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From: Ruth Skewis <>
Subject: WREAWSE - RE: Re Death Certificate Transcriptions
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:23:18 -0800


Evalou,

Gotta share a fun one with you!!

I received this message the other day concerning the information that is
available in the records that are searched.....

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"we reports 'em as we sees 'em"

I guess it can be shortened to WREAWSE! :-)

(Pronounced Rouse!)
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> I'm sorry these death transcriptions didn't have more information
> but we can
> only report what is there!

Fun???

Ruth
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Ruth(Grady) & Don Skewis


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 11:54 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re Death Certificate Transcriptions
>
>
> The two death certificates in question from 1933 and 1935 are
> transcriptions
> I made.
> I am very careful and try to do a professional job. The speculation what
> should or should not be on the death certificate is just that
> speculation.
> All of us do enough lookups that what should be there is not
> necessarily so.
> The two women died at home and the death certificates were
> results of Autopsy
> and Inquest. They showed Name, Date of Death, Place of Death,
> Cause of Death
> with the notation that Death was due to natural causes and signed by the
> Coroner. All of those things were noted on the transcription.
> There were no
> Unknown or ? marks on the certificate.
> With these facts one can speculate that perhaps a later death
> certificate was
> filed by a family member or an amended one. Again that is only
> speculation
> But then all these mysteries is what makes the search exciting!
> I'm sorry these death transcriptions didn't have more information
> but we can
> only report what is there!
> I know the feeling well of wanting more information. Many of my
> ancestors had
> the gall to live and die and not leave a paper trail for me.:)
> I'm sure if
> they knew the one descendent that cared about them the most would
> be looking
> they would have been more careful!LOL
> Evalou
>

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