The State vs. the Dead Body of James Johnson

Date: 
October 13, 1852

Deceased

James Johnson
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

he came to his death by some caus unknown to us

Coroner

Coroner: 
Matthias Myers
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at James Johnson's farm
County: 
Union County, SC

Source

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