Joseph Spires

First Name: Joseph
Last Name: Spires
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Joe Spires received in Chesterfield County a mortal wound by a pistol shot in the hands of Party unknown to us

COD Short Description: 
committted sucide because he loved a woman
Original Record: 
4379

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