Inquests
Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of Ephram Ashford |
at [?]
|
Natural Causes |
upon their Oaths do say that the deceased came to his death at his home from heart failure |
Heart | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of John R. McMillan |
at Winnsboro
|
Homicide | March 5, 1879 |
upon their oaths do say that aforsaid John McMillin came to his death in Winnsboro on the 4 day of March 1879. from a wound by pistol received on the 16 of Feb 1879. in the hand of some person to the jurors unknown[.] |
Firearm | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Brown Lee |
at the McCerkin[?] grave yard
|
Natural Causes |
upon their Oaths do say that the deceased came to his death on the 6 day of Nov A D 1889 at his residence from natural causes |
Unknown | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of Charles Jones |
at R.J. Gladney's
|
Natural Causes | February 11, 1879 |
upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid Charles Jones came to his death by disease unknown to the Jury[.] |
Unknown | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Maggie Henderson |
at the Dr. Sam Mobley place
|
Accident |
upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid Maggie Henderson came to her death from pistol shot wound, discharged by her sister, Millie Henderson accidentily between midnight and day on the 13th of Feb 1886 at the residence of Hall Henderson on the place of Caleb Craig[.] |
Firearm | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of Sallie Walker |
at M.J. Steel's[?] place
|
Natural Causes |
upon their Oaths do say tha the deceased Sallie Walker came to her death from heart diseas on the Plantation of Mrs M.J. Slide[.] |
Heart | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas Thompson |
at Capt. Manus' place
|
Accident |
upon their oaths do say that the said Thomas Thompson came to his death from the affect of a burn caused by falling in the fire[.] |
Burns | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of Bob |
at Rocky Mount
|
Accident | May 31, 1831 |
do say upon their oaths that he came to his death by being accidentally drowned in the Catawba River at Rocky Mount Ferry |
Drowning | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Charles Martin | January 17, 1879 |
upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid Charles Martin came to his death in the [?] [?] |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of Aleck Dorsey |
at J.W. Coleman's plantation
|
Accident | March 23, 1877 |
upon their oaths do say, that he come to his death by the accidental burning of a house on the above noted plantation on the 22nd day of March A.D. 1877 about 8 or 9 O Clock in the morning |
Burns | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Abby Davis |
at Quarly[?] Davis
|
Accident | May 29, 1877 |
upon their oaths do say, that the aforesaid Abby Davis came to her death to the best of their belief from the evidence given, by misfortune or accident. |
Suffocation | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown |
at Pollete [?] Harrison
|
Homicide |
upon their oaths that the said Child came to its death by premeditated[?] and criminal negligence and exposure on the part of the parents or others unknown to the Jury |
Exposure | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of Andrew Boney |
at Ridgeway
|
Natural Causes | July 26, 1879 |
upon their oaths do say that from the Certificate of two Physicians who reached him in his dying moment that he come to his death from Heart disease[.] |
Heart | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Lizzie Coleman |
at A.P. Irby's plantation
|
Accident |
upon their oaths do say that the child Lizzie, Coleman, came to her death by burning in a house on the Plantation of Capt A.P. Irby's the 21st of Nov 1884 the origin of the fire unknown to the jury[.] |
Burns | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of Willis Gary |
at James Mockins[?]
|
Accident |
upon their oaths do say that he was killed by the Accidental falling from a train of cars on the C.C. & A R.R. and being crushed by said train |
Transportation | ||
The State vs. the Dead Body of Captain Andrew Feaster |
at the house of Abner Fant
|
Homicide | February 6, 1808 |
do say upon their oaths that on the night of the fifth day of February instant the said Andrew Feaster was killed and murdered by Shadrick Jacobs with a ball discharged from a Rifle Gun belonging to Randall Woodward near a path leading from said Randall Woodwards home to the house of the said Shadrick Jacobs. |
Firearm | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Strange |
at Rocky Mount Ferry on the Catawba River
|
Accident | May 10, 1826 |
do say upon their oaths the the said John Strange being in a state of intoxication on attempting to swim across the aforesaid river was unfortunately drowned |
Drowning | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown |
at Ridgeway
|
Unknown |
upon their oaths, do say, That some time during the night of Marh th 16 the man came to his death by means unknown to the Jurors |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of John M. Kenner |
in a certain wood at Winnsborough
|
Suicide | December 2, 1821 |
do say upon their oaths that said John M. Kenner Not having the fear of God before his Eyes but being moved & Seduced by the [?] of the Devil near Winnsborough in a certain wood there alone with a certain Bandana Handkerchief of the value of twenty five cents handkerchief end put [?] about his neck and the other end tied about a limb of a dead oak. |
Hanging | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown | Unknown | November 5, 1857 | Unknown | |||
The State vs. the Dead Body of James Hillian |
[no location given]
|
Accident | November 21, 1911 |
[No official declaration] |
Suffocation | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of S. D. Lawton |
at Chesterfield County, South Carolina
|
Natural Causes | July 19, 1911 |
S. D. Lawton suddenly, without any bad natural causes, as far as deponent knows or believes, dropped dead |
Unknown | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Isabelle Huggins |
at Jm S. Haggan place
|
Natural Causes | February 5, 1896 |
upon their oaths, do say: Deceased Isabelle Huggins came to her death from Heart failure |
Heart | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Solomon Wilks |
at Soloman Wilks
|
Other | April 3, 1893 |
upon their oaths, do say: that in their opinion the said Solomon Wilks come to his death by drinking too much whisky |
Alcoholism | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Charlie Woodward |
at Robert Polson's Place
|
Unknown | November 16, 1896 |
upon their oaths, do say: That the Charlie Woodward came to his death from some causes or causes unknown to the Jury |
Unknown |