The State vs. the Dead Body of John R. Edwards

Date: 
March 24, 1858

Deceased

John R. Edwards
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Age Descriptor: 
child of two or three yeards
Parent(s): 
J.B. Edwards
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

find J.R. Edwards came to his death by fall or drowning

Coroner

Coroner: 
Isham Wood
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

County: 
Spartanburg County, SC

Source

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