The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown Infant

Date: 
March 27, 1895

Deceased

Description: 
Unknown Infant
Sex: 
Unknown
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: The said infant child was the Child of Caroline Laurean but from being buried such a length of time was in such a state of decomposition, it was impossible from autopsy to find out cause of death, Therefore we find that it came to its death from some cause unknown to it there

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Daniel McGarland's place

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
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