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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location |
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Unknown | November 5, 1857 | Fairfield 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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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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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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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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George | April 21, 1838 | Laurens County, SC | |||
Thomas P. Benson | October 10, 1880 | Spartanburg 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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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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John H. Megill | September 22, 1867 | at J. D. Tucker's, Anderson 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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Caesar | slave | August 29, 1861 | [at] S. D. Houg['s], Kershaw County, SC | ||
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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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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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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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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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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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 | |||
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 | February 25, 1832 | at the house of Littleton Kelly, Fairfield County, SC | |||
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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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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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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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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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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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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Richard Williams | November 23, 1880 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mary Magdalene Saxton | December 6, 1876 | at the house of Enoch Saxton, Anderson County, SC | |||
William Thompson | May 5, 1835 | at the house of Mrs Rochester, Union County, SC |
[no inquest in file] |
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Jim Cantey | July 20, 1900 | Kershaw County, SC |