Nevada Hess (1873-1917) was one of nine children, daughter of Louis Hess and Helena Einstein, born in Virginia City, Nevada. Granddaughter of Levi Hess and Theresa Sanger. She lived in San Francisco and wrote for various newspapers, such as the Overland Monthly. In 1903 she was “discovered” by McKee Rankin and started a stage career under the name of “Eliza Oldfield”. She joined the company of Nance O’Neil. She worked as a volunteer during the 1906 earthquake. She was a registered democrat. She married Arthur H. Dutton, a writer in the military on March 7, 1913 in San Francisco. She died in 1917 at the age of 44.
Death Certificate:
County of San Diego. Agnew Hospital
City of San Diego, Calif.
17-038596
Local Registered No.: 984
Full Name: Nevada Dutton
Sex: female
Color or Race: white
Single, Married,Widowed or Divorced: married
Date of Death: Nov. 27, 1917
Husband: Lieut. Arthur H. Dutton
Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1878
Age: 39 years, 1 month and 4 days.
Occupation: at home
Birthplace: Nevada
Name of father: Richard Hess. {this is incorrect, her father was Louis Hess, her mother was Helene Einstein}
Father’s birthplace: Unknown.
Name of mother: Unknown.
Birthplace of mother: Unknown.
Length of residence at place of death: 6 months.
Signed by Arthur H. Dutton Address: 4181 Jackdaw St.
I hearby certify that I attended deceased from Nov 15 1917 to Nov 27 1917, that I last saw her alive on Nov 27, 1917, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 7:40 pm. The cause of death was Septic Peritonitis from Pelvic Abscess. Duration 10 days.
State whether attributed to dangerous or unsanitary conditions of employment: No.
Signed B.Johnsen? 11-28-17, San Diego.
Former or usual residence: San Francisco, CA
Place of Burial or removal: Greenwood Cemetery
Date of burial: Nov 30, 1917.
Undertaker: Johnson-Saum Co, San Diego.
