His death certificate records James Stamper, age 80, born 15 Sep 1870 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 23 Oct 1950 in Olive Hill, Carter Co., Kentucky, widowed, brick yard worker, father Wash Stamper, mother’s maiden name Margeret Short, cause of death tuberculosis of lungs, informant Russell Stegall, burial in Portsmouth, Ohio.

The age is off by at least four and more likely five years. He was recorded as age 5 in the 1880 census, and his parents were not married until October 1874.