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Joseph “Joe” Westmoreland

Birth
Ellis County, Texas, USA
Death
8 Jul 1910 (aged 14)
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA
Burial
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Joe Westmoreland was being held in the Lamar County jail in regard to a shooting. He reached up and placed his hand on a drop light in the cell, contacting exposed insulation and wiring, and was electrocuted.
Joe Westmoreland was being held in the Lamar County jail in regard to a shooting. He reached up and placed his hand on a drop light in the cell, contacting exposed insulation and wiring, and was electrocuted.


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