The State vs. the Dead Body of S. J. Thomas

Date: 
June 13, 1882

Deceased

S. J. Thomas
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said SJ Thomas came to his death on the 14th day of June AD 1882 in Laurens County on the Laurens Rail Road in the discharge of his duties as conductor on Material train No 1 in the employ of and doing the work of the Columbia and Greenville Rail Road and so we find that the aforementioned SJ Thomas in manner and form aforesaid came to his death by misfortune or accident.

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. J. Boozer
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Clinton
County: 
Laurens County, SC

Source

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

F.W. McCord who being duly sworn says he is an engineer in the employ of the G & C Co attention of witness was called to deceased who was lying dead on the left of the road

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