Thornton Nance

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

upon their oaths do say that he the said Thornton Nance came to his death by Pistol shot wound in the hands of Jim Young - & his accessories - Jno Adams - Perry Adams Jno Atkinson, Lige Atkinson - Tom Atkinson Jack Williams - Henry Suber, Monroe Young - Henderson Young & Allen Young.

COD Short Description: 
shot during a melee at church
Original Record: 
5013

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