On 29 January 1959, Mary Durham Cauthorn died in Howertons, Essex County, Virginia. She was a usual resident of Howertons, Essex County, Virginia; female; white; widowed; born 30 November 1869; age 89 years, 1 month, 30 days; occupation house wife; born in Essex County, Virginia; citizen of U.S.; father was Thomas Samuel Durham; mother was Louise Durham; husband was Richard G. Cauthorn; informant Mrs. Louise Carter[?] of Howertons, Virginia; cause of death cerebral hemorrhage (4 days) due to hypertension; burial on 31 January 1959 at Howertons Baptist Cemetery, Howertons, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 1952.]