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Unknown Inquests
| Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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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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| 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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| Mac Adams | [no location given], Chesterfield County, SC |
"Missing at time of Filming" |
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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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| male infant slave | male infant slave | July 10, 1851 | at Jacob Pickle's, Anderson County, SC | ||
| 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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| 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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| Martin Dunn | July 31, 1868 | at Samuel H. Stevenson's, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do that he came to his death by the hands of the Almighty |
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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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| 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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| 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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| Mary Magdalene Saxton | December 6, 1876 | at the house of Enoch Saxton, Anderson County, SC | |||
| Mary Sullivan | February 9, 1875 | Laurens County, SC | |||
| Mary Waters | March 20, 1883 | at or near the residence of Thomas J. Reynolds, Anderson County, SC |
do say that the said Mary Waters came to her death from causes unknown to the jury at the house of Wm Waters |
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| Mary Williams | September 23, 1843 | at the residence of Mary Williams, Kershaw County, SC | |||
| Mell Barksdale | March 17, 1873 | near Eden, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Mell Barksdale came to his death by means unknown to them as all the body was not found |
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| Meredith Crawford | July 3, 1861 | At the residence of Meredith Crawford, Anderson County, SC |
do say that said Meridith Crawford died. . .cause unknown |
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| Miles Hart | Union County, SC | ||||
| 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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| 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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| Moriah McIntire | November 21, 1889 | at or on H. Z. Taylor's place, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that the said Moriah McIntire died from heart disease |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| negro | negro | February 23, 1838 | at Mrs. McRay's plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that said Boddy was a negro man and came to his death by drowning but have no evidence before us to warrant us in saying when or where |
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| negro | negro | March 19, 1838 | at Ja's Chesnut's plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say we find the Boddy is a Negro man and came to his death by Drowning but have no evidence before us in saying when or where |
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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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| 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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| 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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| negro | negro | April 5, 1838 | at the Camden Ferry, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say we find upon examination the body is that of a negro man and suppose that he came to his death by drowning, and having no evidence before us cannot say when or where |
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| negro | negro | April 16, 1838 | at Thomas Whitaker's plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say we find the body to be that of a negro woman unknown supposed to have been drowned but having no evidence before us cannot say when or where |
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| negro | negro | April 23, 1838 | at the Camden Ferry, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said boddy is a negro man supposed to have been drowned but having no evidence before us cannot say when or where |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Patsy Ervin | April 14, 1869 | Spartanburg County, SC |
after making all the enquiry. . .come fully to the opinion that she came to her death by the hand of Providence |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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 |
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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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| 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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| Redding Summerville | January 9, 1826 | Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that he came to his death by the visitation of God |
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| 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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| Richard Ellerbe | December 31, 1925 | at Cheraw, Chesterfield County, SC |
Richard Ellerbe came to unknown death |
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| Richard Williams | November 23, 1880 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
| Rinna Trammell | March 24, 1880 | at Massena Pruitt's, Greenville County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Rinna Trammell died a natural Death from old age hastened by laying out all night . . .undergoing the chills of the cold night |
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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 |
