Rice, Harrison

Death Certificate Data

Deceased:Rice, Harrison

Died:Oct 25 1918

Informant:Mrs. Paul, Prosperity Missouri

Cause of Death:miner's consumption with contributory cause of influenza

Remarks:married. A miner. Died Oct 25, 1918, age 42, of miner's consumption with contributory cause of influenza. Informant Mrs. Paul, Prosperity Missouri. Note: This the time period of the infamous Spanish flu claimed more lives than the Great War. This flu killed over 21 million people. An unusual aspect of the Spanish flue was tat, rather than attacking those with weak immunity systems, it tended to target the young and healthy members of society. This was a complete reversal of the normal pattern with influenza, which normally attacked the old, the infirm and the young. But it was those in the prime of life who were bing targeted. As quickly as the Spanish flue came to plague mankind it disappeared. It briefly reappeared in March, 1919. This time the world was better prepared and the virus was able to be quarantined.

Record Source:Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

(Death Certificate)Jefferson City, Cole County, MO

Book: Hard Rock Lead and Zinc Mining Men — S J Mahurin

ISBN: 1-892744-95-3