Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Meredith Crawford |
At the residence of Meredith Crawford
|
Unknown | July 3, 1861 |
do say that said Meridith Crawford died. . .cause unknown |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Joseph Poor |
at William Holand's residence
|
Other | December 17, 1857 |
do say the said Joseph Poor. . .came to his death most likely by intoxication. |
Alcoholism | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Hayne |
At the house of Capt. John Hayne
|
Suicide | May 16, 1861 |
do say that he came to his death by an leaden bullet from a rifle gun of the value of five dollars which from all appearances was fired by himself |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sarah Martin |
at residence of Mrs. Sarah Martin
|
Natural Causes | July 14, 1844 |
do say that the above named Sarah Martin came to her death by the hand of God. |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas J. Geer |
Thomas J. Geer's residence
|
Accident | November 23, 1860 |
do say the said Thomas Green did . . . in the fore noon of the same day came to his death by fits and accidental drowning |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Barbary Havard |
in the house of Mark Havard
|
Suicide | November 5, 1840 |
do say that the deceased came to her death as they believe--by hanging herself |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sarah McCulley |
at the house of Barney McCulley
|
Accident | September 1, 1841 |
do say that she the sd deceased died of violence on the night of 31 Augt 1841 in her own house & by her own husband Barney McCulley |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of female daughter of |
at graveyard at Hammonds Old Field
|
Homicide | November 28, 1841 |
do say on oaths from the evidence before us and examination of the body that it came to its death by the improper interference of the mother Rebecca Mullinax cutting the string of the naval omiting to cord the same |
Infanticide | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Hutson B. Sulivan |
at Kely Sulivan's [?] residence
|
Suicide | August 13, 1866 |
upon oaths say that the deceased came to his death by self murder by hanging himself with a rope, or cord supsended to a rafter of the house where he was found |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Charity Norris |
at B. F. McGee's residence
|
Homicide | May 29, 1869 |
do say that she was killed, and brutally murdered, in a most shocking & barberous manner by some person or persons unknown, by shooting her in diferent [sic] places, two of her fingers shot off of one hand, and one finger from the other hand, and a large wound on her right arm, with her throat cut from ear to ear |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary M. Williams |
at William William's residence
|
Suicide | March 20, 1860 |
do say that from the evidence itself shown that the deceased Mary M. Williams came to her death by an act of her own by drowning cause[ed by] mental estrangement. |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Brownlee |
at Williamston
|
Natural Causes | June 7, 1863 |
do say that the deceased came to his death, not from any violence but by the visitation of God to the best of our knowledge and belief. |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Cyrus |
at the shanty [?] upon the grounds of the Blue Ridge Rail Road Company at Anderson
|
Accident | September 15, 1860 |
do say that the said Cyrus came to his death by reason of coming into contact with a bridge over the track of the Blue Ridge Rail Road known as Hanson's [?] Bridge about seven miles from Anderson C. H. . . while on the top of of [sic] a freight car attending to the brake conguardely raised himself erect just as the train of came over & under said Bridge, causing his head to come in contact with the bridge from the affect of which blow his death ensued and...came to his death by misfortune or accident. |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Davis |
at Anderson Courthouse
|
Accident | October 30, 1857 |
are of the opinion that Henry Davis came to his death by excessive drink, cold and a fall which rendered him unable to take care of himself. |
Exposure | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Alfred |
At Williamston
|
Homicide | June 16, 1862 |
do say that within the incorporation of Williamston on the night of the 15th of June. . .that he came to his death by some person or persons unknown to the jurors by hanging by the neck until his body was dead. |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Morriss unknown |
at Grief Tater's residence
|
Natural Causes | January 7, 1858 |
do say the said that Morris (a free man of color)?more than probably came to his death by dropsy of the heart |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas W. Harrison |
At Pendleton
|
Homicide | November 23, 1860 |
do say that the deceased was killed by a pistol shot, fired by Francisco Tapapso[?], at Pendelton. |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James Hembree |
at the house of Jesse Hembree
|
Homicide | September 24, 1835 |
do say upon their oaths that the said James Hembree?was killed and murderd by Nancy Black and Samuel Black by striking with a club or stick on the neck and shoulders and stabbing with a knife or dirk through the muscular part of the left thigh |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of white child |
at Wilson's Bridge
|
Homicide | January 20, 1871 |
do say that it appears that the deceased was willfully killed, by some person or persons unknown |
Infanticide | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas Dalton |
at Williamston
|
Accident | February 8, 1882 |
do say that in their opinion the said Thos Dalton by abcess on the[?] part of the head which was accidentally[?] effected and caused his death. |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Martha Morris |
at the residence of Warren Morris
|
Natural Causes | January 9, 1881 |
do say that the deceased came to her death from disease of the lungs . . . at the residence of Warren Morris. |
Lungs | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant | Homicide | June 12, 1872 | Infanticide | |||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of T. J. Blaydon |
at or near Hugh Mahaffey's on the Greenville and Columbia Rail Road about two miles below Williamston
|
Accident | November 30, 1878 |
do say that the said T. J. Baydon came to his death by being under the influence of liquors and being on the Grenville & Columbia R. R. Trac [sic] and was run over by the down freight train (No. 6) and instantly killed |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Anna G. Goodrich |
at Pelzer, SC
|
Accident | November 10, 1881 |
do say that. . .near Pelzer Depot. . .Goodrich was then and there killed by the Greenville and Columbia train having accidentally run over her. |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James Jenkins |
at Robert Spence's [?] Mill
|
Accident | May 30, 1875 |
It appears that deceased came to his death by mischance or misfortune or accidental drowning in the mill pond at Robert Spences |
Drowning |
