The State vs. the Dead Body of Madison Materson

Date (Partial/Ambiguous): 
1895--

Deceased

Madison Materson
Sex: 
Unknown
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oath do say that the above decest came to its Death by natural causes on June 20-1895[.]

Coroner

Coroner: 
John Wooten
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Blythewood
County: 
Fairfield County, SC

Source

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

Isac Materson being duly sworn says I am the father of the deceased child was 5 mts old no cause for its death.

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