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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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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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Susan Strain | May 18, 1858 | at Cross Hill, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say, that the sd. Decd. Susan Strain came to her death by cause, or causes unknown to this Inquest. |
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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 |
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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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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 | November 5, 1857 | Fairfield County, SC | |||
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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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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Sam | slave, boy | October 10, 1857 | at the Carolina Hotel, Edgefield C.H., Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say-that the deceased Sam came to his death by a sudden and unexpected disease or causes unknown |
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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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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 | 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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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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Lavinia Rodgers | November 1, 1854 | at the House of Samuel McKnicks, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that they believe the said Lavinia Rodgers Dropt dead on the road by appoplexy or some unknown cause to them. |
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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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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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Unknown | February 17, 1854 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
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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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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Minda | negro girl | August 17, 1851 | at Mr Geo Robinsons, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that . . .the said negro girl Minda came to her death by congestion of the brain & spine |
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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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male infant slave | male infant slave | July 10, 1851 | at Jacob Pickle's, Anderson 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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A. P. Shultz | January 9, 1850 | at or near Solomon Clickleys[?], Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say, that the deceased came to his death by means unknown to us |
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John Covington | October 26, 1849 | at the house of John Covington, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death by the hands of God with an Apoplectic fit |
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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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Aggy Latily[?] | negro woman slave | June 21, 1848 | at the plantation of N L Griffin, Edgefield County, SC |
opon their oaths do say, . . .that the said negro woman aggy, came to her death by excessive drafts of cold water that produced cramp in her stomach which was the cause of her death |
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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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John Westmorland | August 1, 1847 | at James Hopkins's, Spartanburg County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that it was by the act of God |
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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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Unknown | December 13, 1846 | at Hester Thomas in Market Street, Kershaw County, SC | |||
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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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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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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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 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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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 Williams | September 23, 1843 | at the residence of Mary Williams, Kershaw 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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Ben | slave | July 7, 1843 | at a spring near the plantation fo said Farrow, Spartanburg County, SC | ||
Ned | slave | April 22, 1843 | at Chesnut's Ferry, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said negro slave Ned the property of the estate of John Chesnut came to his death by drowning about six weeks ago |
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John Goff | April 4, 1843 | at the house of Holly Goff, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do saythat the deceased John Goff came to his death by natural causes |
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Venus | slave | March 20, 1842 | on the side of the public road leading from the Charleston Road to McCallum's fairy, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said negro woman died from causes unknown to the jury but from appearances and from the situation of the body the jury are of opinion that she died elswhere and that the body was placed where found by some person or persons unknown |
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Friday | slave | September 10, 1840 | at Thomas [?] plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
we the jurors are of opinoin that the said negro Fry Day came to his Death by Drowning. |
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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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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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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... |
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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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George | April 21, 1838 | Laurens County, SC | |||
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 |