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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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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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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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George | April 21, 1838 | Laurens County, SC | |||
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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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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Elizabeth Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
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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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 | June 25, 1823 | at the Dwelling house of Saml J. Hocy[?], Union County, SC | |||
Unknown | November 5, 1857 | Fairfield 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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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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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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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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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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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 | 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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Emeline Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
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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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 | 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 | 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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David Wilson | Union 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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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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Bob | freedman | October 10, 1865 | near David Holcomb's, Spartanburg 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 | 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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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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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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William Belott | February 8, 1867 | near the house of Wm. Hunter, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths afores'd say that Wm Belott came to his death by mischance or the visitation of God |
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Unknown | February 17, 1854 | Kershaw County, SC |