Craven County NcArchives Court.....Coward, Anthony 1878
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1878

Folder: Inquests 1876-1879
Name of deceased: Anthony COWARD
DOD: ~27 December 1878. [Originally said 30 December 1878]
Witnesses: Edward HARRIS, Caesar COWARD, Daniel COWARD
Witness statements: HARRIS says that he found the body in the Neuse R. near 
the Mud Seine Beach on Saturday morning April 1, 1879. Was attracted there by 
the buzzards. Went to see what it was and found a human being. Tied him to 
a "home beam," notified his people, then sent word to the sheriff of Craven 
Co. to notify the coroner. C. COWARD says that the deceased is his son. He 
left home on the Monday before Christmas (23 Dec 1878). He was in good health. 
C. COWARD next heard about him on the Friday after Christmas (27 Dec), when he 
heard he had fallen from a flat boat by the breaking of a pole and was 
drowned. Thinks deceased was of ordinary sober habits. He was 22 years old. D. 
COWARD says that he knows nothing of the drowning, but recognizes the body as 
Anthony COWARD of Hookerton Greene Co.
Inquest verdict: Inquest held 14 April 1879. Deceased came to his death by 
accidental drowning


Additional Comments:
Craven County Coroners' Inquests 1870-1905 (broken series)
Citation: CR.028.913.2


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