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Mary Edythe Barrett (1897 - 1915)   Edythe, as she was known, was the daughter of Mary Rebecca DeCoursey and Charles F. Barrett. Charles was born in Stephenson County, Illinois, where Mary's parents Mary Murphy and James W. (De)Coursey lived before coming to Kansas in 1858. It is possible that Mary and Charles met when Mary was in Illinois visiting her mother's family. After their marriage in about 1889, they made their home in Pearl City. Charles died in Illinois in 1908. In about 1912 Mary and her children moved back home to Kansas City, Missouri, where Edtyth died. The family is buried in Lena, Illinois. MISSOURI STATE OF BOARD OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH 1. PLACE OF DEATH County Jackson Township __________ Registration District No. 399 File No. 4921 or Village __________ Primary Registration District No. 1002 Registered No. 638 or City Kansas City (No. 4805 E 7th St., ______ Ward) (If death occurred in a hospital or institution, give its NAME instead of street and number.) 2. FULL NAME Mary Edythe Barrett PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS 3. SEX Female 4. COLOR OR RACE White 5. Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced (Write the word) Single 6. DATE OF BIRTH (Month, Day, Year) March 22 , 1 897 7. AGE 17 yrs. 10 mos. 27 ds. 8. OCCUPATION (a) Trade, profession, or particular kind of work High School Student (b) General nature of industry, business or establishment in which employed (or employer) _________ 9. BIRTHPLACE (State or country) Pearl City, Ill. PARENTS 10. NAME OF FATHER C. F. Barrett 11. BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER (City or town, State or foreign country) Freeport Ill. 12. MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER Mary R. De Coursey 13. BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER (City or town, State or foreign country) Near Olathe Kans. Johnson Co 14. THE ABOVE IS TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE (Informant) E. C. Barrett 1 (Address) 4805 E 7th Kansas City Mo. 15. Filed FEB 20 1915 W.S. Wheeler Registrar MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH 16. DATE OF DEATH (Month, Day, Year) Feb 19 , 191 5 17. I HEREBY CERTIFY, that I attended deceased from October , 191 4 , to Feb 19 , 191 5 , that I last saw h er alive on Feb 19 , 191 5 , and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 12:15 a. m. The CAUSE OF DEATH* was as follows: Pumlonary Tuberculosis 2 (Duration) 1 yrs. ___mos. ___ds. Contributory (Secondary) _______________ (Duration) ___yrs. ___mos. ___ds. (Signed) Calvin? R. Cooper , M.D. Feb 19 , 191 5 (Address) 636 Lathrop Bldg? * State the DISEASE CAUSING DEATH, or in deaths from VIOLENT CAUSES, state (1) MEANS AND NATURE OF INJURY, and (2) whether ACCIDENTAL, SUICIDAL, or HOMICIDAL. (See reverse side for additional space.)18. LENGTH OF RESIDENCE (For Hospitals, Institutions, Transients, or Recent Residents) At place of death ___yrs. ___mos. ___ds. In the State 2 yrs. ___mos. ___ds. Where was disease contracted, if not at place of death? __________ Former or usual residence _________ 19. PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL Lena Ills DATE OF BURIAL Feb. 22 , 191 5 20. UNDERTAKER J F ODonnell & Co ADDRESS 1109 Bdwy 1 The information provider is Edwin Charles Barrett, Edythe's brother. He died a mere 4 years later, possibly also of tuberculosis. 2 Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). The lungs are primarily involved, but the infection can spread to other organs. Tuberculosis can develop after inhaling droplets sprayed into the air from a cough or sneeze by someone infected with M. tuberculosis. The disease is characterized by the development of granulomas (granular tumors) in the infected tissues. The primary stage of the infection is usually asymptomatic (without symptoms). In the United States, the majority of people will recover from primary TB infection without further evidence of the disease. Primary pulmonary TB develops in the minority of people whose immune systems do not successfully contain the primary infection. In this case, the disease may occur within weeks after the primary infection. TB may also lie dormant for years and reappear after the initial infection is contained. The risk of contracting TB increases with the frequency of contact with people who have the disease, with crowded or unsanitary living conditions and with poor nutrition. (Source: MedLine Plus Medical Encyclopedia) See Wikipedia for more information. |
