Inquests

Title Inquest Location County Death Type Date COD Inquest Finding COD
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 [?] [?]

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

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

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