The State vs. the Dead Body of Sherod Holms

Date: 
October 10, 1884

Deceased

Sherod Holms
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
horse
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that the deceased Mr S Homs Came to his death by accidentally by Mr Eddie Talbert horse knocking down Mr S Holms horse

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. M. Corley
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Sherod Holms House
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

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

Eddie Holbert come up behind us running his horse before he could stop his horse ran against the deceased horse nocking down his horse and ran over Mr S Holms and his horse as quick as I could get down I went back to him and I found him dead don't think he even Breathed after the horse rolled over on him

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