTIFICATE OF PHILOMINA SAUP
(Wife of Peter Saup, who was the son of Anton Saup, the brother of Phillip Saup)
Transcribed by Susan Mullins

State of Illinois
Department of Public Health--Division of Vital Statistics
County Clerk’s Record
STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
Registration Dist. No. 16                    Registered No. 4
1.   Place of Death: County of Alexander, Cairo
      Street Address: 707 Wash.
2.   Full Name: Mrs. Philomina Sant [Sanp]
      Residence: 707 Washington Ave.
      Length of residence in city where death occurred: 65 years

Personal and Statistical Particulars
3.   Sex: Female
4.   Color or Race: White
5.   Married
5A. Husband of Peter Sant [Saup]
6.   Date of Birth: October 20, 1839
7.   Age: 89 years, 2 months, 15 days
8.   Occupation of Deceased: At Home
9.   Birthplace (city or town): Don’t know
10. State or Country: Italy
11. Birthplace of Father: City - Don’t know                   State or Country: Don’t know
12. Maiden name of mother: Unknown
13. Birthplace of Mother: City - Unknown        State or Country: Unknown
14. Informant: A. Butto [Philomina’s maiden name. A brother?}
      P.O. Address: Cairo, Ill.
15. Filed Jan. 5, 1929     Registrar: Robt. A. Hatcher    Address: Cairo

Medical Certificate of Death
16. Date of Death: Jany. 4, 1929
17. Attended deceased from Dec. 16th, 1928, to January 4th, 1929. Last saw her alive
       on January 4th, 1929. Death occurred at 12:35 PM.
      Cause of death: Bronchial pneumonia. Duration: 12 da.
      Contributory: Arteriosclerosis                 Duration: 1 yr. 6 mos.
18. Signed:     Jas. M. McManus, 808 Coml. Ave. Cairo, Ill.
       Date: January 4th, 1929
19. Place of Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Villa Ridge, Pulaski County, Ill.
21: Undertaker: Frank A. Karcher                Address: Cairo, Ill

[Notes by transcriber, Susan Mullins, Peter Saup’s 2G-niece: I wonder why Peter, Philomina’s husband, did not provide the information for his wife’s death certificate. Was he mentally incapacitated? Because Philomina’s maiden name was Butto, A. Butto might have been a brother (or nephew?). Philomina is buried in a mini-mausoleum in Calgary Cemetery that has the name “SAUP” engraved over the door. A beautiful scene of angels flying in a blue sky is painted on the ceiling inside the mausoleum. Peter Saup died the following year, after returning to his childhood home of Zanesville, Muskegon County, Ohio to live with a niece. Though Peter’s internment had probably been planned beside his wife’s, instead, he was buried beside relatives in Zanesville.]

Sept. 3rd, 1906, Viola Shavnore, born in Illinois, white, female, married, housewife, age 30 yrs., 3 months, 9 days, died August 26, 1906 at 4:00 p.m in McClure, Illinois of injury to foot by nail which pentrated nail (tetanus, duration of 3 days. Buried Lindg(z)a Aug. 7, 1906, no undertaker, J.W. Sain(Sann), M.D. McClure,Illinois.

Full Name: Charles Smith
Residence: Tamms, Illinois
Sex: Male
Color: White
Married
Husband of: Lillie Dailey Smith
Date of Birth: April 17, 1895
Age: 37 years, 5 months, 9 days
Occupation of deceased: Com. Labor
Birthplace: Anna, Illinois
Name of Father: W. G. Smith (William George)
Birthplace: Texas (Note: Actual birthplace is Georgia)
Maiden name of Mother: Lucinda Maul (Mull)
Birthplace of Mother: Cobden, Illinois
Informant: Lillie Smith, Tamms, Illinois
Filed: 9/26/32 by J. E. Kee of Elco

I hereby certify that I took charge of the remains of the deceased herein described, held an inquest thereon, and from the evidence obtained that deceased came to his death on the date stated and the cause of death was as follows: cerebral hemorrhage.

Place of Burial: Hazelwood Cemetery, Road Dist. #6
Undertaker: W. H. Aldred, Tamms, Illinois.

1. A. Place of death: Alexander County; B. Death took place inside city limits; C. City: Cairo; D. Length of stay: 10 days; E. Name of Institution: St. Mary's Hospital.
2. A. Usual Residence: Illinois; B. County: Alexander; C. Rural: Road Dist. #2; D. City: Tamms; E. Length of residence: 30 years; F. Street: RFD; G. Lived on farm.
3. Name of Deceased: James Smith
4. Date of Death: Feb. 1, 1957
5. Sex: Male
6. Race: White
7. Widowed
8. Date of Birth: Feb. 10, 1883
9. Age: 73
10. Usual Occupation: Farmer; Type of Business or industry: Farm.
11. Birth Place: Cobden, Illinois
12. Citizen of What Country: U. S.
13. Father's Full Name: William Smith
14. Mother's Full Maiden Name: Lucendella Mull
15. Was deceased in U. S. Armed Forces: No
16. Social Security: Unknown
17. A. Informant Signature: James Smith; B. Address: Alton, Illinois; C. Relationship to deceased: Son.
18. Cause of Death: Gastric Cancer; Interval between onset and death: 7 months.

I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from October 1, 1956 to February 1, 1957 that I last saw the deceased alive on January 31, 1957 and death occurred at 6 a.m. from the causes and on the date stated above.

Disposition: Date: Feb. 3, 1957; Cemetery: Casper Cemetery; Location: Union County, IL.

Funeral Director: Crain Funeral Home, 114 N. Blanche, Mounds, Illinois; Signature: C. Robert Crain; License Number: 31-6233