The State vs. the Dead Body of John Strange

Date: 
May 10, 1826

Deceased

John Strange
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths the the said John Strange being in a state of intoxication on attempting to swim across the aforesaid river was unfortunately drowned

Coroner

Coroner: 
James Westbrook
Coroner Title: 
Justice of the Peace

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Rocky Mount Ferry on the Catawba River
County: 
Fairfield County, SC

Source

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