Death Certificate of Robert L. Hancock Robert L. Hancock, age 75, died of general systematic exhaustion and exhaustion on 6 Jan 1936 in Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia. His residence was 419 W. Washington St. He was born 30 Nov 1840 in Jackson, Mississippi to Thomas Hancock and Emma Davis. Married to Mollie Hancock, he worked as a Carpenter and had retired for 7 years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Field | Value | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - COUNTY OF | Nansemond | | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF | ____ | | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - TOWN OF OR CITY OF | Suffolk | | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - Length of residence: | ____ | | (A) RESIDENCE | 419 W. Washington St. | | FULL NAME (Name of Deceased) | Robert L. Hancock | | 5. SEX | Male | | 6. COLOR OR RACE | White | | 7. SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED | Married | | 7. (SPOUSE: | Mollie Hancock | | 8. DATE OF BIRTH | Nov. 30-1840 | | 9. AGE | 75 Years, 11 Months | | 10. TRADE, PROFESSION, ETC? | Carpenter | | 11. INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS? | ____ | | 12. THE DECEASED LAST WORKED AT THIS OCCUPATION (year) | 1929 | | 13. TOTAL TIME (years) | 35 yrs. | | 14. BIRTHPLACE | Jackson, Miss. | | 14. (State or country) | ____ | | 15. NAME OF FATHER | Thomas Hancock | | 16. BIRTHPLACE | N.C. | | 16. (State or country) | ____ | | 17. MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER | Emma Davis | | 18. BIRTHPLACE | Southhampton Co. | | 18. (State or country) | Va. | | 19. INFORMANT | W. Hancock | | 20. (Address) | 419 W. Washington St. | | BURIAL, CREMATION, OR REMOVAL - PLACE OF | near Courtland | | BURIAL, CREMATION, OR REMOVAL - DATE OF | 12-7-1936 | | BURIAL, CREMATION, OR REMOVAL - UNDERTAKER | John W. Williams Funeral Home | | BURIAL, CREMATION, OR REMOVAL - (Address) | 718 Hull St. Richmond Va. | | 21. DATE OF DEATH | Jan. 6, 1936 | | 22. I ATTENDED DECEASED FROM (date) | Nov. 17, 1936 to Dec. 6, 1936 | | 22. THAT I LAST SAW HIM ALIVE ON | Dec. 6, 1936 | | 22. DEATH IS SAID TO HAVE OCCURRED ON THE DATE STATED ABOVE AT | 4 a,m, | | 22. PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF DEATH | General systematic exhaustion | | DATE OF ONSET | (not specified) | | OTHER Contributory causes | Old Age | | NATURE OF OPERATION | None | | DATE OF | ____ | | WHAT TEST CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS? | None | | WAS THERE AN AUTOPSY? | No | | 23. IF DEATH WAS DUE TO | ____ | | WHERE DID INJURY OCCUR? (Specify city or town, county, and State) | ____ | | Industry, home, or public place? | ____ | | MANNER | ____ | | NATURE OF INJURY | ____ | | 24. OCCUPATION RELATED?? | No | | IF SO, SPECIFY | ________ | | Signed | R. H. Pretlow M.D. | | (Address) | Suffolk Va. | | Registrar | E. J. Moore (handwritten) | | DATE RECEIVED | Nov 6, 1936 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------