Craven County NcArchives Court.....Archibald, Frank 1877 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Guptill sguptill@mindspring.com February 24, 2013, 7:23 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1877 Folder: Inquests 1876-1879 Name of deceased: Frank ARCHIBALD "an old colored man" DOD: 5 April 1877 Witnesses: Sarah ARCHIBALD, Nelson ARCHIBALD, Dr. BATES Witness statements: S. ARCHIBALD stated that she left the old man last night about 10:00, sitting by the fire. When she left, he got up and closed the door. This morning Nelson ARCHIBALD called at her house and said that he was burnt and dead. N. ARCHIBALD says he came to the house about daylight & found the old man dead & immediately reported it. Dr. BATES stated the death was caused by accidental burning. Inquest verdict: Came to his death from burns received having accidentally caught fire while alone. Additional Comments: Craven County Coroners' Inquests 1870-1905 (broken series) Citation: CR.028.913.2 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/craven/court/archibal2440gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb