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The
1920 San Diego County Census
The 1920
San Diego County Census for the San Diego Township includes an entry for
Nathan Harrison. This record revealed that by January of 1920 Harrison
was an inmate of San Diego County General Hospital. It stated the following
information:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
FOURTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1920-POPULATION
State: California
County: San Diego
Township or other division of county: San Diego Township
Name of Institution: San Diego County General Hospital
Name of Inco***** Peace: City of San Diego
Supervisor’s District No.: 9
Enumeration District No.: 265
Sheet No.: 811
Ward of City: 21st Precinct
Enumerated to me on the “8th + 9th” day of January , 1920,
“Lynn S. Jonster,” Enumerator.
PLACE OF ABODE
Street, avenue, road, etc.: “___”
House number or farm: “___”
No. of house in order of visitation: “___”
No. of family in order of visitation: “___”
NAME
The name of every person whose usual place of abode on January 1, 1920,
was in this family. Enter surname first, then the given name and middle
initial, if any. Include every person living on January 1, 1920. Omit
children born since January 1, 1920.
“Harrison, Nathan”
RELATION
Relationship of each person to the head of this family, whether wife,
son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other.
“Inmate”
TENURE
Home owned or rented: “___”
If owned, free, or mortgaged
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION
Sex: “M”
Color or race: “B”
Age at last birthday: 98
Whether single, married widowed, or divorced: “wd” [for widowed]
CITIZENSHIP
Year of immigration to the U.S.: “___”
Whether naturalized or alien: “___”
If naturalized, give the year: “___”
EDUCATION
Attended school any time since September 1, 1919: “___”
Whether able to read: “yes”
Whether able to write: “yes”
NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE
If born in the United States, give the State or Territory; if of foreign
birth, give the place of birth and mother tongue.
Place of birth of this person: “Kentucky”
Mother tongue of this person: “___”
Place of birth of FATHER of this person: “Kentucky”
Mother tongue of FATHER of this person: “___”
Place of birth of MOTHER of this person: “Kentucky”
Mother tongue of MOTHER of this person: “___”
Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken: “yes”
OCCUPATION
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done, as spinner, salesman,
laborer, etc.: “none”
General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which this person
works, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.: “___”
Whether an employer, employee, or working on own account: “___”
Number of farm schedule: “___”
The 1920 census is the first document to indicate that Harrison was literate,
suggesting that he had learned to read and write during the last decades
of his life.
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