Death Certificate of Lewis, Martha Rhodes

# Narrative Summary

Martha Rhodes Lewis, born 01 Aug 1888 in Isle of Wight Co, USA to John
J. Rhodes and Cornelia B. Turner, died 22 Oct 1949 in Windsor, Isle of
Wight, Virginia from Diabetic Coma caused by Carcinomatosis and Cancer
of Uterus. She was 61 years old, widowed from Luther L. Lewis, and
worked as a housewife. She was buried 23 Oct 1949 at Colosse Church near
Walters, Virginia.

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| ID   | Section                          | Field Description                         | Value                                         |
|------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1    | PLACE OF DEATH                   | County                                    | Isle of Wight                                 |
| 2    | PLACE OF DEATH                   | City or Town                              | Windsor                                       |
| 3    | PLACE OF DEATH                   | Hospital or Institution                    (Blank)                                       |
| 4    | USUAL RESIDENCE                  | State                                     | Virginia                                      |
| 5    | USUAL RESIDENCE                  | County                                    | Isle of Wight                                 |
| 6    | USUAL RESIDENCE                  | City or Town                              | Windsor                                       |
| 7    | USUAL RESIDENCE                  | Street Address                             (Blank)                                       |
| 8    | NAME OF DECEASED                 | Name                                      | Mrs. Martha Rhodes Lewis                      |
| 9    | SEX                              | Sex                                       | Female                                        |
| 10   | COLOR OR RACE                    | Race                                      | White                                         |
| 11   | MARITAL STATUS                   | Marital Status                            | Widowed                                       |
| 12   | DATE OF BIRTH                    | Date of Birth                             | August 1, 1888                                |
| 13   | AGE                              | Age                                       | 61 years, 2 months, 22 days                   |
| 14   | USUAL OCCUPATION                 | Occupation                                | Housewife                                     |
| 15   | KIND OF BUSINESS                 | Business or Industry                       (Blank)                                       |
| 16   | BIRTHPLACE                       | Birthplace                                | Isle of Wight Co, USA                         |
| 17   | FATHER'S NAME                    | Father's Name                             | John J. Rhodes                                |
| 18   | MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME             | Mother's Maiden Name                      | Cornelia B. Turner                            |
| 19   | NAME OF HUSBAND                  | Husband or Wife of Deceased               | Luther L. Lewis                               |
| 20   | INFORMANT'S SIGNATURE            | Informant's Signature                     | Mrs. C. L. Carr                               |
| 21   | CAUSE OF DEATH                   | Immediate Cause                           | Diabetic Coma                                 |
| 22   | CAUSE OF DEATH                   | Interval between onset and death          | 24 hrs                                        |
| 23   | ANTECEDENT CAUSES                | Due to                                    | Carcinomatosis & Cancer (Carcinoma) of Uterus |
| 24   | ANTECEDENT CAUSES                | Interval (Carcinoma)                      | 2 yrs                                         |
| 25   | OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS     | Other Significant Conditions              | 260                                           |
| 26   | OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS     | Other Significant Conditions              | 174                                           |
| 27   | DATE OF DEATH                    | Date of Death                             | Oct. 22, 1949                                 |
| 28   | AUTOPSY                          | Autopsy                                   | No                                            |
| 29   | PLACE OF INJURY                  | Place                                      (Blank)                                       |
| 30   | INJURY OCCURRED                  | Injury Occurred                           | Not While at Work                             |
| 31   | CERTIFIER'S SIGNATURE            | Signature                                  (Signature present, not fully legible)        |
| 32   | DATE SIGNED                      | Date Signed                               | 10/23/49                                      |
| 33   | BURIAL, CREMATION, REMOVAL       | Burial, Cremation, Removal                | Burial                                        |
| 34   | DATE OF BURIAL                   | Date of Burial                            | Oct. 23, 1949                                 |
| 35   | NAME OF CEMETERY                 | Name of Cemetery                          | Colosse Church                                |
| 36   | LOCATION OF CEMETERY             | Location (City, Town, or County, State)   | Near Walters, Virginia                        |
| 37   | FUNERAL DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE     | Funeral Director's Signature              | Wm. M. Holland & Sons Inc.                    |
| 38   | FUNERAL DIRECTOR'S ADDRESS       | Funeral Director's Address                | Franklin, Virginia                            |
| 39   | LOCAL REGISTRAR'S SIGNATURE      | Local Registrar's Signature                (Signature present, not fully legible)        |
| 40   | DATE RECEIVED BY LOCAL REGISTRAR | Date Received                             | 10/31/49                                      |
| 41   | STATE FILE NO.                   | State File No.                            | 23125                                         |
| 42   | REGISTERED NO.                   | Registered No.                            | 15                                            |
| 43   | REGISTRATION DISTRICT NO.        | Registration District No.                 | 4621                                          |