STATE OF ILLINOIS

STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

Registered 228

Place of Death: St. Clair County

Dist. No. 855

City: Belleville

Primary Dist. No. 3646

Street and Number: Ill. Light & Power Co. Plant

Full Name: John Q. ADAMS

Residence: DuQuoin, Ill.

Length of residence in city where death occurred: 2 days

Sex: Male

Color or Race: White

Marital Status: Divorced

Spouse's Name: Myrtle ADAMS

Date of Birth: June 22, 1894

Age: 35 years, 1 month and 0 days

Occupation of Deceased: Electrician

Birthplace: Dongola, Ill.

Name of Father: Elmer ADAMS

Birthplace of Father: Dongola, Ill.

Maiden Name of Mother: Mary GORDON

Birthplace of Mother: Dongola, Ill.

Informant: Mrs. Myrtle ADAMS

P. O. Address: DuQuoin, Ill.

Filed July 23, 1929

E. J. EISENHAUER, Registrar

P. O. Address: Belleville, Ill.

Date of Death: July 22, 1929

I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I took charge of the remains the deceased herein described, held an inquest there and from the evidence obtained find that said deceased came to his death on the date stated abovce and that the cause of death was as follows:

Electric shcok received when he came in contact with high tension wire in power house at Belleville, Ill. Accidental death, occupational

Injury Rec'd in Belleville *City*

Signed: W. W. BOYNE

Address: E. St. Louis, Ill.

Cemetery: Duquoin *incorrect, possibly buried in Union County, Ill.

Location: Duquoin

Date: July 24, 1929

County: St. Clair

State: Ill.

Undertaker: H. W. SCHROEDER

Address: Duquoin

Donated by Virginia ADAMS PIERCE

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