The State vs. the Dead Body of Sue Simmons

Date: 
February 18, 1914

Deceased

Sue Simmons
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Burns
COD Inquest Finding: 

[No official declaration]

Coroner

Coroner: 
H. T. Atkinson
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
[no location given]
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Bird Lowery Sworn Says . . . I saw Sue Simmons house on fire
Jae Lisemby Sworn Says I went to Sue Simmons house Feb 17 & the hose top was falling in when I got there Sue was lying in front at fire Place with her back to the fire place I don't know how She come to her death She was burned up when we took he out of the fire.

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