The State vs. the Dead Body of James L. Hill

Date: 
January 10, 1867

Deceased

James L. Hill
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Other
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that the said James L Hill came to his death by Mischance or accident

Coroner

Coroner: 
James Murrell
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at James L Hills
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

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

found James L. Hill the deceased lying dead in the woods about 3 or 400 yds from his house I suppose from what I could see he was cutting a small sapling it was cut of and hung by the limbs and one cut taken of the tree still standing up I suppose it must of in cuting a piece of it must of Jump out and struck him in the breast and killed him

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