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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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Griffin Mays | November 20, 1897 | at W. H. Pordew, Edgefield County, SC | pistol |
upon their oaths, do Say: That Griffin Mays came to his death by a pistol Shot in the hand of John Mays |
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Caroline A. Kinnan | January 13, 1872 | at L. C. Neals[?], Anderson County, SC | arsenic |
do say that said Caroline A. Kinnon . . .came to her death by the act of God |
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Nelson | slave | March 4, 1846 | at a plantation of Col Wm H Gist, Union County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that they believe he the said Nelson came to his death by first drinking too much whiskey and being out on Sunday night or that his being out from whatever cause produced his death |
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Unknown | May 1, 1826 | in a ditch, Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that the cause of the death is to them unknown |
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Unknown | July 27, 1864 | in and Old garden where Mrs Hariett[?] lived, Fairfield County, SC |
The Jury after making an investigation, with out any Evidence come to the conclusion that the said death of said infant was from causes unknown to the Jurors |
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Ben | slave | July 7, 1843 | at a spring near the plantation fo said Farrow, Spartanburg County, SC | ||
Moses | free person of color | December 8, 1850 | at the house of Robert McCurley[?], Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Moses came to his death by no means of violence byt being old and infirm frozed [sic] to death |
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Unknown | November 5, 1857 | Fairfield County, SC | |||
Pete | slave | October 31, 1864 | at Liberty hill, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that the said Pete was killed and murdered by some person or persons (or by some means) to the Jurors unknown |
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negro | negro | April 5, 1838 | at the Camden Ferry, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say we find upon examination the body is that of a negro man and suppose that he came to his death by drowning, and having no evidence before us cannot say when or where |
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Thomas P. Benson | October 10, 1880 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
Child of Margaret Parker | Child of Margaret Parker | March 17, 1891 | Laurens County, SC | ||
George | April 21, 1838 | Laurens County, SC | |||
Wade Medlock | July 12, 1894 | at Benjamin Boatwrights Plantation, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: that we the jurors, find that Wade Medlock, aforesaid, came to his death from the effects of Typhoid fevor |
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Unknown | February 17, 1854 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
Peter | Male Slave | December 22, 1851 | at John Gibbes, Union County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that the said Peter came to his Death from causes unknown to us |
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Redding Summerville | January 9, 1826 | Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that he came to his death by the visitation of God |
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Unknown | February 14, 1874 | at Thos Watt's, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that it came to its death from some caus unknown to the jury |
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infant | February 13, 1844 | at Lovey Kirby's, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say the child above mentioned came to its death from some cause to us unknown |
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Mary George | November 1, 1857 | at the late residence of Mary George, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the dec'd came to her death through the dispensation of Providence |
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Unknown | at Ridgeway, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say, That some time during the night of Marh th 16 the man came to his death by means unknown to the Jurors |
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Unknown | August 30, 1866 | at Fosity[?] Creek ford, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there Oaths do say from all circumstances he came to his death by the Visitation of God as the body had bin dead some time and the flesh was consumed or decayed from the skeleton the bones was all hole[?] |
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negro | negro | April 16, 1838 | at Thomas Whitaker's plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say we find the body to be that of a negro woman unknown supposed to have been drowned but having no evidence before us cannot say when or where |
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Jacob Scott | January 21, 1882 | Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that said Jacob Scott ... came to his death from hemorrhage of the lungs |
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male infant slave | male infant slave | July 10, 1851 | at Jacob Pickle's, Anderson County, SC | ||
Bart | October 30, 1822 | Laurens County, SC |
do say upon their oaths, that the aforesaid Negro Bart, was killed, or came to his death, either by an accidential fall from a horse, or some other misfortune. |
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Infant | Infant | December 18, 1894 | at the Rinheart Grave yard, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say, that the said Infant came to his death by carelessness and mismanagement by some one unknown |
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James Tiller | March 9, 1854 | at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said James Tiller came to his death by a visitation of God |
