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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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Martin Armstrong | at Bethel Church, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their Oaths do say that he deceased Martin Armstrong came to his death on Saturday the 5th of March 1887 at W.M Curlee's Store from some cause or causes unknown to the Jury[.] |
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Unknown | June 25, 1823 | at the Dwelling house of Saml J. Hocy[?], Union County, SC | |||
negro | negro | March 25, 1838 | at Col. Ja's Chesnut plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that to the best of our knowneldge the body now before us is the body of a negro man and came to his death by Drowning but having no evidence before us cannot say when or where |
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Rebecca Crow | February 27, 1857 | on the Howard Gap Road one & a half miles from Spartanburgh, SC, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Rebecca Crow came to her death from. . .exposure & cold |
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Lavinia Young | June 23, 1867 | at Margarett Williams, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceeased came to her death between the hours of 4 and 6 Oclock A.M. Sunday the 23 June A.D. 1867 from cause unknown |
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Jim Brown | Child | April 19, 1882 | on Jasper Talbert Premises, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there Oaths do say that the said Jim Brown was Killed and Murdered by some person or persons as by means to the Jurors unknown |
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Unknown Infant | Unknown Infant | June 29, 1874 | at Goodgion Factory, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths that the said infant came to its death from causes unknown. . . |
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Abram | slave | December 26, 1847 | at Brewer's Plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that he came to his death from cause or causes unknown |
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Obadiah Thomson | March 1, 1886 | Spartanburg County, SC |
[do say] that the said Obidian Thomspon came to his death by hanging at the hands of some person or persons to the jury unknown |
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Charlie Woodward | November 16, 1896 | at Robert Polson's Place, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: That the Charlie Woodward came to his death from some causes or causes unknown to the Jury |
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female child | female child | July 17, 1881 | at Greenville CH, Greenville County, SC |
came to her death do say that. . .Sallie Turner was delivered of a female child and that said female child is the one here by us dead. And the Jurors further say that said female child was still born never having having breathed |
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Emeline Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
Charles Manigo | at Jackson Duncan's House, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that Charles Manigo did come to his death by Reasons unknown to the Jury. |
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Unknown | March 3, 1818 | near the dweling house of Richard Dumpkins, Union County, SC |
do say on their that Know Not how the Said person Come to his Death |
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negro | negro | March 25, 1838 | at James Chesnut's plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say to the best of their knowledge the Boddy now before them is that of a negro man who came to his death by drowning but having no evidence before them cannot say when or where |
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Columbus Dempsey | August 2, 1858 | at the parish, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Columbus Dempsey came to his [death] by cause unknown but suppose from an attack of fits to which he was almost daily subject |
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James Sloan | July 18, 1867 | at Solomon Jones, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that deceased came to his death from cause unknown. |
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Jane Glover | January 12, 1883 | at Handy Tanks House on John Wir[?] plantation, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there Oaths do say Jane Glover Came to her death from ruptured Bladder |
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Unknown Freedman | Unknown Freedman | November 25, 1868 | at Parks old field, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say, We the jurors aforesaid do say that the freedman name unknown to us that he came to his Death by an act of God. |
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Jack | slave | November 19, 1848 | at McRae's Mill on the road to Darlington, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by the visitation of God |
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infant | May 7, 1887 | near Pelham, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said infant came to his death by means to the jurors unknown |
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Stephen Roberson | June 5, 1878 | at Hortonsvill, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say The said Stephen Robinson came to his death by some cause unknown to the Jury and believe no violence has been committed |
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Major McGraw | December 6, 1881 | at the House of J. W. Mathews, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Major McGraw did come to his death, at the house of said J. W. Mathews on the night of the fifth day of December A.D. 1881, from some cause to them unknown |
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Bethel Ogelsby | August 21, 1823 | cotton fields belonging to John Doby Esq., Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that they believe he came to his death by the visitation of God, no marks of violence appearing to us upon him |
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Jesse Wood | April 13, 1829 | Spartanburg County, SC |
