Gene Notes

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Tantalizing Information

Did you ever come across a death certificate that starts off with a cause of death with words like:

"accidentally shot by 32 cal Winchester rifle in ..." and then parts of the rest are just about unreadable? I'm putting it out here for opinions.  Click on it for a better view! Thanks!



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8 comments:

  1. Linda McCauleyMarch 12, 2010 at 1:04 AM

    Don't you hate it with that happens? My guess is it says "in hands of himself and Richard C______." The 2nd letter of Richard's last name is either u or a, the next 2 letters are probably lh and the rest could be about anything. Anyway sounds like they were struggling with the rifle and it went off.

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  2. Amy Coffin, MLISMarch 12, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    Wow! How sad! I agree with Linda on what it says. Maybe Richard C___ was a friend. Check the 1920 census to see if there is a young Richard living near that family. Bet that story made the papers.

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  3. CarolMarch 12, 2010 at 8:50 AM

    Accidentally shot by 22 cal Winchester rifle in hands of himself and Richard Calkin.

    Not sure bout that last name for Richard tho! LOL

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  4. Anne Percival KruszkaMarch 12, 2010 at 9:28 AM

    I was pretty close - I thought his last name was Calhoun - the only Richard I find in Greenup, Kentucky was Richard Callihan, living in District 7, but enumerated several pages earlier than the Chinns.

    Thanks for the help!

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  5. unmitigated meMarch 12, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    I was way off, then, as I thought Richard's last name might be Walker! I agree with the rest though. He was only 14. Maybe the story made a local paper?

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  6. Anne Percival KruszkaMarch 12, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    Can't find a local paper online for that time frame.

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  7. Linda McCauleyMarch 12, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    I just checked back to see if anyone figured it out for sure and noticed how flip my opening comment sounds under the circumstances of such a tragic event. Sorry about that, I probably shouldn't be trying to write at 1 a.m.

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  8. Anne Percival KruszkaMarch 12, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    I didn't think it was flip at all. And thanks for your help. Sometimes having different eyes look at it really helps.

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