The State vs. the Dead Body of J. F. Styron

Date: 
April 21, 1891

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said J. F. Styron dropped dead in his field from being over heat while engaged in burning logs and in such heat drinking big drought of cold water and as the Physician tells us from heart failure

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at residence of J. F. Styron[?]

Source

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