Inquests

Title Inquest Location County Death Type Date COD Inquest Finding COD
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown Unknown
[no location given]
Unknown

[No official declaration]

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Richard Lewis
at Cheraw
Natural Causes January 4, 1910

upon their oaths do say That he came to his death from natural causes

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Infant of Solomon Huguy
[no location given]
Accident

[No official declaration]

Burns
The State vs. the Dead Body of Richard Airington
[no location given]
Suicide October 26, 1942

[No official declaration]

Sharp Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of F. H. McNair
on E.M. Wells' Plantation
Accident February 2, 1899

upon their oaths do say. And so the jurors aforesaid do say that F H McNair in manner aforesaid came to his death by natural causes

Exposure
The State vs. the Dead Body of Kissey Blakeny
at Kessey Blakenys
Natural Causes October 22, 1884

upon their oaths do say that the Deceased came to her death by a natural causs of heart disease

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of Augustus Johnson
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Accident December 17, 1885

Wee as sworn of in quest Believe Come to his Deth By Acdent

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of E. A. Teal
near and on the north side of the Public Road leading from Chesterfield C. H. to Abrahams Creek and the middle prong of said Creek
Natural Causes September 1, 1883

upon their oaths do say that the said E.A. Teal, came to her death from natural causes there neing no marks of violence upon her body

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown infant, Unknown infant
at Cheraw
Natural Causes July 14, 1879

upon their oaths do say that , according to the evidence before them, the said infants came to this death in the house of Alie Williams on Church street in Town of Cheraw one on Saturday night the other on Sunday - both form natural causes

Childbirth
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown infant, Unknown infant
at Cheraw
Natural Causes July 14, 1879

upon their oaths do say that , according to the evidence before them, the said infants came to this death in the house of Alie Williams on Church street in Town of Cheraw one on Saturday night the other on Sunday - both form natural causes

Childbirth
The State vs. the Dead Body of Sandy Purvis, Berry Campbell, John Smotherman
at A.B. Reid's Turpentine Camp
Accident March 1, 1882

upon their oaths do say That the said John Smotherman Berry Campbell and Sandy Purvis came to their deaths by accident at the Turpentine Camp of A B Reid . . . By Lightning.

Act of God
The State vs. the Dead Body of Sandy Purvis, Berry Campbell, John Smotherman
at A.B. Reid's Turpentine Camp
Accident March 1, 1882

upon their oaths do say That the said John Smotherman Berry Campbell and Sandy Purvis came to their deaths by accident at the Turpentine Camp of A B Reid . . . By Lightning.

Act of God
The State vs. the Dead Body of Sandy Purvis, Berry Campbell, John Smotherman
at A.B. Reid's Turpentine Camp
Accident March 1, 1882

upon their oaths do say That the said John Smotherman Berry Campbell and Sandy Purvis came to their deaths by accident at the Turpentine Camp of A B Reid . . . By Lightning.

Act of God
The State vs. the Dead Body of Adam Eubanks
at the residence of the deceased
Natural Causes April 19, 1894

upon their oaths do say that Adam Eubanks died from natural causes on the night of the 18th April 1894 at his residence

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Powell
at Cheraw
Suicide May 15, 1881

upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death from wounds mad by a Knife in his throat, by whom inflicted to the Jury unknown

Sharp Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Eddie Sellers
at Cheraw
Homicide November 2, 1899

upon their oaths do say The deceased came to his death from a Pistol shot round in the hands of parties unknown to the Jury

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Harrington
at Dr. J. W. McKay's Plantation on the Pee Dee River
Accident February 25, 1896

upon their oaths do say. That John Harrington came to his death by accidental drowning

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Peter Chambers
at Cheraw
Accident March 19, 1886

upon their oaths do say: That Peter Chambers . . . in Thompsons Creek near Lunch's Bridge . . . came to his death by drowning good in our opinion by misfortune or accident.

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Caroline Timons
at Mount Croghan
Natural Causes January 10, 1901

I have this day held a preliminary examination ovr the dad body of Caroline Timons and from the evidence of witness I do not deam It necary to hold an inqest but form such witness find that the Sed Caroline Timons came to her dath from none other than natural Causes this The 10 day of January 1901

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of Pleas Jackson
at M. E. Tomlinsons
Natural Causes August 6, 1899

upon their oaths, do say: That the said Ples Jackson came to his death by natural causes

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of C. B. Collins
at C.B. Collins'
Suicide November 4, 1900

upon their oaths, do say: we the Jurors find that the deceased C B Collins came to his death by a gun shot wound inflicted by his own hand

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Marshell Pages
at F. Sherrell's place
Accident August 9, 1901

upon their oaths do say that John Marshell Pages came to his death by accidental drowning

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Mittie Mitchell
at Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Natural Causes September 19, 1902

[No official declaration]

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of D. M. Pettit
at G.J. Redfern
Homicide December 19, 1899

upon their oaths, do say: we the jurors find that D M Pettit came to his death by a wound on left side of his head causing fracture of the skull and depression on the brans in some manner unknown to the jury

Blunt Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Willie Hendrix Stricklin
[no location given]
Accident March 23, 1901

I have this day helt a perliminary examination over the dad body of Willie Hendrix Stricklin and from the evidence of witnesses I do not deam it nesary to hold an inqest but from Such witness find that the sed Willie Hendrix Stricklin came to his dath from none others than natural causes

Suffocation

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