Inquests

Title Inquest Location County Death Type Date COD Inquest Finding COD
The State vs. the Dead Body of Robert Willingham
at the residence of Mrs. L.E. Kirkland
Accident October 6, 1876

upon their oaths do say that the said Robert Willingham in manner [?] from aforesaid, came to his death by Smothering in a bank of dried[or seed?] cotton

Suffocation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown
at the residence of Thomas Mongomery Col'd on Capt. Hayne McMakens[?] Plantation
Unknown January 20, 1877

upon their oath do say that the Infant came to its death by causes unknown to them

The State vs. the Dead Body of Isaac Miller
at Thomas W. Rables[?]
Accident

upon their oaths do say the deceased came to his death by a tree falling on him accidently.

Injuries
The State vs. the Dead Body of William Hopkins
at J. Feaster Lyles' plantation
Accident

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by the accidental discharge of a shot gun in the hands of Robert Hopkins[.]

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown
at James McGill's
Accident March 26, 1877

upon their oaths do say that the said child came to its death by being accidently overlain by its Mother, and was smothered to death.

Suffocation
The State vs. the Dead Body of William Wallace
at Beau's
Homicide

upon their oaths do say: That the said William Wallace came to his death from a pistol shot fired in the hands of Jule[?] Tole[?]

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Jeff Bird
at G.B. Pettigrews'
Accident January 8, 1878

upon their oaths do say the deceased came to his death by the accidental discharge of a gun

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Calline Crosby Natural Causes

up pon these oths do say that She came to her death from heart failure[.]

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of infant of Sam Coleman
at the residence of Sam Coleman
Accident

upon their oath do say that they believe the infant of Sam Coleman came to its death by asphyxia

Suffocation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Rock Pearson
at G.B. Pearson's
Accident January 15, 1878

upon their oaths do say the deceased came to his death by mischance. That Rock Pearson in manner and form aforesaid, caem to his death by misfortune or accident

Exposure
The State vs. the Dead Body of Henrietta Brown
at Thomas Blair's plantation
Accident January 9, 1878

upon their oaths do say the deceased came to her death by her clothes taking fie, and was burned to death.

Burns
The State vs. the Dead Body of Robert Gresham
Chester Co., at Shelton Depot
Accident

upon there oath do say that the said Robert Gresham was drowned at Fish Dam Ferry in Chester County on the [1]4 day of February A.D 1895

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Daniel Fountain
Unknown
Accident

upon their oaths [do] say that he was shot accidentally by [a] pistol in the hands of his brother [?] Fountain about seven years old, about three Oclock yesterday evening and died [?] morning near Wallaceville[?].

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Elenora Yongue
near Struther[?]
Accident

upon their oaths do say: That the said Elenora Yongue came to her death by accidental burning.

Burns
The State vs. the Dead Body of Lucilla S. Gresham
Chester Co., at Shelton Depot
Accident

upon their oaths do say, That L.S. Gresham in manner and form afresaid, came to her death by accident drown in broad river at Fish Dam Ferry on the 4th day of February 1895

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Joe Coleman
near Willing
Homicide

upon their oaths do say: that the Said Joe Coleman came to his death by gun shot wounds, by the hands of person or persons unknown to the Jury, but suspicion and evidence points to William Woodward principal and we further think that he had accessories[.]

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of George Fisher
on the bank of the Broad River
Accident March 14, 1826

[upon their oaths] do say that the said George Fisher going into a certain River] called Broad River to fish traps for fish of his own will at a late hour of the night it happened that accidentally, casually, and misfortunate [he] was in the water of the said river then suffocated and drowned...and there instantly died

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Infant child of Amanda Williams
at the residence of Alex Cockerell
Accident

upon their oaths do say having viewed the dead body of Amanda Williams infant and heard the evidence of witnesses and this our verdict that it came to its death form congestion of the lungs.

Head Trauma
The State vs. the Dead Body of Infant of Albert Davis
at Crosbyville
Accident

upon their oaths do say the cause of death was suffocation

Suffocation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Proph[?] Fryday
at Willson Fryday's
Accident

I am satisfied that the deceased came to his death from a gunshot wound on the evening of the 29 of March at or near his fathers house and that the gun was fired accidentally.

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Ed Caldwell
at Jas. McFir's[?] place
Natural Causes

upon their Oaths do say that the deceased Ed Caldwell came to his death from heart dissease at his home[.]

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of Maria Powell
at the Paggitt place
Natural Causes

upon their Oaths do say that the deceased came to her death at her residence the 4 day of May A D 1891 from heart failure.

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of Oscar Matthews
at C.H.[?] Matthews'
Accident November 23, 1877

upon their oaths say that the aforesaid Oscar Mathews came to his death on the 22nd day of November 1877 at the Mill dam by the accidental falling from the pear[?] trial[?] of the grist mill or from drowning after the fall unknown to the jury[.]

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Pauline Paulding[?]
at Captain John Thomas' Place
Accident

upon their oaths do say, that Pauline Pauling died of suffocation[?]

Suffocation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Caleb Campbell
near Winnsboro
Homicide

upon their oaths do say that the deceased Caleb Campbell was killed and murdered by hanging by some person or persons to the jury unknown[.]

Suffocation

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