The State vs. the Dead Body of J. D. Wells

I ran my finger in his mouth to see but could discover no evidence of his choking I got my finger full of blood

Date: 
December 14, 1890

Deceased

J. D. Wells
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Heart
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the deceased J D Wells came to his death from Heart disease

Coroner

Coroner: 
B. P. Covar
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Edgefield C.H.
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

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