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Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Methodsort ascending Inquest Finding
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

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

Child of Margaret Parker Child of Margaret Parker March 17, 1891 Laurens County, SC
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[.]

Unknown February 17, 1854 Kershaw County, SC
Thomas P. Benson October 10, 1880 Spartanburg 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

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

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

Ben slave July 7, 1843 at a spring near the plantation fo said Farrow, Spartanburg 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

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

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

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

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[?]

male infant slave male infant slave July 10, 1851 at Jacob Pickle's, Anderson 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.

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

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

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

Redding Summerville January 9, 1826 Kershaw County, SC

do say upon their oaths that he came to his death by the visitation of God

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.

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

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

Peter slave February 16, 1865 at the Corman Gaal[?], Union County, SC

do Say . . .did came to his death by causes unknown

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

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

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]

Meredith Crawford July 3, 1861 At the residence of Meredith Crawford, Anderson County, SC

do say that said Meridith Crawford died. . .cause unknown

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

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

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

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

Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut, Kershaw County, SC

[no finding in file]

James Walker August 9, 1867 at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC
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

William Thompson May 5, 1835 at the house of Mrs Rochester, Union County, SC

[no inquest in file]

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

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

Mary Bright Hanpt[?] October 6, 1881 at Bright Hanpt[?], Edgefield County, SC

Came to Her death from accute [?]fermation of the Womb

Franklin A. Ragsdale July 23, 1867 at the house of Franklin A. Ragsdale, Anderson County, SC
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[.]

Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC

opon their oaths do say that the said negro woman died from exhaustion consequent upon hysterical mania in the jail

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

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.

Elliott Allan Walker August 9, 1867 at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC

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