The State vs. the Dead Body of Luis Ratcliff, Maggie Ratcliff, George Ratcliff

Date: 
May 1, 1874

Deceased

Luis Ratcliff
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
child
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Burns
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: That the Said George Ratcliff Maggie Ratcliff & Luis Ratcliff came to there deaths by being accidently Burnt

Maggie Ratcliff
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
Child: 
child
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Burns
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: That the Said George Ratcliff Maggie Ratcliff & Luis Ratcliff came to there deaths by being accidently Burnt

George Ratcliff
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
child
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Burns
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: That the Said George Ratcliff Maggie Ratcliff & Luis Ratcliff came to there deaths by being accidently Burnt

Coroner

Coroner: 
H. D. Tiller
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at C. A. Mores
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Jack Ratcliff Sworn witnes was plowing and saw a such and saw to his house heard her children Maggie Ratcliff scream when witnes get to House found he could do nothing for these witnes is satisfied that these deceased are the deceased Geo Ratcliff, Luis Ratcliff, and Maggie Ratcliff witness left sticks of wood on fire this morning fire was not kindled, but some fore was in fire place witnes thinks they were burned by the House. . .

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