Emanuel Johnson

First Name: Emanuel
Last Name: Johnson
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Emanuel Johnson aforesaid came to his death by injuries received by being knocked off of the back of Rail Road by a locomotive on the R & D. R and we the jury aforesaid attach no blame to the authorities whatever as it was unavoidable on the part of said R.R. Employee

COD Short Description: 
knocked off back of train
Original Record: 
3864

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