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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location |
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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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Elizabeth Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg 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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Martin Armstrong | at Bethel Church, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their Oaths do say that he deceased Martin Armstrong came to his death on Saturday the 5th of March 1887 at W.M Curlee's Store from some cause or causes unknown to the Jury[.] |
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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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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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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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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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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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Lavinia Young | June 23, 1867 | at Margarett Williams, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceeased came to her death between the hours of 4 and 6 Oclock A.M. Sunday the 23 June A.D. 1867 from cause unknown |
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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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Thomas P. Benson | October 10, 1880 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
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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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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Emeline Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
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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Charles Manigo | at Jackson Duncan's House, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that Charles Manigo did come to his death by Reasons unknown to the Jury. |
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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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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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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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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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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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James Sloan | July 18, 1867 | at Solomon Jones, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that deceased came to his death from cause unknown. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tom | near the Catawba River, Fairfield County, SC |
[came to his death] from causes unknown to this Jury being found in the Catawba River Mortuary Place may have come to his Death form drowning or other causes |
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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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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 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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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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James Walker | August 9, 1867 | at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC | |||
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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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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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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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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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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William Thompson | May 5, 1835 | at the house of Mrs Rochester, Union County, SC |
[no inquest in file] |
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Mary Brooks | near Bells[?] Bridge, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say: That Mary Brooks in manner and form aforsaid came to her death by some unknown cause to us[.] |
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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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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 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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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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Elliott Allan Walker | August 9, 1867 | at the home of J.P. May, Laurens 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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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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Unknown | May 1, 1826 | in a ditch, Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that the cause of the death is to them unknown |