Dear List,
Here is Link to Coroner's Inquest Database:
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/coroners/
Site includes information from Andrew, Cape Girardeau, Clinton, Perry, St. Frances and Stoddard counties in Missouri for various years.
Example:
Name: Drees, Frederick
Place: St. Louis City
Date of death: 1876/03/15
Cause: Accident - Pyaemia Result Of Injuries; Run Over By Train
If you click view details at site...gives record number. I believe additional information can be obtained by requesting entire record from the archive as the site mentions
....... inquest testimony and reports can imply relationships that are not otherwise specified. Friends and family often offered sworn statements. If the inquest interview is conducted with a translator, it could indicate immigrant status, leading to a search of naturalization records for citizenship status.
If a criminal investigation is suggested or inquest verdict given, researchers may want to consult circuit court records or penitentiary/prison records for additional information.
Barbie
St. Louis