Burns

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths Do say from the Testimony given that Emma Hunter Died from the Effects of fire; That she died on Tesday the 17th inst having been burnt in a house, that was burnt down on the plantation of M.B. Pool on the night of the 16th inst. All Accidental...

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that she came to her death from the Effects fire being in a house that was burnt over her all by Accident or misfortune.

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that She came to her death from the Effects of fire, That She died on the 17th inst. Having been burnt in a house on the plantation of M.B. Pool that was accidentally burnt down on the night of the 16th inst.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Parent(s): 
Melia Showers
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say "that Charley Campbell came to his death. By Accident or Misfortune, By the burning of the house he was in

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Parent(s): 
Melia Showers
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Evans Campbell came to his death by Accident or Misfortune, By the burning of the house he was in

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
Parent(s): 
Carrie Watts
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

by their oaths do say, that she came to her death, By being burnt in the house, it being burnt on her By Accident.

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
Parent(s): 
Carrie Watts
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Janie Watts Died in Laurens County on the 11th day of Oct. 1891 by being burnt to death in a house that was burnt by accident when the Mother was away.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Calhoun Templeton came to his death on the 3rd day of Feb. A.D. 1892 at Laurens CH. By Accident, being burnt in a burning house on the plantation of JD Watts.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Unknown
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death on the 20th day of Jan by misfortune in a corn crib that was consumed by fire, from some cause unknown to this Jury.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their Oaths do say that George Dillard in manner and form aforesaid came to his death by accidentally falling into the fire...

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