Inquests

Title Inquest Location County Death Type Date COD Inquest Finding COD
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

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

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

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

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

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