The State vs. the Dead Body of Charley Geeter

Date: 
October 27, 1881

Deceased

Charley Geeter
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Age Descriptor: 
about four years old
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Burns
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Charley Geeter came to his death by accident from fire

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. M. Corley
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Violets Geeter's house
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
L19077_0001_540.jpg
L19077_0001_541.jpg
Transcription: 

Violet Geeter sworn says Charley Geeter is my son He is about four years old. He was burnt ... I left Charley and two other small children in the house. I was picking cotton about two hundred yards from the house. I heard Charley screaming. I ran to him and met Him at the baus[?] about 30 steps from the house and put the fire out. About half of his clothes were burnt off of him. I called the Nicholsons to see Him

Get in touch

  • Department of History
    220 LeConte Hall, Baldwin Street
    University of Georgia
    Athens, GA 30602-1602
  • 706-542-2053
  • admin@ehistory.org

eHistory was founded at the University of Georgia in 2011 by historians Claudio Saunt and Stephen Berry

Learn More about eHistory

Supporters

+ American Council of Learned Societies
+ DigiLab, Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, University of Georgia