Meredith Griffin

First Name: Meredith
Last Name: Griffin
Sex: 
Male
Parent(s): 
Turner Jones
Race: 
Black
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say That Turner Jones did discharge the contents of a shot gun in the body of Meridith Griffin thereby killing him about 8 Oclock on the Evening of the 14 Feb 1889. And the jurors aforesaid upon their Oaths do say the killing was done in self defence.

COD Short Description: 
shot during a fight
Original Record: 
4977

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