Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown |
at the Gailiard Plantation
|
Natural Causes |
upon their oaths do say that the said infants death was from premature birth, from best evidence we can get, it not being over six months old the 17 of Feb 1886[.] |
Childbirth | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Peggyann Goings, Jesse Goings, Viola Goings |
at S.R. Rutland's
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that aforsaid children came to their deaths by accidental burning of the house in which they were fastined up on the morning of the 16th of March 1893. We also add our condemnation to the general practice of Colored Parents locking up helpless children in houses where there is fire. |
Burns | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Peggyann Goings, Jesse Goings, Viola Goings |
at S.R. Rutland's
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that aforsaid children came to their deaths by accidental burning of the house in which they were fastined up on the morning of the 16th of March 1893. We also add our condemnation to the general practice of Colored Parents locking up helpless children in houses where there is fire. |
Burns | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Peggyann Goings, Jesse Goings, Viola Goings |
at S.R. Rutland's
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that aforsaid children came to their deaths by accidental burning of the house in which they were fastined up on the morning of the 16th of March 1893. We also add our condemnation to the general practice of Colored Parents locking up helpless children in houses where there is fire. |
Burns | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nelson Davis |
at Blythewood
|
Homicide |
upon their oaths do say, that the deceased came to his death. . .the 6th day of April 1893 from a pistol shot wound at the hands of William Gilchrist, and that twelve of the jurors say justifiable homicide and two against. The last tow signing being against justifiable homicide. |
Firearm | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Wallcot |
at Winnsboro
|
Natural Causes |
do say upon their Oaths that the deceased came to his death in Winnsboro SC the 7 of Jan 1889 from heart diseas. |
Heart | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown |
at the House of Frank Stephanie
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that the deceasd came to his death from Accidental Smothering in bed at its Fathers house[.] |
Suffocation | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Dorisa Byrd |
at Martin Byrd's
|
Natural Causes |
upon their oaths do say that Dorisa Byrd came to her death from congestion of the lungs at on the plantation of Oliver Sloan[.] |
Lungs | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of E. P. Brown |
at Mrs. E.P. Browns
|
Natural Causes | January 1, 1879 |
upon their oaths do say that the Deceased came to to her death at her Residence Dec. the 31st A.D. 1878 from enlargement of the heart[.] |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Elsie Starks |
at N.C. Roberts' place
|
Natural Causes |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to her death from some cause uknown to the Jury between two & seven Oclock the 21st Jan 1883[.] |
Heart | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Willie Dawkins |
at the old Ashford place
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that Willie, Dawkins came to his death at the house of Edward Rodgers the 12 of Feb 1891 from Accidental Burning |
Burns | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Isaac McMulkin |
at the Old Smith place
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that the deceased came to his death at his Father's house the 20 June 1895 from accidental burning. |
Burns | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary Robertson |
at the Gailiard grave yard
|
Accident |
upon their oaths do say that deceased came to her death from internal hemorrhage, caused by having a premature birth produced by some cause unknown to the jury |
Birth Complications | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Priner Davis |
near Simm Davis' Spring
|
Accident |
upon their oaths do say that the said Priner Davis came to his death from apoplectic Fit-brought on by drinking bad whiskey and exposure near the Public Road in Fairfield Co SC, leading form Winnsboro to Kincades Bridge on or between the night of the 13th and the morning of the 15th of January 1883[.] |
Poison | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Amilia Ruffin |
at S.W. Ruffs
|
Natural Causes | August 7, 1880 |
upon their oaths do say that the aforsaid Amilia Ruffin came to her death July the 23d 1880; from natural causes to the jurors unknow, |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sindy Simmons |
at Winnsboro
|
Natural Causes |
upon their Oaths do say that the deceased came to her death at her Brother, Ben Davis in Fairfield County SC the 12 day of Sept 1898 from natural causes[.] |
Brain | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas Stevenson |
at the Jesse Wayride place
|
Natural Causes |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased Thos. Stevenson, came to his death from some disease supposed to be disease of the Heart[.] |
Heart | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Oscar Latter |
at the Nancy Rabb place
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that the deceased came to his death sometime between mid night and day the 27th of Feb 1889 on the Plantation of W.C. Rabbs from accidental Suffocation |
Suffocation | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Anarky Thompson |
at Joe Freshleys
|
Natural Causes |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to her death from diseas of the heart called osfication of the valve of the heart, on the plantation of Joe Freshley, in Fairfield County SoC. The 1st of May 1884. |
Heart | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of A. E. Powell |
at A.E. Powell's residence
|
Suicide |
upon their oaths do say that deceased A.E. Powell came to his death by a Pistol Shot in his own hands in his parlor of his residence[.] |
Firearm | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Lucinda Scott |
at P. Hastings' Plantation
|
Natural Causes | September 9, 1878 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Lucinda Scott came to her death at the house of John Scott; on P. Hastings plantation. September 8th 1878. from hemorrhages of the Lungs. |
Lungs | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Kitty Young |
near Rock City
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that the said Kity Young came to her death from a pistol shot wound, the pistol being fired by her little brother Johnnie Young, and that the shooting was purely accidental. |
Firearm | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Robert Vandever |
at Winnsboro
|
Natural Causes | May 16, 1879 |
upon their oaths, do say: that the deceased came to his death on or about the 12th of May AD 1879 in the town of Winnsboro S.C from disease of the heart |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Rose Ford |
at Winnsboro
|
Accident |
upon their Oaths do say that the deceasd came to her death in Winnsbor between the hours of 12 PM and 6 AM from the conjoint result of an over dose of Opium and Whiskey and disease of the Kidneys |
Overdose | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Silvy Holmes |
at Ben Glenn's place
|
Natural Causes |
upon their Oaths do say that Silvy Homes came to her death at her daughters Residence at the night of 28th of April AD 1887 from Providential Visitation[.] |
Other |
