Death Certificate of Whitfield, Eva Britt Eva Britt Whitfield, age 68, was born on 2 Jun 1888 in North Carolina to James Albert Britt and a mother whose maiden name was unknown. She was widowed, her spouse was Josephus Whitfield. She resided in Newsoms, Southampton County, Virginia. Eva died of uraemia on 24 Nov 1956 at Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, Virginia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Field | Value | |--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| | Registration No. | 2420 | | Registered No. | 246 | | Certificate No. | 26715 | | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - a. COUNTY | Virginia | | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - b. MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT | James City | | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - c. CITY OR TOWN | Williamsburg, Virginia | | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - d. HOSPITAL OR INSTITUTION | Eastern State Hospital | | 1. PLACE OF DEATH - e. LENGTH OF STAY | 1 yr. 9 mo. 17 days | | 2. USUAL RESIDENCE - a. STATE | Virginia | | 2. USUAL RESIDENCE - b. COUNTY | Southampton | | 2. USUAL RESIDENCE - c. CITY OR TOWN | Newsoms | | 2. USUAL RESIDENCE - d. STREET ADDRESS | 0870 | | 2. USUAL RESIDENCE - e. IS RESIDENCE ON A FARM? | No | | 3. NAME OF DECEASED (First) | Eva | | 3. NAME OF DECEASED (Middle) | Britt | | 3. NAME OF DECEASED (Last) | Whitfield | | 4. DATE OF DEATH | Nov. 24, 1956 | | 5. SEX | Female | | 6. COLOR OR RACE | White | | 7. MARITAL STATUS | Widowed | | 8. DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1888 | | 9. AGE (at last birthday) | 68 | | 10. USUAL OCCUPATION | Housewife | | 10b. KIND OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY | | 11. BIRTHPLACE | North Carolina | | 12. CITIZEN OF WHAT COUNTRY | USA | | 13. FATHER'S NAME | James Albert Britt | | 14. MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME | Unknown | | 15. NAME OF HUSBAND OR WIFE OF DECEASED | Josephus Whitfield | | 17. INFORMANT'S SIGNATURE | Eastern State Hospital Records| | 17. INFORMANT'S ADDRESS | Williamsburg, Virginia | | 18. CAUSE OF DEATH - PART I IMMEDIATE CAUSE | Uraemia | | 18. CAUSE OF DEATH - INTERVAL BETWEEN ONSET AND DEATH | 260 | | 19. WAS AUTOPSY PERFORMED? | No | | 20. ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, HOMICIDE | | 20b. DESCRIBE HOW INJURY OCCURRED | | 21. TIME OF INJURY | | 21. INJURY OCCURRED WHILE AT WORK | Not while at work | | 22. SIGNATURE | Henry E. Davis, M.D. | | 23. DATE | 11-25-56 | | 24. ADDRESS | Williamsburg, Virginia | | 25. BURIAL, CREMATION, REMOVAL (Specify) | Burial | | 26a. DATE | Nov. 26, 1956 | | 26b. NAME OF CEMETERY OR CREMATORY | Newsoms | | 26c. LOCATION (City, town or county) | Newsoms, Va. | | 27. FUNERAL DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE | Wm. Holland & Sons Inc. | | 27. ADDRESS | Franklin, Virginia | | 28. REGISTRAR'S SIGNATURE | Edith L. Carlton | | 28. DATE | Nov. 27, 1956 | | 29. DATE RECEIVED BY LOCAL REG. | Nov. 27, 1956 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------