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Unknown Inquests
| Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location |
Death Method |
Inquest Finding |
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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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| 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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| infant | September 23, 1837 | at Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon oath individually. . .that the body under examination is a male child supposed to be still born and premature but the evidence adduced places it beyon our power to discover either the mother or parties concerned |
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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 body | Unknown body | August 5, 1908 | [at] Manburg in Chesterfield County, Chesterfield County, SC |
Upon their oaths do say that he came to his death from unknown causes |
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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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| Mary Williams | September 23, 1843 | at the residence of Mary Williams, Kershaw 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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| 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 |
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| 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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| Mary Waters | March 20, 1883 | at or near the residence of Thomas J. Reynolds, Anderson County, SC |
do say that the said Mary Waters came to her death from causes unknown to the jury at the house of Wm Waters |
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| Alford Pendleton | December 14, 1911 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
| Thomas P. Benson | October 10, 1880 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
| Binto | July 29, 1872 | at William Byrd's, Laurens County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that the aforesaid negro fellow Binto in manner and form aforesaid the afsd. Binto then and there did come to his Death by the Act of God upon the best evidence that could be adduced upon the occasions. |
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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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| slave | slave | January 8, 1838 | at the Wateree River in Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the body here found is a negro woman the property of J.C. Doby Esq. and came to her death by drowning on the 23 Decb. last in the crossing the ferry over the Wateree River at Camden |
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| 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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| Unknown Infant | Unknown Infant | September 23, 1900 | at James Thompson's, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: That said infant child came to her death by some manner to the Jurors unknown |
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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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| John Myers | July 24, 1845 | at the big hill east of McRae's Mill on the road from Camden to Darlington Court House, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death by causes unknown to them |
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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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| Ebby | September 7, 1867 | at Cooperville, Horry County, SC |
upon their oaths they say that on the Sixth of Sept 1867 that the deceased came to his death by drown or accident or misfortune |
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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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| Bill | slave | September 30, 1860 | Greenville County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by some means to the jurors unknown |
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| Burrel Evins | November 23, 1814 | at the dwelling house of Daniel Evins, Spartanburg County, SC | |||
| 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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| Mell Barksdale | March 17, 1873 | near Eden, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Mell Barksdale came to his death by means unknown to them as all the body was not found |
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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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| negro | negro | February 23, 1838 | at Mrs. McRay's plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that said Boddy was a negro man and came to his death by drowning but have no evidence before us to warrant us in saying when or where |
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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 Infant at Samuel Fleming's Plantation | Unknown Infant at Samuel Fleming's Plantation | July 29, 1855 | at Samuel Flemings plantation, Laurens County, SC |
on their oaths do say they are unable to form any opinions as to how the infant came to its death or whether it even had life but the manner in which it was buried being put on the Top of a man made grave which grave was the grave of. . .person & only about three or four inches under ground, and wrapped in a small sack or Bag with one End open. . . |
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| Unknown | December 13, 1846 | at Hester Thomas in Market Street, Kershaw County, SC | |||
| 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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| John Wise | January 1, 1885 | at C H J D Byrd Mill, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said John Wise came to his death by cause or means to this Jury unknown. |
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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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| Unknown | January 27, 1862 | Greenville County, SC | |||
| Joseph Davis | September 9, 1820 | at the house of George Miller, Spartanburg County, SC |
say upon their oaths that the said Joseph Davis. . .was kild [sic] or came to his Death by Misfortune |
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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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| William Knighton | June 23, 1873 | Laurens County, SC | |||
| negro | negro | March 19, 1838 | at Ja's Chesnut's plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say we find the Boddy is a Negro man and came to his death by Drowning but have no evidence before us in saying when or where |
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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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| Unknown Man | Unknown Man | June 17, 1872 | at or near Tylers Ville, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say That the said person came to his death by means unknown to them the body being being in such putrid and decaid [sic] condition that the cause of death could not be ascertained. |
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| Jack Robinson | March 13, 1847 | at Sander's Creek[?], Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Jack Robinson came to his death by exposure |
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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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| Bob Davis | Laurens County, SC | ||||
| 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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| Rinna Trammell | March 24, 1880 | at Massena Pruitt's, Greenville County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Rinna Trammell died a natural Death from old age hastened by laying out all night . . .undergoing the chills of the cold night |
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| Henry Johnson | November 6, 1820 | at the [?] of John Mavis[?], Spartanburg County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that the aforesaid Henry Johnson was killed or came to his death by misfortune |
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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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| Mary Sullivan | February 9, 1875 | Laurens County, SC |
