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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description |
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Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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infant | June 10, 1840 | at Cassy[?] Branch at Eleander[?] More's, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said child came to his death by means un noun to us |
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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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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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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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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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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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Ben | slave | July 7, 1843 | at a spring near the plantation fo said Farrow, Spartanburg County, SC | ||
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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Mary Williams | September 23, 1843 | at the residence of Mary Williams, Kershaw County, SC | |||
infant | February 13, 1844 | at Lovey Kirby's, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say the child above mentioned came to its death from some cause to us unknown |
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infant | November 20, 1844 | at the house of Henry Alley, Spartanburg County, SC |
we found on examining the body a tumor on the sacram with some deformations near the fundament, that these appeared to us sufficient to produce death |
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infant | February 15, 1845 | at the late residence of Samuel Trollinger, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that their deliberate opinions are that the infant was still born & that it came to its death from causes unknown |
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John Myers | July 24, 1845 | at the big hill east of McRae's Mill on the road from Camden to Darlington Court House, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death by causes unknown to them |
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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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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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Unknown | December 13, 1846 | at Hester Thomas in Market Street, Kershaw County, SC | |||
Jack Robinson | March 13, 1847 | at Sander's Creek[?], Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Jack Robinson came to his death by exposure |
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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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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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Aggy Latily[?] | negro woman slave | June 21, 1848 | at the plantation of N L Griffin, Edgefield County, SC |
opon their oaths do say, . . .that the said negro woman aggy, came to her death by excessive drafts of cold water that produced cramp in her stomach which was the cause of her death |
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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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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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A. P. Shultz | January 9, 1850 | at or near Solomon Clickleys[?], Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say, that the deceased came to his death by means unknown to us |
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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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male infant slave | male infant slave | July 10, 1851 | at Jacob Pickle's, Anderson 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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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 |
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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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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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Unknown | February 17, 1854 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
James Tiller | March 9, 1854 | at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said James Tiller came to his death by a visitation of God |
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Unknown | April 23, 1854 | at a spot near Chesnut's field about four miles from Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the person aforesaid came to his death by causes uknown |
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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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Unknown Infant at Samuel Fleming's Plantation | Unknown Infant at Samuel Fleming's Plantation | July 29, 1855 | at Samuel Flemings plantation, Laurens County, SC |
on their oaths do say they are unable to form any opinions as to how the infant came to its death or whether it even had life but the manner in which it was buried being put on the Top of a man made grave which grave was the grave of. . .person & only about three or four inches under ground, and wrapped in a small sack or Bag with one End open. . . |
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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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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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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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Sam | slave, boy | October 10, 1857 | at the Carolina Hotel, Edgefield C.H., Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say-that the deceased Sam came to his death by a sudden and unexpected disease or causes unknown |
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Martha G. Herring | October 27, 1857 | at the House of Chauncy Willard, Horry County, SC |
upon their Oaths do say that the said Martha G Herring came to her death from natural causes |
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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 | November 5, 1857 | Fairfield County, SC | |||
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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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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Miley | slave | April 5, 1858 | at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
opon their oaths do say that the said negro woman died from exhaustion consequent upon hysterical mania in the jail |
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Susan Strain | May 18, 1858 | at Cross Hill, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say, that the sd. Decd. Susan Strain came to her death by cause, or causes unknown to this Inquest. |
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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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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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Tucker R. Clarke | November 23, 1858 | in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, SC |
Tucker R. Clarke came to his death from Causes unknown |
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James Barksdale | January 6, 1859 | at E.P. Francis, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death from some unknown cause to the Jurors |
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Pompey | January 8, 1859 | at L.N. Allisons, Laurens County, SC |
upon there oaths do say; that Pompy came to his Death on the 2nd Int near H R Shells by the act of god |