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Peter | slave | February 16, 1865 | at the Corman Gaal[?], Union County, SC |
do Say . . .did came to his death by causes unknown |
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Unknown | February 3, 1827 | at plantation of Col. James Chesnut, Kershaw County, SC |
[no finding in file] |
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infant | November 20, 1844 | at the house of Henry Alley, Spartanburg County, SC |
we found on examining the body a tumor on the sacram with some deformations near the fundament, that these appeared to us sufficient to produce death |
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Nancy | slave | November 11, 1857 | Spartanburg County, SC |
after hearing the evidence do think that the dec'd came to her death by the act of God or mischance |
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Unknown | August 1, 1840 | at the plantation of Benoni[?] Robinson, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by Causes unknown to us |
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Ansabelle Brown | October 21, 1866 | near the Tambor[?] Soba[?] Rail Road, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that the said deceased Ansabelle Brown came to her death by the hands of some person or persons unknown to the Jurors that [? Rest illegible] |
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negro | negro | April 23, 1838 | at the Camden Ferry, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said boddy is a negro man supposed to have been drowned but having no evidence before us cannot say when or where |
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infant | May 10, 1882 | on the Howard Gap road, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say taht the said child came to its death ... from causes unknown to the jury |
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Meredith Crawford | July 3, 1861 | At the residence of Meredith Crawford, Anderson County, SC |
do say that said Meridith Crawford died. . .cause unknown |
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Nancy | September 20, 1830 | at Banks creek, Laurens County, SC |
we are of the opinion that the said Nancy came to her death by wandering about And being willfully Neglected by her owner. |
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Fed Martin | convict | September 1, 1895 | at Poor House and CH, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say the said Fed Martin came to his death. . .working on county chain gang. . .from causes unknown |
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Unknown | April 23, 1854 | at a spot near Chesnut's field about four miles from Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the person aforesaid came to his death by causes uknown |
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William Thompson | May 5, 1835 | at the house of Mrs Rochester, Union County, SC |
[no inquest in file] |
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Isaac | slave | February 2, 1829 | Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that the said Isaac came to his death by some cause to the jury unknown. They have made all due examination which they could make from the testimony presented to them, and they could not come to any other determination. The surgeon who examined the body gave in evidence that a chemical examination was made of the contents of the stomach and bowels and no traces of mineral or vegetable poison could be found. |
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infant | February 15, 1845 | at the late residence of Samuel Trollinger, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that their deliberate opinions are that the infant was still born & that it came to its death from causes unknown |
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infant | November 13, 1857 | at Asail Littlefield's, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that from an examination of the dead body of the child and from the testimony produced and examined before us we have no cause to believe that any violence was used upon the body of the child to cause its death but that it came to its death from some cause or causes unknown |
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Unknown | January 20, 1877 | at the residence of Thomas Mongomery Col'd on Capt. Hayne McMakens[?] Plantation, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oath do say that the Infant came to its death by causes unknown to them |
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Mary Bright Hanpt[?] | October 6, 1881 | at Bright Hanpt[?], Edgefield County, SC |
Came to Her death from accute [?]fermation of the Womb |
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infant | June 10, 1840 | at Cassy[?] Branch at Eleander[?] More's, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said child came to his death by means un noun to us |
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Samuel Kilpatrick | July 28, 1882 | at Jackson Grove Church, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the aforesaid Samuel Kilpatric came to his death by natural causes |
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Franklin A. Ragsdale | July 23, 1867 | at the house of Franklin A. Ragsdale, Anderson County, SC | |||
Jenny Smith | December 8, 1838 | at the Dwelling House of John Smith, Laurens County, SC |
do say uppon their Oaths, that from bruises apearant [sic] on the Body of said Ginny Smith, one on her abdomen one on her breast, some on her neck, and one on her left ear that some Person, or Persons unknown did Kill and Murder the said Jenny Smith in the south east room of the Dwelling House of the aforesiad John Smith - and the said jurors uppon theire Oaths aforesaid further say - that the said Person or Persons Unknown after the commission of said Feloney and Murder did flee away contrary to the Peace and dignity of this state... |