The State vs. the Dead Body of Jesse Moragna[?]

Date: 
March 3, 1882

Deceased

Jesse Moragna[?]
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Head Trauma
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that the diceased Came to his death by the falling of a tree top which struck him on the Head frackturing the sckull . . .by Misfortune and Contrary to his will

Coroner

Coroner: 
J[?] H. Clark
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Luke Moragines[?] House
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

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