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The
October 10, 1920, death certificate
Harrison
died in San Diego’s County Hospital on October 10, 1920. He had
left the mountain and been in the hospital’s care from at least
September 12, 1919 till the day he passed. The death certificate stated
the following additional information:
California State Board of Health
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
County of SAN DIEGO
City of SAN DIEGO
“San Diego County Hospital; 1” Ward
FULL NAME: “Nathan Harrison”
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
SEX: “Male”
COLOR OR RACE: “Black”
SINGLE, MARRIED, OR DIVORCED: “Widower”
If married, widowed, or divorced, HUSBAND of “unknown”
DATE OF BIRTH: “January 1, 1823”
AGE: “97” years “9” months “9” days
OCCUPATION: “Laborer”
General nature of industry: “unknown”
Name of employer: “unknown”
BIRTHPLACE: “Kentucky”
NAME OF FATHER: “Ben Harrison”
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER: “Kentucky”
MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER: “Harriet?”
BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER: “Kentucky”
LENGTH OF RESIDENCE
At Place of Death “1” year
In California “70” years
THE ABOVE IS TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE
(Informant) “Bertha Pinney”
(Address) “County Hospital”
Filed “10-11 1920 E. P. Charles *****”
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
DATE OF DEATH: “October 10, 1920”
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from “9/12 1919, to 10/10
1920” that I last saw him alive on “10/10 1920” and
that death occurred on the date stated above at “2:20pm.”
The CAUSE OF DEATH* was as follows:
“Articular Rheumatism”
“Chronic Myocarditis”
Duration: “unknown”
Contributory: “Hypostatic Pulmonary Congestion”
Duration: “5” days
Where was disease contracted if not at place of death? “unknown”
Did an operation precede death? “no”
Was there an autopsy? “no”
What test confirmed diagnosis? “Physical Examination”
(Signed) “O. G. Wiskenski” M.D.
(Address) “San Diego”
PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL: “Mount Hope”
DATE OF BURIAL: “Oct 13 1920”
UNDERTAKER: “J. J. Barkley”
ADDRESS: “1466 Fourth St.”
EMBALMER’S LICENSE No. “1083”
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