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Source: Atlanta Constitution
Source type: newspaper
Document type: article
Document title: “Certificate of Death of President M’Kinley”
Author(s): anonymous
City of publication: Atlanta, Georgia
Date of publication: 16 September 1901
Volume number: 34
Issue number: none
Pagination: 1

 
Citation
“Certificate of Death of President M’Kinley.” Atlanta Constitution 16 Sept. 1901 v34: p. 1.
 
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Keywords
William McKinley (death certificate).
 
Named persons
Harvey R. Gaylord; Herman G. Matzinger [middle initial wrong below]; Nancy Allison McKinley; William McKinley; William McKinley, Sr.; James T. Wilson [middle initial wrong below].
 
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Certificate of Death of President M’Kinley

     BUFFALO, September 15.—The coroner of Erie county today issued the following certificate of death of the late president:
     City of Buffalo, Bureau of Vital Statistics, county of Erie, state of New York.
     Certificate and record of death of William McKinley.
     I hereby certify that he died on the 14th day of September, 1901, about 2:15 o’clock a. m., and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the cause of death was as hereunder written:
     Cause—Gangrene of both walls of stomach and pancreas following gunshot wound.
     Witness my hand, this 14th day of September, 1901.
     H. R. Gaylord, M. D.
     H. Z. Matzinger, M. D.
     James F. Wilson, Coroner.
     Date of death—September 14, 1901.
     Age—58 years, 7 months, 15 days.
     Color—White.
     Single, married, etc.—Married.
     Occupation—President of the United States.
     Birthplace—Niles, Ohio.
     How long in the United States, if foreign born. ——.
     Father’s name—William McKinley.
     Father’s birthplace—Pennsylvania, U. S.
     Mother’s name—Nancy McKinley.
     Mother’s birthplace—Ohio, U. S.
     Place of death—1168 Delaware avenue.
     Last previous residence—Washington, D. C.
     Direct cause of death—Gangrene of both walls of stomach and pancreas following gunshot wound.

 

 


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