The State vs. the Dead Body of Duncan Fleming

Date: 
August 6, 1892

Deceased

Duncan Fleming
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: Dunkin Fleming came to his death by accidentaly drowning while in washing in Thomson Creek

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. Arnold Sellers
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Pervis Bridge
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Henry Johnsons Sroon Says Dunkin Fleming Isam Johnson & I came down to the Purvis Bridge on Thomas Creek Dunkin Fleming Henry Crowford Isam Johnson went in the Creek washing. Henry Crowford & Isam Johnson Swam off down the Creek Dunkin then went in & Started Swimming down the way the other Boys went & went about 30 of 35 yards & Seemed like he was Sunking Poted his hnds & Says look out boys & I sede him no more.

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