Washington County John Doe was a teenager whose remains were found in 1998. He had died sometime between 1914 and 1925.
Characteristics[]
- He has a partially healed fracture on his left hand.
- He has a thirteenth right rib.
- His right arm is overdeveloped, indicating a heavy industry worker.
- He has tobacco stains on his teeth indicating he was a smoker or tobacco user.
- He had a severe pulmonary infection, perhaps contributing to his death.
Clothing and accessories[]
- 2 shirts.
- A jacket.
- A belt with a silver buckle.
- Marshall Field's boots, sold through a catalogue in or around 1917.
- His boots had little wear, suggesting he may have travelled by horse, rather than on foot.
- The number 816 is stamped on the inside cotton liner of the right boot.
- His boots had little wear, suggesting he may have travelled by horse, rather than on foot.
- Denim pants.
- Boots and denim clothing date to the turn of the century.