The State vs. the Dead Body of John Love

Date: 
August 3, 1871

Deceased

John Love
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Act of God
COD Method/Implement: 
lightning
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that ... the aforesaid John Lowe came to his death from a stroke on lightning

Coroner

Coroner: 
David Schrock
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Camden
City: 
Camden, S.C.
County: 
Kershaw County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
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