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Unknown Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location |
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Mac Adams | [no location given], Chesterfield County, SC |
"Missing at time of Filming" |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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infant child | infant child | October 6, 1891 | at her Residence, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do Say that the Child Came to its death from Strangulation. |
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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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Jane Burden | May 10, 1833 | at Selby Rogers grave yard, Union County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that Mrs. Jane Burden came to her death by the Will of God |
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Emeline Low | June 19, 1828 | Spartanburg County, SC | |||
J. F. Hunter | August 22, 1917 | at Will Hunter's, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: pistol shot wound in his own hands |
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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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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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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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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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Joseph Parham | February 10, 1867 | at an out house near Alexander Purcell's[?], Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths afores'd do say that aforesaid Joseph Parnham came to his death by mischance by freezing or the visitation of God |
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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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infant child | infant child | November 17, 1891 | at Mr M Toneys place, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that it Came to its death from suffocation |
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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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Gilderoy Chandler | January 27, 1837 | at the House of John [?], Union County, SC | |||
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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Unknown Unknown | [no location given], Chesterfield County, SC |
[No official declaration] |
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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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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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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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James Walker | August 9, 1867 | at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC | |||
black man | black man | March 13, 1867 | at Batesville, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that they found said dead body lying dead near Batesville near the side of the big road within a few yards of the Rail Road supposed to have been dead saveral days [and that] the said dead body came to his death. . .by misfortune or accident or natural death |
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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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Anderson B. Branham | January 6, 1892 | at the plantation of M. C. Parker, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say That the said AB Branham died from Heart failure |
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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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Gregory | infant child | January 28, 1861 | at the House of Starkes Gregory farmer, Union 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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Richard Ellerbe | December 31, 1925 | at Cheraw, Chesterfield County, SC |
Richard Ellerbe came to unknown death |
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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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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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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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Elliott Allan Walker | August 9, 1867 | at the home of J.P. May, Laurens County, SC | |||
infant | April 21, 1869 | Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that it came to its death from causes unknown to the jury |
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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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Caroline A. Kinnan | January 13, 1872 | at L. C. Neals[?], Anderson County, SC | arsenic |
do say that said Caroline A. Kinnon . . .came to her death by the act of God |
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Griffin Mays | November 20, 1897 | at W. H. Pordew, Edgefield County, SC | pistol |
upon their oaths, do Say: That Griffin Mays came to his death by a pistol Shot in the hand of John Mays |
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