Inquests

Title Inquest Location County Death Type Date COD Inquest Finding COD
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown
at the plantation of John Holinshead on Broad River
Accident June 6, 1829

upon their oaths do say (viz) from the evidence of Mrs. Hugheys and John beal, with other circumstances that the negro boy belonged to a speculator who had brobibly traded for him in the district of Newberry and carried him into this district some distance when the boy took his master's horse and returned to Hugheys ferry...she [Mrs. Hughey] heard a considerable splash in the watter...John beal made oath that he was walking on the bank of the river near a mile below the said, ferry on the fifth..he states that he seen a negro [?] on a rock he procured a canoe the same evening and had him brought to the bank the negro was dead and from every cricumstances he believed the negro had been drowned and appeared he had been in the river one or two days

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Herman Peters
on the Camden Road near the house of Hugh Y.[?] Rosborough
Accident November 2, 1836

do say upon their oaths that they believe according to all evidence adduced to them, the said Herman Peters came to his death from intoxication and inclemency of the weather, some time of the morning of the 2nd instant, on the Camden Road four miles from Winnsborough

Exposure
The State vs. the Dead Body of Eliza
at the house of Mr. John Cockrell
Accident February 15, 1837

do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them they believe, that upon the morning of the 15th instant, the said Eliza came to her death, by a tree falling on her; Breaking her scull, also her thigh and perhaps other injuries we know- nothing of.

Head Trauma
The State vs. the Dead Body of Ned
near the house of Joseph Gladney Little River
Accident February 15, 1831

do say upon their oaths that according to the evidence addressed to them they believe that on the 25th December in attempting to cross little river at a Ford [he] was thrown off a mule on which he rode and then and there was drowned, without any Person being accessory to his death but think they have some reason to believe he was in some degree intoxicated which might in some manner procured his being thrown from said mule

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Rachel McBurney
in the house of Major James Barkley
Accident October 21, 1833

do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced, they believe that on the morning of the 20th this instant, or some time in the night of the 19th, a small house adjoining the dwelling of the said Major James Barkley, occupied by said Rachel McBurney as a Bed Room, caught fire, how, not known, was consumed with the contents, and her, the said Rachel.

Burns
The State vs. the Dead Body of George Craig
at the house of Mathew Richmond
Accident January 19, 1825

do say upon their oaths that, according evidence and their own belief a tree which he assisted to cutdown, by misfortune fell on him and broke his scull on the evening of the 18th.

Head Trauma
The State vs. the Dead Body of Littleton Hollis
at the house of Sanders Gibson
Other December 11, 1831

do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them, they have reason to believe; that for some time past the deceased has been in the habit of drinking spiritous liquors to excess on every occasion, or at least every opportunity, and on the 9th instant, had drank very freely, and fell once or twice off his own feet. might have been hurt thereby, but they believe, there was no other causes, unless, An appoplectic fit. or Epilectic, might have been brought on thereby

Alcoholism
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown
near the house of James Walling
Homicide September 6, 1827

do say upon their oaths that they believe the sd infant came to its death by being struck against a log which lay about four or five steps from the place of its birth on Tuesday morning the 4th instant by Letitia Vaugh, who they believe delivered the child

Infanticide
The State vs. the Dead Body of May
at the plantation of Doctor William Bratton on Wateree Creek
Natural Causes March 20, 1832

do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them, they believe that on the 19th instant in a field where the said May was breaking Cotton Halks, he was taken with an appoplectic fit and expired in an instant

Brain
The State vs. the Dead Body of Freeman Holten
at, or near, Mr. John B. Pickett's rig[?] at Mr. Richard Harrison's Mill
Accident November 5, 1826

do say upon their oaths that the said Freeman Holton came to his death on the 4th of November in A Mill house of Mr. Richard B Harrison's came to his death by a Fall from the upper Story in the inside of the House, the floors not being laid

