CAUSES OF DEATH
as listed on the database from TVA of those
graves that were relocated.
Check the next page for a list of Old time Illnesses
often found on
death certificates. Used by permission of ANCESTRY CORNER.
Free Forms and hand outs - a GREAT Site.
A B C
Abss - Abscess
Brth - Birth
Cbfv - Chilbirth F
Acdt - Accident
Bpsn - Blood Poison Chbr - Childbirth
Apnd - Appendicitis Brdz
- Bright's Disease Clts - Cellulitis
Brkn - Broken Neck Cncr - Cancer
Burn - Burn
Cnvl -Convulsions
D E F
Dift - Dipththeria
Eplp - Epilepsy
Fevr - Fever
Dpsy - Dropsy
Esip - Erysipelas
Flu - Flu
Dron - Drown
Flux - Excessive Flow
Dstn - Dysentery
G H J K
Gall - Gallbladder
Hart - Heart
Jail - Jail Fever Kdne - Kidney
Gnst - Gun Shot
Hivs - Hives
Jaud - Jaundice
Hmge -Hemorrhage
M N O
Malr - Malaria
Nmna - Pneumonia OA - Old Age
Mngs - Meningitis
Mrdr - Murder
Msls - Measles
P R S
Plsy - Palsy
Rkts - Rickets
Sfls - Syphilis
Plgr - Pellegra
Shot - Shot
Prem - Premature Birth
Spnl - Spinal Injury
Pris - Phthiriasis
Stlb - Still Born
Prls - Paralysis
Posn - Poison
T U W
TB - Tuberculosis
Ulcr - Ulcers
Whcf - Whooping Cough
Thtb - Thrombosis
UNK - Unknown
Tumr - Tumor
Tyfd - Thyphoid Fever
Anyone know what "Sfls" could be??
If you do not know what a name is, check it out on the next page. Heart is
a broad field from newborns with heart deformaties to Heart Attacks. I found
3 OA's and then checking their age, I found all 3 were over 90. Old Age seems
as good a diagnosis as any!
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