The State vs. the Dead Body of John Flommett

Date: 
March 22, 1841

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon oaths do say that the dec'd came to his death by his own voluntary act by hanging himself by the neck. . .in his cuting [sic] roome [sic] or Lumber house

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at John Hammett's

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
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