Death certificate, Lorena Gadson, 1917:
Name of deceased: Lorena Gadson
Certificate number: 27
Date of death: February 12, 1917
Place of death: 4th Civil District, Heiskell, RFD #3, Anderson County, TN
Date of birth: February 20, 1914
Place of birth: Tennessee
Colored; female; aged 2 years, 11 months, 12 days
Cause of death: Accidental burns by clothing catching fire on the entire body, by M. G. Herrell, MD, Powell, TN
Name of father: I. S. Gadson
Father’s birthplace: Georgia
Name of mother: Jennie Staples
Place of birth: Tennessee
Informant: I. S. Gadson, Heiskell, TN
Place of burial: Haven Chapel
Date of burial: February 14, 1917
Undertaker: Charles Cox, Heiskell, TN
[Abstracted from the microfilmed original by Stephanie A. Hill]