More records for Robert J. Connell

I found Robert Jackson Connell's death certificate!

The certificate lists some useful information: First, it is the only source I've found so far with his full name (Robert Jackson Connell). Also Robert's father is listed as Col. S.J. Connell; his mother as Mary Stevens--this is valuable because it contains his mother's maiden name. It's also valuable because we learn that S.J. Connell was a colonel and therefore served in the military at some point (probably during the Civil War). It shows that he was buried in the "Malvin Hill" Cemetery (I'm guessing it was actually Malvern Hill and someone just didn't understand the accent when they were writing up the certificate). Because of where he was buried, I'm guessing that he was a Baptist. Malvern Hill Baptist church is close enough to Robert's farm that he could have easily attended every Sunday.

The death certificate also shows that the undertaker was C.G. Kornegay. That is just really neat to me because I know the son of one of the Kornegays that runs the funeral home, and he's a nice guy. It also gives me that nice feeling of small-town-ness that I love about Camden.