The State vs. the Dead Body of Spartin L. Gaddis

Date: 
August 30, 1876

Deceased

Spartin L. Gaddis
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Injuries
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that. . .Gaddis came to his death. . .by misfortunte cutting a [?] tree and the said tree falling on the said Spartin

Coroner

Coroner: 
Elijah Dill
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
near John O. [?]
County: 
Spartanburg County, SC

Source

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