Elmer Jackson. Coroner's Records, Duluth District. No. 59.

Type of event: Lynchings

Location: Saint Louis County; Minnesota; United States

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Document type: Gov't Record(s)

Document subtype: Coroner’s Record

Documents: Elmer Jackson. Coroner's Records, Duluth District. No. 59.

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Saint Louis County (Minn.). Coroner.
Coroner’s Records, Duluth District.
Coroner’s Reports.
Volume A, October 1919-October 1921.
Case No. 59, June 16, 1920.
Elmer Jackson.

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59

CORONER’S RECORD


Year 1920 Coroner, C.F. McComb, M.D.

Case No. [59]

Full Name: Elmer Jackson (colored)
Date: June 16, 1920
Place of Death: Duluth, Minn. 2nd Ave E and 1st St.
Place of Burial: Park Hill, Duluth.
Place of Accident:
Undertaker: Grady & Horgan
Residence: Unknown
Autopsy: No post-mortem examination
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Inquest:
Nationality: Colored
Effects taken in Charge: None
Occupation: Circus Laborer
Cause of Death: Homicide Intentional
Delivered to Whom:
Marks of Identification: Scar on left wrist
Approximate Weight: 185 lbs.
Color of Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
Approximate Height: 5’-7”
Witnesses:
Address:
Remarks: Deceased was hung to light pole by uncontrollable mob

June 15, 1920 (2nd Ave. East and 1st St.) Duluth, June 15.