Whit Terry

First Name: Whit
Last Name: Terry
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

the said Whit Terry came to his death upon the plantation of J.K. Corley. . .from a gun shot wound inflicted by some one of the searching party, to the jury unknown inflicted in self defense

COD Short Description: 
killed by man claiming self-defense
Original Record: 
3896

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