J. F. Styron

First Name: J.
Middle Name(s): F.
Last Name: Styron
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Exposure
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said J. F. Styron dropped dead in his field from being over heat while engaged in burning logs and in such heat drinking big drought of cold water and as the Physician tells us from heart failure

COD Short Description: 
sunstroke
Original Record: 
3771

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