1. Name Retta Nickols Cox
2. Date of death 2-26-50
3. Color or race W
4. Sex F
5. Single, married, widowed, divorced
Widowed
6. Date of birth 5-27-1871
7. Age (in years last birthday) 78
8. Place of death A. County Hamblen
B. Civil District 1 C. Morristown D. Length of
stay in this place E. Name of hospital or institution (if not Hospital
or Institution, City Street Address and Location)
9. Usual residence of deceased A.
State Tenn. B. County Hamblen C. Civil District
1 D. City or Town Morristown, Tenn. E. Street address
519 W. 6th North St.
10a. Usual occupation Housewife
10b. Kind of business or industry
Domestic
11. Social Security Number
12. Was deceased ever in U.S. armed forces?
Specify yes, no, unknown No
13. Birthplace Jefferson County
14. Citizen of what country? U.S.A.
15. Father's name John Nickols
16. Mother's maiden name Martha Reneau
17. Informant Mrs. Dan Harrison, Morristown
18. Cause of death 1. Disease or condition
directly leading to death
19a. Date of operation
19b. Major findings of operation
20a. Autopsy
20b. Findings of autopsy
21a. Accident suicide homicide (specify)
21b. Plac of injury
21c. Place of injury
21d. Time of injury
21e. Injury occurred
21f. How did injury occur?
22. I hereby certify that the ceceased died
on the date and from the cause stated above H.B. Marble
M.D., Morristown, Tenn 2/28/50
23a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify)
Burial
23b. Date of burial, cremation, or removal
2-28-50
23c. Name of cemetery or crematory
Wesley's Chapel
23d. Location Jefferson County, Tenn
24. Funeral Director Hortons, Morristown,
Tenn
25. Registration Dist. no 23201
26. Date signed by Local Reg. 3-11-50
27. Registrar's signature Mary Love
Smith
The informant, Mrs. Dan Harrison, was Rett
Nichols' daughter Mary Emily Ethel (Ethel) Cox who married Daniel Harrison.
It was Ethel Cox Harrison's house where Rett died. The correct spelling
of Rett's surname is "Nichols". It may only be unusual handwriting,
but the name appears to be spelled "Nickols" on the death certificate.
Rett's father was John H. Nichols and her mother was Martha P. Reneau.