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Birth Certificate of Robert Oliver "Bob" DeCoursey (1924 - 1975) Bob was the youngest of Edwin J. and Mary J. (Pfaff) DeCoursey's six children. He was born in Casa Grande, Arizona, where his father among other things owned a pool hall, was in the poultry and real estate business and ran a John Deere agency. In about 1931, when he was about seven years old, the family moved to Los Angeles, California. There the family ran a grocery store in Alhambra. His father Edwin died in 1936 when Bob was 12 years old. In 1949 he married Virginia Buty, they had eight children. Bob died in California in 1975. Related Items Death records for his older brothers Edward R., Baby Boy and Charles. Birth records for his siblings William J. and Mary Ann. Accounts of family life in The DeCoursey Family written by his sister Mary Ann and his cousin Frank. ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Bureau of Vital Statistics ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH     PLACE OF BIRTH 1. County of   Pinal   District of   Casa Grande   Town of ___________     or State Index No.   520   Co. Register No. _____ Local Registrar's No. _____ City of   Casa Grande       (No.________________St;_________Ward)                     (If birth occurred in a hospital or institution, give its NAME instead of street and number.) 2. Full name of child   Robert Oliver DeCoursey   3. Sex of Child   Male   4. Twin, Triplet or other ______ 5. Number in order of birth   6   6. Legitimate?   yes   7. Date of Birth (Month, day, year)   8-12-24   FATHER 8. Full Name   Edwin J DeCoursey   9. Residence (Usual place of abode)   Casa Grande   10. Color or race   White   11. Age at last Birthday   37   (Years) 12. Birthplace (city or place)   Colo     (State or country) _________ 13. Occupation (Nature of industry)   Merchant   MOTHER 14. Full Name   Mary Pfaff   15. Residence   Casa Grande   16. Color or Race   White   17. Age at last Birthday (Years)   40   18. Birthplace (city or place)   Kansas     (State or country) _________ 19. Occupation (Nature of industry)   House wife   20. Number of child of this mother   6         (Taken as of time of birth of child herein certified and including this child.)       (a) Born alive and now living   4 (?)   1       (b) Born alive but now dead _____       (c) Stillborn _____ 21. Were precautions taken against Ophthalmia neonatorum?   yes   2 CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child, who was   Born alive   at   3 A M on the date above stated. (Signature)   Dr JE Redden     Address   Casa Grande, Ariz              (Physician or midwife) Filed   8/13 , 19  24     HL Fisher    Local Registrar Filed   Spt 9 , 19  24     S Deffman (?)    County Registrar 1 I can't read what this says, it looks like a 4 but should be a 3. 2 Ophthalmia neonatorum is conjunctivitis of the newborn. Conjunctivitis, also known as pinkeye, is an inflammation of the membrane that covers the eyeball and lines the eyelid. It is usually caused by a bacillus or virus, and is in the case of newborn infants most often contracted during delivery. Ophthalmia neonatorum was a problem at one time; however, routine instillation of silver nitrate solution into the eyes of newborn infants has materially reduced the incidence of blindness.

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