Isham V. Moore

First Name: Isham
Middle Name(s): V.
Last Name: Moore

Isham V. Moore Inquests

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Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Type Death Method Inquest Finding
Cyrus slave September 15, 1860 at the shanty [?] upon the grounds of the Blue Ridge Rail Road Company at Anderson Anderson County, SC Accident train

do say that the said Cyrus came to his death by reason of coming into contact with a bridge over the track of the Blue Ridge Rail Road known as Hanson's [?] Bridge about seven miles from Anderson C. H. . . while on the top of of [sic] a freight car attending to the brake conguardely raised himself erect just as the train of came over & under said Bridge, causing his head to come in contact with the bridge from the affect of which blow his death ensued and...came to his death by misfortune or accident.

Source ID: 
429

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