His death certificate records Mitchell Earl Cox, age 74 years 5 months 19 days, born 1 Dec 1872 in Ky, died 20 May 1947 in Carlisle, Nicholas Co., Ky, farmer, widowed, late wife Anna Shields Cox, father Daniel Cox, mother’s maiden name Josephine Gilvin, both born in Ky, cause of death congestive heart failure, informant Grace M. Shrout, Cincinnati, Ohio, burial in Carlisle, Ky.