The State vs. the Dead Body of Benjamin Bishop

Date: 
November 26, 1840

Deceased

Benjamin Bishop
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths that the said Benjamin Bishop. . . at a place in the woods near the main road. . . died by the visitation of God in a natural way

Coroner

Coroner: 
John Gibbs
Coroner Title: 
Justice of the Peace acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
taken one mile and a half south of the [?] on the main road leading to Jones' ford on Enoree[?] river
County: 
Union County, SC

Source

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