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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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Unknown | June 25, 1823 | at the Dwelling house of Saml J. Hocy[?], Union County, SC | |||
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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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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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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Jim Brown | Child | April 19, 1882 | on Jasper Talbert Premises, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there Oaths do say that the said Jim Brown was Killed and Murdered by some person or persons as by means to the Jurors unknown |
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John H. Megill | September 22, 1867 | at J. D. Tucker's, Anderson County, SC | |||
Caesar | slave | August 29, 1861 | [at] S. D. Houg['s], Kershaw County, SC | ||
Unknown | November 5, 1857 | Fairfield County, SC | |||
Obadiah Thomson | March 1, 1886 | Spartanburg County, SC |
[do say] that the said Obidian Thomspon came to his death by hanging at the hands of some person or persons to the jury unknown |
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Charlie Woodward | November 16, 1896 | at Robert Polson's Place, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: That the Charlie Woodward came to his death from some causes or causes unknown to the Jury |
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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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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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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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Unknown | March 3, 1818 | near the dweling house of Richard Dumpkins, Union County, SC |
do say on their that Know Not how the Said person Come to his Death |
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Unknown | February 25, 1832 | at the house of Littleton Kelly, Fairfield County, SC | |||
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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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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Jane Glover | January 12, 1883 | at Handy Tanks House on John Wir[?] plantation, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there Oaths do say Jane Glover Came to her death from ruptured Bladder |
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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 | 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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infant | May 7, 1887 | near Pelham, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said infant came to his death by means to the jurors unknown |
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Stephen Roberson | June 5, 1878 | at Hortonsvill, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say The said Stephen Robinson came to his death by some cause unknown to the Jury and believe no violence has been committed |
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Major McGraw | December 6, 1881 | at the House of J. W. Mathews, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Major McGraw did come to his death, at the house of said J. W. Mathews on the night of the fifth day of December A.D. 1881, from some cause to them unknown |
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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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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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David Wilson | Union County, SC | ||||
Unknown | February 25, 1832 | at the house of Littleton Kelly, Fairfield County, SC | |||
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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Bob | freedman | October 10, 1865 | near David Holcomb's, Spartanburg County, SC | ||
Infant Boy Child Colored | Infant Boy Child Colored | February 15, 1883 | at the residence of Charles Coleman, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say the Child Come its death from natural causes |
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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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Richard Williams | November 23, 1880 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
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 | January 29, 1888 | at Spartanburg C.H., Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that there has been no evidence brought out that the said infant was alive at its birth |
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E. L. Sellars | March 3, 1914 | at Snow Hill Church, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: E L Sellers came to his death by Causes unknown to the Jury. |
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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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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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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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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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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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Clarissa Kiericon | freedwoman | August 12, 1866 | at Spartanburg C. House, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the woman Clarissa Kiericon (Freedwoman) came to her death by the act of Providence |
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Gus West | October 11, 1883 | at Jack Holms, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that said Gus West Came to his death from gun shot wound by the Hands of some unknown party |
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Mary Magdalene Saxton | December 6, 1876 | at the house of Enoch Saxton, Anderson County, SC | |||
Jim Cantey | July 20, 1900 | 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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John Anderson | November 18, 1889 | at Jonesville School house (col.), Spartanburg County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that John Anderson came to his death by being wet and froze to death |
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Mac Adams | [no location given], Chesterfield County, SC |
"Missing at time of Filming" |
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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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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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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 |