The State vs. the Dead Body of Lilla Olophant

Date: 
August 18, 1879

Deceased

Lilla Olophant
Description: 
female infant
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say that the deceased came to her death by accidental drownding on Sunday evening ... crossing Logg creek

Coroner

Coroner: 
M. N. Cartlidge
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Simpton[?] Pinns[?]
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
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L19077_0001_520.jpg
Transcription: 

I was at the creek and saw the wagon go into the creek and saw saw that wagon body turn over ... there was three women and four children they were all thrown into the water all got out safe but the two children that was drowned

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