Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant |
at Martha J. Adkins
|
Natural Causes | March 16, 1883 |
upon their oaths do say that said infant child came to his death by the hands of Providence |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Maggie Brown |
at Mr. Louis Johnson's
|
Accident | September 8, 1885 |
upon their oaths do say that Miss Jaggie Brown came to her death by accidentally drowning herself in a spring |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Johnson |
at the [?] of John Mavis[?]
|
Unknown | November 6, 1820 |
do say upon their oaths that the aforesaid Henry Johnson was killed or came to his death by misfortune |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nesbitt Rice |
at Poplar Springs
|
Natural Causes | April 21, 1886 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Nesbitt Rice came to his death by hand [of] god |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Isaac Montgomery |
at Spartanburg C.H.
|
Suicide | March 23, 1886 |
upon their oaths aforesaid do say that aforesaid Isaac Montgomery ... came to his death by strangulation at his own hands |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Riley Parker |
at Clifton in Spartanburg
|
Homicide | January 15, 1884 |
upon their oaths do say that at Clifton S.U. on Jan. 14th 1884 that the said dec'd Riley Parker in manner and form aforesaid came to his death by means unknown to us |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Moriah McIntire |
at or on H. Z. Taylor's place
|
Unknown | November 21, 1889 |
upon there oaths do say that the said Moriah McIntire died from heart disease |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Alexander Moore |
at Wellford
|
Natural Causes | May 22, 1889 |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased Alexander Moore came to his death from the evidence given and our belief [is] that he died of apoplexy |
Brain | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary Lipscomb |
at Cowpens
|
Homicide | May 3, 1889 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Mary Lipscomb died of apoplexy |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nancy Loyns |
at Elias Ballingers
|
Natural Causes | June 25, 1889 |
upon there oaths do say from the evidence heard in case and our belief is that she died of consumption |
Lungs | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James Boiter |
near Wakefield Bridge
|
Natural Causes | May 20, 1887 |
upon there oaths do say ... that the aforesaid James Boiter came to his death from heart disease |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of M. H. Miller |
at W. T. H. Miller's
|
Natural Causes | April 10, 1889 |
upon there oaths do say that from the evidence given Martha Miller died with heart disease |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James L. Cathcart |
at Wm. Cathcart's
|
Accident | February 18, 1889 |
upon there oaths do say that James L. Cathcart came to his death by accident of a gun shot in his own hands |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant |
at the home of William Griffin
|
Homicide | September 19, 1833 |
do say upon their oaths. . .that the infant was put to death by violence of Harriet Bagood |
Infanticide | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of S. F. White |
at or on General Bates Plantation
|
Accident | November 22, 1889 |
upon there oaths do say that Mr. S. F. White came to his death by falling into the fire while suffering from an epileptic fit |
Burns | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Obadiah Thomson | Unknown | March 1, 1886 |
[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 |
Hanging | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Broderick Mason, Cinthy |
at the house of Broderick Mason
|
Accident | April 3, 1834 |
do say upon their oaths that the aforesaid Broderick Mason and girl Cinthy [were killed by] the visitation of God by a shock of lightning |
Act of God | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Broderick Mason, Cinthy |
at the house of Broderick Mason
|
Accident | April 3, 1834 |
do say upon their oaths that the aforesaid Broderick Mason and girl Cinthy [were killed by] the visitation of God by a shock of lightning |
Act of God | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Jerry |
at Spartanburgh Courthouse
|
Suicide | July 15, 1832 |
do say upon their oaths that the said Negro slave Jerry ... a prisoner ... under sentense [sic] of death ... within the walls of the said jail, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and instigated by the Devil, with a certain handkerchief or handkerchiefs. . .kill'd, strangled and murdered himself against the peace of this state |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Rebecca Hendrix |
at the house of Capt. Peter Hamilton
|
Accident | June 11, 1834 |
do say upon their oaths are of opinion that she came to her death by accidentally falling into the cogs of the mill |
Injuries | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Adam |
at the house of Jesse Crook
|
Homicide | December 29, 1828 |
do say upon their oaths that on Saturday night 27 of this instant at the [?] house of Maj. J. Crook ... that Lewis slave of Capt. W. H. Dickee did strike said Adam with a large stick on the left side of the forehead |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Hutchins |
at Equilla Burns's[?]
|
Accident | December 9, 1840 |
on oath that we believe that said child comes to his death by accident of falling or slipping in [the Maple Swamp] creek and being drowned near Wm. Smith's mill |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Simon |
at the house of Mrs. Mary Moore
|
Accident | December 24, 1830 |
do say upon their oaths that. . .he was burnt to death by accident in one of the the Negro houses of Mrs. Mary Moore |
Burns | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Jacob Briges |
at the house of Jacob Briges
|
Natural Causes | September 18, 1832 |
do say upon their oaths that it was the visitation of God |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of David Dantzler |
at Nazareth Meeting House
|
Accident | June 29, 1829 |
do say upon their oaths after examination [that] he came to his death by accidental drowning |
Drowning |
