The State vs. the Dead Body of Frank Young

Date: 
June 28, 1874

Deceased

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

upon their oaths do say: That Frank Young (colored) while bathing in Broom's Mill Pond in said County before noon on the 27th day of Juned 1874, did then and there come to his death by accidental drowning;

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice acting as Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Broom's Mill

Source

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