Fall
The State vs. the Dead Body of James Blackie
in the house of Ezekiel Hoy
Natural Causes August 17, 1836

do say upon their oaths that they believe James Blackie died on the 16th of August & and that his death was caused by a 'severe acute disease aggravated & hurried to a fatal termination by previous organic affection of all the viscera of the systems

Infection
The State vs. the Dead Body of Rhoda Beam
at Fishdown[?]
Suicide March 19, 1861

upon our oaths do say, that the said Mrs. Bean voluntarily and feloniously knowing[?] did Kil[?] by Jumping out of the flat at [?] fery into [?] and drounding hirself

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Biggers R. Mobley
at Biggers[?] R. Mobley's
Suicide December 31, 1860

upon our oaths do say that the said Biggers R. Mobly [?] [?] said then and there voluntarily and felonously himself did kill by hanging himself with a rope

Hanging
The State vs. the Dead Body of Andrew Thompson
at Andrew Thompson's house
Suicide December 19, 1859

upon their oaths do say, that Andrew Thompson here lying dead came to his death then and there, voluntarily and feloneausly, himself did kill, by cutting his throat with a rasor

Sharp Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Sam
at Joseph Hurts'[?]
Suicide September 15, 1861

upon our oaths do sa, that the slave boy Sam, in manner and form aforesaid, then and there, voluntarily and felonously himself did kill, by hanging himself with arope around the kneck on Sunday Evening the 15

Hanging
The State vs. the Dead Body of Tucker R. Clarke
in Winnsboro
Unknown November 23, 1858

Tucker R. Clarke came to his death from Causes unknown

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Bacchus
at the plantation of John Lowery
Homicide September 28, 1840

upon their oaths do say..that the believes the said negro Bacchus came to his death on the 26th day of Sept. Instant by Certain Blows inflicted on him by Wm L. Galloway with the but end of a waggon whip and by no other way

Blunt Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Hester Mobley
at David Gladney's
Natural Causes June 27, 1868

upon their oaths do say . . . that from the testimony the Said Hester Mobley came to her death by the desease, She was Suffering from, The disease of the Heart.

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of Center
at Jos. Willinghams
Accident December 14, 1853

upon their oaths do say, all cirumstance of the case show conclusively that Center was accidentaally drowned in Little River last Sunday evening

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Charles
[near the house of David L Milling]
Homicide August 2, 1846

the death of the afforesaid Charles was caused by a stab inflicted by a pocket knife near the joint[?] of the breast bone which wound is horizontal & about 1 1/4 inch in length 2nd That from the testimony produced they are fully satisfied that the wound was caused the death of Charles was inflicted by the hand of a negro boy Ned the property of Andrew [?]

Sharp Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Harry
at McClures Creek on the plantation of Martha A Dickson
Suicide December 3, 1826

do say upon their oaths that the said negro man Harry with a knife held in his right hand did strike and give to himself with the knife aforesaid upon his throat aforesaid on mortal wound

Sharp Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Elisha Farless[?]
at Robert Youngers Mill house
Natural Causes September 15, 1847

do say upon their oaths that the siad Elisha Farleys[?] died on the 14th[?] instant past at or in the Mill house of Robert Yongers[?] was found dead that he had no markes of violence appearing on his body and died by the visitation of God in a natural way

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Jesse
at Lyles Ford on the Broad River
Accident May 15, 1850

upon their oaths do say that the negro man came to his dead by drowing or accident to the Jurors unknown

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of George Keerison
at Alston Depot, G & C.[?] R. Road
Accident November 22, 1856

upon their oaths do say,- that according to the testimony given, the said George Keerison was crossing Broad River on the G & 6 R.R. Bridge at Alston in a state of intoxication on the 4th instant, and accidentally fell off said Bridge, which was the cause of his death

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown
in and Old garden where Mrs Hariett[?] lived
Unknown July 27, 1864

The Jury after making an investigation, with out any Evidence come to the conclusion that the said death of said infant was from causes unknown to the Jurors

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