John Southern

First Name: John
Last Name: Southern
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Method/Implement: 
pistol
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said John L Southern came to his death by willfully shooting himself with a Pistol fired by his own hand

COD Short Description: 
shot self with pistol
Original Record: 
2614

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