Soloman Hilliard

First Name: Soloman
Last Name: Hilliard
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Firearm
COD Method/Implement: 
shotgun
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths that he . . . shot gun, property of John Barnes[?] & [?] which was the occasion of his death supposed to be [?] 30 or 40 shot lodged in his head.

COD Short Description: 
shot with shotgun blast to head
Original Record: 
2711

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