Death Certificate: John William HARRISON, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington Submitted by: Cathy Cadd, cathycad at aol dot com Washington State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics Certificate of Death Record No. 245 Registered No. 45 Place of death: County of: Cowlitz City or Town of: Kelso Registration Dist. No. 3. Kelso General Hospital. Length of residence in city or town where death occurred: 2 years Full Name: John Wesley Harrison on certificate but real name is John William Harrison Residence: No. 1412 Front St, Kelso Sex: Male Color or race: White Married Husband of Lottie M. Harrison Date of Birth: March - 14 - 1858 Age: 72 yrs, 9 mo, 17 days Trade, profession or particular kind of work: Stone Mason Industry: Name of employer: Birthplace: Lines (Linn) County, Missouri Name of Father: William Harrison Birthplace of Father: Missouri Maiden name of Mother: Merilda Ramsey Birthplace of Mother: Do Not Known Informant: Ray Harrison Address: 1412 Front, Kelso, Wash Place of Burial, Cremation or Removal: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Kelso, Washington Date of Burial: Jan. 5, 1930 Undertaker: E. G. Ditlevsen, Kelso, Washington Filed Jan 4, 1930 F. N. Calavis Registrar Date of Death: Dec. 31, 1930 I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from Dec 31, 1930 to Dec 31, 1930 that I last saw him alive on Dec 31, 1930, and that death occurred on the date stated above, at 1:30 P.M. The principal cause of death and related causes of importance in order of onset was as follows: Fractured skull Contributing: Hemorhage condition Was there an autopsy: NO If death was due to external causes (violence) fill in also the following: Accident, suicide or homicide: Accident. Date of injury: Dec 31, 1930 When did injury occur: Cowlitz Co. m Rail Road Track. State whether injury occurred in industry, in home or in public: Struck by train north of Kelso ö Died in Hospital Manner of injury: Train Struck head and threw 20 feet Nature of injury: Fractured Skull Date of Onset: Dec 31, 1930 Signed, A. F. Daviss M.D. Address: Kelso, Wn This death certificate has his name wrong and it also appears to have a wrong date. He can't have died in Dec of 1930 and then buried in Jan 1930. Will need to find hospital records or newspaper account with correct dates.