The State vs. the Dead Body of Maggie Henderson

Date (Partial/Ambiguous): 
1886--

Deceased

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid Maggie Henderson came to her death from pistol shot wound, discharged by her sister, Millie Henderson accidentily between midnight and day on the 13th of Feb 1886 at the residence of Hall Henderson on the place of Caleb Craig[.]

Coroner

Coroner: 

Location

Inquest Location: 
at the Dr. Sam Mobley place

Source

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