The State vs. the Dead Body of Collen Baskins

Date: 
August 4, 1885

Deceased

Collen Baskins
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: Tat the Said Collen Baskins came to his death by being acly Drowned

Coroner

Coroner: 
H. D. Tiller
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Josh Baskins
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Alx Casidy Sworn I went to creek with Deceased he pulled off his cloths and went in the creek he waded peace on long and jump in Swam down to the rope and the waster turned him and he went under.

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