James Comer

First Name: James
Last Name: Comer
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Method/Implement: 
rifle
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths that the Said James Comer for Wont[?] of the Grace of God and the instation[?] of the Devil was a [?] of himSelf By Shooting of him Self with a Rifle gun in the forehead

COD Short Description: 
shot self in forehead
Original Record: 
3247

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