Death Certificate of Drake, Martha E.

Martha E. Drake, age 84, died of apoplexy on 5 Aug 1925 in Newsoms,
Southampton County, Virginia. She was a widowed housewife, wife of Geo.
Drake, and resident of Newsoms, Va. Born 10 Aug 1840 in Virginia to
Joshua Johnson and Peggie Story.

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| Field                                      | Value                        |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| PLACE OF DEATH COUNTY                      | Southampton                  |
| PLACE OF DEATH MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT        | Newsoms                      |
| PLACE OF DEATH REGISTRATION DISTRICT No.   | 582                          |
| PLACE OF DEATH REGISTERED No.              | 21                           |
| FULL NAME                                  | Martha E. Drake              |
| (a) RESIDENCE                              | Newsoms, Va.                 |
| SEX                                        | Female                       |
| COLOR OR RACE                              | White                        |
| 5. Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced    | Widowed                      |
| 5a. Wife of (or) Husband of                | Geo. Drake                   |
| 6. DATE OF BIRTH (month, day and year)     | Aug 10, 1840                 |
| 7. AGE Years                               | 84                           |
| 7. AGE Months                              | 11                           |
| 7. AGE Days                                | 25                           |
| OCCUPATION OF DECEASED                     | Housewife                    |
| (c) NAME OF EMPLOYER                                                      |
| BIRTHPLACE                                 | Va.                          |
| 10. NAME OF FATHER                         | Joshua Johnson                |
| 11. BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER                   | Va.                          |
| 12. MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER                  | Peggie Story                 |
| 13. BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER                   | Va.                          |
| 14. INFORMANT                              |                              |
| 15. ADDRESS                                |                              |
| Filed                                      | Aug 6, 1920                  |
| Registrar                                  | Richard L. Bryant            |
| 16. DATE OF DEATH (month, day and year)    | 5 Aug 1925                   |
| 17. I attended deceased from               | July 23, 1925 to Aug 3, 1925 |
| 17. I last saw her alive on                | Aug 3, 1925                  |
| Death occurred at                          | 11:30 AM                     |
| Cause of death                             | Apoplexy                     |
| CONTRIBUTORY (Secondary)                                                  |
| DURATION                                                                  |
| 18. WHERE WAS DISEASE CONTRACTED                                          |
| DID AN OPERATION PRECEDE DEATH?            | No                           |
| DATE OF                                                                   |
| WAS THERE AN AUTOPSY?                                                     |
| WHAT TEST CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS?                                            |
| (Signed)                                   | B. A. Pope, M.D.             |
| (Address)                                  | Boykins, Va.                 |
| PLACE OF BURIAL, CREMATION, OR REMOVAL     | Newsoms                      |
| DATE OF BURIAL                             | Aug 6/25                     |
| 20. UNDERTAKER                             | W. H. Holland                |
| 20. ADDRESS                                | Franklin, Va.                |
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