The State vs. the Dead Body of John Anderson

Date: 
November 18, 1889

Deceased

John Anderson
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Age Descriptor: 
14 years old
COD Category: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that John Anderson came to his death by being wet and froze to death

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. M. James
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Jonesville School house (col.)
County: 
Spartanburg County, SC

Source

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