Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William McLure |
at or near the plantation of John Gage
|
Natural Causes | December 7, 1844 |
do say that the said William McLure . . .was found lying dead near a small path leading from Union Ville to the plantation of John Gage . . .we therefore do believe that he died from some providential cause to us unknown |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Malone |
at the residence of Wm. Malone
|
Suicide | June 6, 1844 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Wm Malone came to his death by cutting his own throat with a pocket knife in a state of mortal derangement near his own house |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of G. Gallman |
at John H Galmons
|
Suicide | February 26, 1842 |
upon their oaths do say that in the house of the abovesaid John H Gallman the said G W Gallman did Shoot himself in the left temple with a rifle gun |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Adam Davis |
at or near John B. Bailey's
|
Accident | February 5, 1841 |
uppon our oaths do say that we think the said Adam Davis came to his death by accidently falling into the fire when intoxicated |
Burns | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant negro child |
at the plantation of John Gregory
|
Accident | October 18, 1845 |
upon their oaths do say that . . .they do belive that the child was Smothered to death accidently by its mother in her Sleap |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Ewbanks |
at the house of Elizerbeth Ewbankses
|
Suicide | October 30, 1841 |
upon their oaths do say that the said William Eubanks did commit suicide by hanging himself to a line[?] by the neck |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Patrick Williams |
at the house of patrick Williams decsd
|
Accident | August 23, 1842 |
do say that . . .Patrick Willaims came to his death by the fall of a certain oak tree which we found lying upon his Mangled body |
Injuries | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Jane Wisher |
at the residence of Mrs. Jane Wisher
|
Natural Causes | September 30, 1848 |
upon their oaths do say from the widow of Elisabeth Wisher that the deceased was an oald person and had for some years past been afflicted with what had been cauled palpitation of the heart and [?] and was complaining . . .came to her death by a visitation of god |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Elizer |
at John Forbise's
|
Suicide | February 26, 1845 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Eliza did voluntarily and feloniously herself Kill by means of tying a Rope around the Neck and hanging herself to a Joice[?] in an out house |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nancy James |
at Thomas[?] Fegins[?]
|
Accident | March 13, 1875 |
upon their oaths, do say: She came to her death bye falling in a ditch |
Fall | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Abram Baker |
at April Russel's
|
Unknown | March 8, 1875 |
upon there oaths do say he came to his death on the knight of the 8th day of march from some cause unknown to the jurors and to the said jurors aforesaid[.] |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Downey |
at Winnsboro
|
Accident | February 26, 1873 |
We the undersigned Jurors, find the following verdict, That the Deceased, John Downey, cam to his death the twenty fifth day of February 1873. From rupture of the spleen caus by misfortune or accident |
Injuries | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Elizabeth Leightner |
at Col. Fenlis[?] Plantation
|
Natural Causes | July 1, 1875 |
upon their oaths do say: that Eizabeth Leightner came to her death from some cause unknown to the Jurors. |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Robert Burns |
at Alston
|
Accident | February 3, 1873 |
upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by axidental Drowning |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Wade Chappell |
at William Steele's
|
Natural Causes |
upon their Oaths do say that the deceased Wade, Chappell, came to his death from an affection of the heart[.] |
Heart | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Flemming Taylor |
at Jack Taylors house
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that deceased came to his death near his home on P W Clarks place in Fairfield County SC the 15 day of Nov 1896 from a Pistols Shot Wound at hands of Abram Kennedy |
Firearm | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown |
at Thos Watt's
|
Unknown | February 14, 1874 |
upon their oaths do say that it came to its death from some caus unknown to the jury |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown |
at the residence of Mr. John Murpheys
|
Natural Causes | March 26, 1875 |
upon their oaths do Say that the death of the Child was the Act of God |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Rachal McKinstry |
at the plantation of Thomas Sloan
|
Accident | December 2, 1873 |
upon their oaths do say that she came to her death bye accidental burning |
Burns | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of S. B. C. Lowney | Homicide | March 5, 1873 | Unknown | |||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary Robertson | Homicide | Blunt Instrument | ||||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown |
[?]
|
Homicide |
JUST A DISCHARGE PAPER |
Infanticide | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Charles |
at the house of Littleton Kelly
|
Accident | February 25, 1832 | Act of God | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Jor.[?] Seabrook |
JUST TESTIMONY
|
Homicide | Firearm | |||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of H. L.[?] Davis | Accident |
[No official declaration] |
Injuries |
