The State vs. the Dead Body of Peggy McLeod

Date: 
December 25, 1870

Deceased

Peggy McLeod
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Burns
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say, That the said Peggy McLeod, in manner and form aforesaid came to her death by being accidently burnt

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. J. Hanna
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at George Rorie's dwelling house
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Nelson McLeod Sworn Says The deceased is his wife. Deceased went to his mothers on Thursday 22 December to wait on hi mother, who was sick, hear a horn blow at Rorie's about 2 hours before day on Friday morning 23d went over to George Rorie's to see what was the matter and found his wife (the deceased) burnet, do not know who deceased caught fire. Deceased told witness that she accidently caught fire, it is certain that deceased died from the burn. . .

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