The State vs. the Dead Body of Sarah Acock

Date: 
February 25, 1881

Deceased

Sarah Acock
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say That the said Sarah Acock came to her deathby some caus or causes unknown to the Jury

Coroner

Coroner: 
H. D. Tiller
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at D. R. Davison
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

May E. Davis Sworn Witnes was working with Deceased I heard Deceased say that She had a Headache Witnes found her in the garden dead. I never heard any one speak ill of Deceased.

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