On 20 August 1873 in Montross District, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Joseph Figet died. He was colored, male; cause of death unknown; age 1 month 20 days; mother was Margaret Figet (no father listed); informant was Mary Figet, grandmother. [Westmoreland County, Virginia, Register of Deaths, 1853–1896. Note: in one copy of this register the mother’s name appears to Marietta, but in the other clearly Margaret.]