SOME BRAZOS COUNTY INQUESTS, 1857-1874 Compiled by Bill PAGE, copyright 2002 These inquest records are taken from the Brazos County Commissioners' Minutes. (Microfilm reel #1020037). 18 May 1857: Justice of the peace William S. STUART was paid $5 for holding inquest on ??? KNOX. p.A2. 20 May 1861: A. MOWBRY, R.D. McCARY, David WILLIAMS, C.H. FITCH, C.W. MITCHELL & J.T. STINER were paid $1.50 each for serving as jurors at inquest for Mrs. REYNOLDS. p.A81. 20 May 1861: Drs. MITCHELL and STEVENSON were each paid $20 for a post mortem exam on Mrs. REYNOLDS. p.A81. 21 May 1861: A. ORR, Geo. SIMMS, J.M.C. TRIPPLET, B.H. PEVERLY, ?? BECKHAM, and M. WALDROFF were paid $1.25 each for being jurors at inquest for Willis ADAMS p.A83. (ADAMS was shot and killed at Millican. Austin Daily State Journal, 4 May 1861, p.2, col.4.) 28 May 1869: Justice of the peace A.E. EDGAR was paid $16 "for summoning jurors in person & fee for 6 jurors" for inquest of Ed. FRAZER. p.A246. 2 June 1869: Dr. S.M. HALSEA was paid $7.50 for a post? mortem exam on "freedman Gus PAYNE (pauper)". p.A248. 1 Nov. 1870: Hammett HARDY was paid $12 for inquests on John WASHINGTON, Dick BROOKS and an unknown person. p.A286. 28 Nov. 1870: Hugh REED was paid $6 for inquest on Frank KELLY. p.A288. 28 Nov. 1870: Hammett HARDY was paid $12 for inquests on Andy JOHNSON and J.W. SPIVEY. p.A288. 29 July 1872: Justice of the peace J.F. LEE was paid $6 for inquest on D. LINDSAY. p.A360. 30 Sept. 1872: Justice of the peace Hugh REED was paid $6 for inquest on Anderson JOHNSON. p.A361. 24 Nov. 1873: Justice of the peace A.C. PREWITT was paid $6 for inquest on C. CHERRY. p.A394. 24 Dec. 1873: J.F. LEE was paid $6 for inquest on J. DOSER. p.A400.