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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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infant | May 26, 1829 | Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths . . .that upon the examination of the dead body [it] was found in such decayed state that nothing could be seen to satisfy us. |
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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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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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Unknown male | Unknown male | August 28, 1866 | at the old tool house, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon [???] says of the body of a [calico?] [person?] there by [???] dead and how he came to his death Foul [page rip] [????] as yor'e well aware the [Consequences?] of your peril |
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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 | November 5, 1857 | Fairfield County, SC | |||
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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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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John H. Megill | September 22, 1867 | at J. D. Tucker's, Anderson County, SC | |||
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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Bart | October 30, 1822 | Laurens County, SC |
do say upon their oaths, that the aforesaid Negro Bart, was killed, or came to his death, either by an accidential fall from a horse, or some other misfortune. |
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slave | slave | November 1, 1864 | at the depot in Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that he died from causes unknown to the jury |
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Miles Hart | Union County, SC | ||||
John | slave | November 20, 1829 | on the Bank of the Wateree River at the plantation of Col. James Shesnut, Kershaw County, SC |
do say that from every information they can obtain the said black or coloured man to have been the slave of a Mr. Chappell of Charleston who was a boat hand in the employ of Mr. Thomas J. Kerr by the name of John and that he came to his death by drowning from cause to them unknown. |
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W. L. Tolson | June 22, 1938 | [no location given], Chesterfield County, SC |
[No official declaration] |
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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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Unknown | February 25, 1832 | at the house of Littleton Kelly, Fairfield County, SC | |||
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 | at Ridgeway, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say, That some time during the night of Marh th 16 the man came to his death by means unknown to the Jurors |
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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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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 | March 30, 1874 | at Silas Kay's, Anderson County, SC |
do say that the said child came to its death by injurys [sic]?by violence or otherwise unknown to us. |
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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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Nancy | September 20, 1830 | at Banks creek, Laurens County, SC |
we are of the opinion that the said Nancy came to her death by wandering about And being willfully Neglected by her owner. |
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Richard Williams | November 23, 1880 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
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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Esther | slave | October 24, 1834 | at Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon inquiry find the decased came to her death by the visitation of God |
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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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Unknown | February 25, 1832 | at the house of Littleton Kelly, Fairfield County, SC | |||
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 | 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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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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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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Mary Magdalene Saxton | December 6, 1876 | at the house of Enoch Saxton, Anderson County, SC | |||
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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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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Jim Cantey | July 20, 1900 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
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 | negro | March 16, 1834 | at the big Raft, the body lodged in the river Wateree, Kershaw County, SC |
do say that the said negro came to his death by drowning[?] from [?] mischance unknown. The body was clothed with two pair of pantaloons -- outside wool & cotton with one leather[?] coarse cotton shirt, patched round coat filled with white wool |
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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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Unknown Infant | Unknown Infant | June 5, 1893 | at C. B. Collins, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that the Infant came to its deth By means unto the Jurors and that it was deposited where it was found By Sum person. |
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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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Unknown | January 20, 1877 | at the residence of Thomas Mongomery Col'd on Capt. Hayne McMakens[?] Plantation, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oath do say that the Infant came to its death by causes unknown to them |
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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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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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Thomas P. Benson | October 10, 1880 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
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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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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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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Alford Pendleton | December 14, 1911 | Kershaw County, SC |