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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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Edmond Price | April 30, 1892 | at Kennys Graveyard, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their Oaths do Say that he Came to his death from Natural Cause |
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Reuben Dodson | November 7, 1880 | at Greenville, Greenville County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that. . . the said Reuben Dodson came to his by a visitation of God |
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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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Elizabeth Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
child | child | November 12, 1824 | Union County, SC | ||
Woodroe Wallace | February 22, 1931 | at Cheraw, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: by misfortune or accident |
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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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Caroline | Free negro | August 26, 1858 | four miles from Hamburg, Edgefield County, SC |
came to her death from a blow from the sweep[?] of a carry[?] log, the property of A J Rambo |
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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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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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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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Patsy Ervin | April 14, 1869 | Spartanburg County, SC |
after making all the enquiry. . .come fully to the opinion that she came to her death by the hand of Providence |
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infant child | infant child | July 24, 1892 | at Promised Land School house, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do Say From Strangerlation due to the accumulation of Phlegm in the throat |
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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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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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Emeline Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
Miles Hart | Union County, SC | ||||
W. L. Tolson | June 22, 1938 | [no location given], Chesterfield County, SC |
[No official declaration] |
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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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Unknown | April 11, 1860 | at or near W.J. Walkers, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say The person above refered to came to his death by some cause unknown |
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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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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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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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Alpha Wingo | May 7, 1869 | on North Pacolet River at Harry Wingo's, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the sd. Alpha Wingo came to her death by providential means, unknown to the jury |
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Hannah Eves | colored | July 23, 1872 | at D.J. Turt[?]'s, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that she came to her death from cause unknown to the jury |
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Edward Johnston | December 26, 1892 | at William Bushes, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say aforesaid do say that the aforesaid Edward Johnston. . .came to his death by a cause 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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James Walker | August 9, 1867 | at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC | |||
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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Jake | slave | November 10, 1855 | at William Brownings old field, Union County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that . . .it appears that Jake was on Saturday the 3rd Instant laboring under slight mental derangement, that he left home without his permission or Knowledge, and that he had been complaining for about one month before he left home, and was under the medical care of Doct Jesse Lamb, ... the deceased Jake was laboring under an attack of Typhoyd Fever, and had been for several weeks and that he was laboring under a fit of mental derangement when he left home, and that he must have died at [?] in a day or less after leaving home |
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James Banfield | February 27, 1939 | near Patrick, S. C., Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that James Banfield received in Chesterfield County a mortal wound by Shot Gun Wounds in the hands of own hands by accidental means |
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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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Joshua | negro man slave | June 26, 1860 | at Harmon Gallman, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that. . .Joshua a negro man slave of Harmons Gallmans came to his death very sudenly by some internal disease unknwon |
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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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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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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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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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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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Viney Miller | November 23, 1874 | at the house of Daniel Swinney, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oath do say that in their opinion she came to her death from causes unknown |
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Joel Etheridge | November 29, 1893 | at Joel Etheridge Residence, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say, that the said Joel Etheridge came to his death from gun shot wounds, from the evidence before us with in his own hands |
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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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Elliott Allan Walker | August 9, 1867 | at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC | |||
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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James | infant | October 31, 1855 | on Col Tho. Dawkins[?] Plantation in his field, Union County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that they believe the Sd Infant came to his fall[?] & Came to its death by some means to the Jury unknown |
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Benjamin Frank | April 13, 1943 | at Pageland, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that Benjamin Frank Laney received in Chesterfield County a mortal wound by 32 pistol in the hands of Gus Gruggs |
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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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Hurnon[?] | April 4, 1862 | at Doct H R Cooks Plantation on Savanah River, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that the said person came to his death by misfortune or accident unknown |
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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. |