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- His death certificate states that he died on September 24, 1925 due to an accident. He was seen by the doctor on September 22, 1925. His year of birth is incorrect on the document, stating that he was born on December 17, 1883. However his age at the time of his death was 31 years,9 months, and 7 days, making his date of birth December 17, 1894. The dates, as well as the spelling of his first name on the marker, are all incorrect.
per MSL #47842177
The 1900 census gives his birth date as being Dec. 1892 and the 1910 & 1920 censuses give it as est. 1893. On his WWI Draft Registration card he gave the same birth date that is on the headstone Dec. 17, 1892. Died in in Asheville, NC on Sept. 24th from the train accident on Sept. 22, 1925 in Sunburst, NC., per death certificate - Headstone gives the date as Sept. 14, 1925.
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