it appears to us and we verily believe that the sd. Jesse. . .either wilfully, intentionally or accidentally go[t] into the River. . .by which means he was drowned |
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Tom | near the Catawba River, Fairfield County, SC |
[came to his death] from causes unknown to this Jury being found in the Catawba River Mortuary Place may have come to his Death form drowning or other causes |
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David Wilson | Union County, SC | ||||
negro | negro | March 26, 1838 | at the Camden Ferry, Wateree River, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say we find the Boddy is a negro man and came to his death by drownign but have no evidence before us to warrant us in saying when or where |
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Bob | freedman | October 10, 1865 | near David Holcomb's, Spartanburg County, SC | ||
James Walker | August 9, 1867 | at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC | |||
Infant Boy Child Colored | Infant Boy Child Colored | February 15, 1883 | at the residence of Charles Coleman, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say the Child Come its death from natural causes |
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Unknown Man on Badgett's Plantation | Unknown Man on Badgett's Plantation | November 18, 1889 | on Badgetts plantation, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said unknown dead man found at Badgetts Xing 2 1/2 miles from Larens C.H. by Charley Robertson M.C. Cassy and Green Cassey came to his death by his neck being broke by some means to us unknown. . . |
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Powell | slave | August 10, 1851 | at Mr. John Whitaker's plantation on Wateree River, Kershaw County, SC |
on their oaths say ... that Powell in manner and form aforesaid came to his death by some misfortune or accident |
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infant | January 29, 1888 | at Spartanburg C.H., Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that there has been no evidence brought out that the said infant was alive at its birth |
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E. L. Sellars | March 3, 1914 | at Snow Hill Church, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: E L Sellers came to his death by Causes unknown to the Jury. |
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slave | slave | August 15, 1824 | near the head of the Bell Brach within half a mile of the stage road, Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths. . . that we suppose that he was a negro fellow belonging to Thomas Stephens of Chesterfield District and that the sd. Negro has been dead nearly two months, which does appear that he has died immediately after he left his master and he has died a natural death without something occurr[ing] before he came there |
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Augustus Moore | July 16, 1843 | at Mary Flemming's, Spartanburg County, SC |
do say upon there [sic] oaths that there was a bruse [sic] on his left breast near his hart [sic] and also on the left arm oposit [sic] the bruse [sic] on his breast and also that he came to his death by the bruse [sic] or drowned axidentally [sic] |
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Mary Brooks | near Bells[?] Bridge, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say: That Mary Brooks in manner and form aforsaid came to her death by some unknown cause to us[.] |
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Bartly | negro man | January 16, 1846 | in the woods near the plantation of Dr Wm M Bent, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Bartly came to his death by cause unknown |
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Fortune | slave | April 1, 1838 | at Col. James Chesnut's plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say. . .that said Fortune came to his death by drowning at Camden Ferry on the night of the twenty third of December eighteen hundred and thirty seven |
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Clarissa Kiericon | freedwoman | August 12, 1866 | at Spartanburg C. House, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the woman Clarissa Kiericon (Freedwoman) came to her death by the act of Providence |
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Elliott Allan Walker | August 9, 1867 | at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC | |||
Gus West | October 11, 1883 | at Jack Holms, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that said Gus West Came to his death from gun shot wound by the Hands of some unknown party |
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Negro woman | Negro woman | March 6, 1826 | Laurens County, SC |
We. . .above mentioned to make inquisition on the decsd. Body of this negroe woman. . .who was found dead by the spring and being sworn according to law have made a strict inquiry into all matters. . .that the sd. Decsd. Came to to death by an act of Providence, but what was the immediate cause of her death we cannot tell unless it was by drinking to much water or by a Act of some kind. |
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infant | March 2, 1852 | at the house of entertainment kept by H.J. Wilson known as the Camden Hotel, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say she came to her death from causes to the jury unknown |
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John Anderson | November 18, 1889 | at Jonesville School house (col.), Spartanburg County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that John Anderson came to his death by being wet and froze to death |
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Mac Adams | [no location given], Chesterfield County, SC |
"Missing at time of Filming" |
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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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Ben | slave | July 7, 1843 | at a spring near the plantation fo said Farrow, Spartanburg County, SC | ||
Martha G. Herring | October 27, 1857 | at the House of Chauncy Willard, Horry County, SC |
upon their Oaths do say that the said Martha G Herring came to her death from natural causes |