Inquests
Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of twin infants |
at Rosa Foster's
|
Natural Causes | September 15, 1889 |
do say that the twin children were stillborn & that no violence has been practiced |
Other | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Gabavila Steadman |
at Joseph Stedman's
|
Homicide | May 15, 1889 |
upon there oaths do say that the said Gabriella Stedman came to her death by blows inflicted on the head by person or persons unknown to the jury |
Blunt Instrument | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas Davis |
at John Davis
|
Accident | March 30, 1884 |
upon their oaths do say that Thomas Davis came to his death by misfortune or accident |
Suffocation | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Anderson |
at Jonesville School house (col.)
|
Unknown | November 18, 1889 |
upon there oaths do say that John Anderson came to his death by being wet and froze to death |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of Lewis Jackson |
at Squire Jackson's
|
Accident | July 23, 1889 |
upon there oaths do say that Lewis Jackson came ot his death by being crushed in the machinery of the Brick mill of the Spartanburg Factory by carelessness of the Deceased and disobeying the orders of the foreman |
Injuries | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Polly Evins |
at Joe Waters
|
Natural Causes | August 18, 1886 |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to her death from natural causes |
Unknown | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Margret Branan |
at or on Mrs. Alice Taylor's place
|
Natural Causes | December 15, 1889 |
upon their oaths do say that Margret Branan died ... of heart failure or affliction of the brain |
Brain | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Julia Rice |
at Clough Rice's
|
Natural Causes | June 27, 1887 |
upon their oaths do say that in our opinion the deceased came to her death from some natural cause, probably heart disease |
Heart | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of infant |
at Gaffney City
|
Homicide | June 15, 1884 |
upon their oaths do say that the said male infant child name unknown was killed and murdered by some person, or persons, or by some means, either by crushing of th head with some instrument unknown by drowning or both |
Infanticide | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas Richards |
at the Air Line Railroad Bridge on Broad River
|
Accident | July 31, 1888 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Thomas Richards came to his death by accidentally falling or jumping off Train number fifty-one (51) on the Atalnta and Charlotte Air Line Division of the Richmond and Danville Railrad [and] was accidentally caught under and run over and killed by said train of cars |
Transportation | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of James Turner |
at or near Gaffney City
|
Accident | June 27, 1889 |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased James E. Turner came to his death by injuries received by jumping from the second class car, or platform thereof, of the passenger train, No. 51, of Atlanta and Carlotte Division of Richmond & Danville Railroad, near Thickety Station ... and from the evidence before us we attach no censure or blame to the said railroad |
Transportation | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Nicholas Gibson |
at the residence of Nicholas Gibson
|
Natural Causes | June 26, 1884 |
upon their oaths do say ... that the aforesaid Nicholas Gibson came to his death ... in the manner as testified to by the examining physician, Dr. M. Bonner |
Other | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Nancy Montjoy | Natural Causes | October 13, 1889 |
upon their oaths do say that she the said Nancy Montjoy came to her death from natural causes, probably disease of the heart |
Heart | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of Daniel Lindsey |
at Gaffney City
|
Homicide | November 6, 1888 |
upon their oaths do say that Daniel Lindsey came to his death ... by a pistol shot in the hands of John Petty |
Firearm | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Clarissa Couch |
near Hobbysville
|
Suicide | September 17, 1887 |
upon their oaths do say: that the said Clarisa Couch came to her death by hanging on the premises of the Miles Bros. |
Hanging | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Edgar Daniel |
at Jack Daniel's residence
|
Accident | July 26, 1886 |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased Edgar Daniel came to his death by accidental drowning, he, of his own accord, going too far into the deep water Broad River of J. L. Allison's place |
Drowning | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of W. C. Benson |
at the police station in Spartanburg City
|
Homicide | October 25, 1889 |
upon their oaths do say that the decased came to his death by a supposed fall from a trestle ... said fall causing concussion of the brain |
Other | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Covington |
at the house of John Covington
|
Unknown | October 26, 1849 |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death by the hands of God with an Apoplectic fit |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of John Westmorland |
at James Hopkins's
|
Unknown | August 1, 1847 |
do say upon their oaths that it was by the act of God |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of infant |
at Lovey Kirby's
|
Unknown | February 13, 1844 |
upon their oaths do say the child above mentioned came to its death from some cause to us unknown |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas Harrell |
near the Union line south of Tygar River
|
Natural Causes | January 19, 1838 |
do say uppon [sic] there [sic] oaths that the said Thomas Harrell. . .had no marks of violence uppon [sic] him and died by the visitation of God in a natural way |
Unknown | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Edward Simpson |
at William Simpson's
|
Accident | January 9, 1836 |
do say uppon [sic] there [sic] oaths that he was riding a horse at full speed. . .on the wagon road [and[ was thrown against a tree which gave him one mortal wound from his hip on the right side extruding to his shoulder on the same right side |
Transportation | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Sarah Ray |
at William P. Ray's
|
Suicide | May 3, 1850 |
do say it appeareth that she died fo self-murder ... with a case knife there foundlying near her |
Sharp Instrument | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Hiram Linder |
on the premises of Isaac Young's
|
Other | March 12, 1840 |
do say uppon [sic] there [sic] oaths that he had no marks of violence uppon [sic] him & died by intemperance or the visition of God in a natural way and not otherwise |
Alcoholism | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Jesse Wood | Unknown | April 13, 1829 |
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 |
Drowning |