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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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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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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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Isaac | May 9, 1865 | Laurens County, SC | |||
Elizabeth Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
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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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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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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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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child | child | November 12, 1824 | Union County, SC | ||
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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Woodroe Wallace | February 22, 1931 | at Cheraw, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: by misfortune or accident |
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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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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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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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Tucker R. Clarke | November 23, 1858 | in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, SC |
Tucker R. Clarke came to his death from Causes unknown |
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Emeline Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
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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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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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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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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Miles Hart | Union County, SC | ||||
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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W. L. Tolson | June 22, 1938 | [no location given], Chesterfield County, SC |
[No official declaration] |
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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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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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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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Martin Dunn | July 31, 1868 | at Samuel H. Stevenson's, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do that he came to his death by the hands of the Almighty |
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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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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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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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James Barksdale | January 6, 1859 | at E.P. Francis, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death from some unknown cause to the Jurors |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Abram Baker | March 8, 1875 | at April Russel's, Fairfield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say he came to his death on the knight of the 8th day of march from some cause unknown to the jurors and to the said jurors aforesaid[.] |
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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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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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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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Pompey | January 8, 1859 | at L.N. Allisons, Laurens County, SC |
upon there oaths do say; that Pompy came to his Death on the 2nd Int near H R Shells by the act of god |
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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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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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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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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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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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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 |