His death certificate records Valentine C. Cox, age 56, born 6 Feb 1870 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 25 June 1926 in Zag, Cox precinct, Morgan Co., Kentucky, married, father Levi Carpenter, mother’s maiden name Mary Carpenter, both born in Bath Co., Kentucky, cause of death tuberculosis of the lungs, informant W. R. Carpenter, Zag, Ky, burial in Carpenter Cemetery.