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Death Certificate of Mrs. Bertha Welch

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Case File: Mailahn Family (1912)

From Death Records of Outagamie County, Wisconsin – Vol 3 (Pre Oct 1907)

Certificate No 01062

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# Question Answer
1  Full name of deceased  Mrs. Bertha Welch
2  Maiden name (if wife or widow)  Bertha Mailahn
3  Color and sex  White Female
4  Race  Caucasian
5  Occupation of deceased  Housework
6  Age (years, months and days)  25 years, 4 mo, 1 day
7  Name of father  Louis Mailahn
8  Birthplace of father  Germany
9  Name of mother  Gusta Mailayn
10  Birthplace of mother  Wisconsin
11  Birthplace of deceased  Black Creek
12  Date of birth of deceased  July 20, 1880
13  Condition (single, married, widowed, or divorced)  Married
14  Name of wife or husband of deceased  Jessie Welch
15  Date of death  Nov 21 1905
16  Cause of Death {Primary, Secondary}  Tubercular abscess – Tuberculosis of lungs
17  Duration of disease  about 2 months
18  Place of death  Black Creek
19  Resident at time of death  Black Creek
20  Was deceased ever a U.S. soldier or sailor  [blank]
21  Name of physician, coroner or justice  J. J. Laird
22  Residence of such person  Black Creek
23  Name of undertaker or other person conducting burial  Gus Strassburger
24  No. and date of burial permit  6 – Nov 21 1905
25  Place of burial  Black Creek Cemetery
26  Date of certificate  Nov 21 1905
27  Date of registration  Nov 24 1905
28  Other important facts not related  [blank]