James Watts

First Name: James
Last Name: Watts

James Watts Inquests

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Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Type Death Method Inquest Finding
Samuel Whillow December 17, 1818 Laurens County, SC Accident

We the Jurors after having been lawfully summoned, & sworn by James Watts having examined the body of decsd. Give it as our opinion that sd. Whillow came to his death by reason of his being very much intoxicated with ardent spirits & in attempting to go home some time about dark forced his young horse in saluda river at Childs' Ferry & drowned...

Source ID: 
187

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