Inquests

Title Inquest Location County Death Type Date COD Inquest Finding COD
The State vs. the Dead Body of negro child
at T. C. Lesters
Natural Causes October 11, 1857

upon their oaths do say that she came to her death by strangling or choking with phlegm

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry
at the house of Wm M. Hawkins
Homicide July 8, 1856

upon their oaths do say that the said Slave Henry was killed by Jr.[?] a slave of the said Wm M. Hawkins . . . with a hoe held by the said slave Jr.[?] [?] in self defense

Blunt Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Alexander Black
at the house of A. W. Black
Natural Causes November 14, 1863

upon their oaths do say that the said decd came to his death . . . by the act of God unknown to them

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Bill Unknown September 30, 1860

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by some means to the jurors unknown

The State vs. the Dead Body of James Rivan
at the forks of the Rutherfordton[?] Road
Accident November 3, 1856

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death . . . by a loaded wagon accidentally running over him

Transportation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Robert Butler
at Robert Butler's
Accident July 12, 1868

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death accidentally by being cought in the gearney of a thrashing[?] [?]

Injuries
The State vs. the Dead Body of Caroline Batson
at Reedy River Church
Natural Causes November 21, 1866

upon their oaths do say that she came to her death by exposing herself while sick with fever

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of Van Hendrix
at John Garmany's
Homicide February 14, 1877

upon their oaths do say that the said Van B Hendrix came to his death from a gun shot wound made in his right breast[?] from a gun then and there fired from the hands of Herbert Garmany

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of infant child
at Greenville CH
Natural Causes February 28, 1877

upon their oaths do say that the said infant child of Ella Mitchell came to his death caused by congestion of the liver stomach & bowels

Stomach
The State vs. the Dead Body of Walter Pegg
at Greenville
Suicide January 12, 1879

upon their oaths do say . . .the deceased Walter W Pegg came to his death . . . by misfortune or accident

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of William Jones
at Greenville CH
Accident September 8, 1877

upon their oaths do say that Wm Jones came to his death by being accidentally run over by the Train on the Atlanta and Charlotte Line Rial Road

Transportation
The State vs. the Dead Body of infant male child
at Greenville
Homicide March 27, 1879

upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid unknown male child came to his death from causes to this jury unknown

Infanticide
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Southern
at Greenville
Suicide February 29, 1880

upon their oaths do say that the said John L Southern came to his death by willfully shooting himself with a Pistol fired by his own hand

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of black child
at Morton's old place
Homicide July 31, 1849

upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the aforesaid Harriot and Amy and Jenny did then and there feloniously cause the death of the said chile contrary to the peace and dignity of the state.

Infanticide
The State vs. the Dead Body of Dolly Young
at Greenville
Accident March 12, 1879

upont their oaths do say that the said Dolly Young . . . came to her death by accident or smuthering or by misclued[?]

Suffocation
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Day
at the Guard house
Natural Causes January 28, 1878

upon their oaths do say that the said John Day came to his death from the natural cause to wit[?] congestion of the brain

Brain
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Prince
at Miles[?] Southerns[?]
Accident July 15, 1856

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death . . . by the excessive use of [?] liquors and lying in the hot sun.

Exposure
The State vs. the Dead Body of Can Abrahams
at the house of Austin Scott
Homicide July 28, 1883

upon their oaths do say that said Can Abraham came to his death by the visitation of God

Blunt Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Loucinda Alexander
at the house of Camel Alexander
Natural Causes December 7, 1883

upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to her death by the acts of Providence unknown to us

Heart
The State vs. the Dead Body of Wesley Holiday
at Joseph P. Nabor's
Accident September 14, 1883

upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to its death by its mother turning over on it in bed, which was as we believe an accident

Suffocation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Richard Stenhouse
at the house of Richard Stenhouse
Accident November 1, 1857

upon their oaths do say that the deceased Richard Stenhouse was killed . . . by the accidental falling of a tree near his own house.

Injuries
The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Blassingham
at Greenville
Homicide July 10, 1880

upon their oaths do say that . . .the said Henry Blassingham came to his death from the effects of a gun shot wound. The gun being in the hands of Frank Nelson. The ball entering the body to the left and a little above the left nipple and ranging[?] upwards

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Jacob Belue
at Jacob Belues
Natural Causes July 31, 1882

upon their oaths do say that the said Jacob Belue came to his death from congestion of the lungs

Lungs
The State vs. the Dead Body of female child
at Greenville CH
Unknown July 17, 1881

came to her death do say that. . .Sallie Turner was delivered of a female child and that said female child is the one here by us dead. And the Jurors further say that said female child was still born never having having breathed

The State vs. the Dead Body of James Pinson
at Greenville CH
Homicide December 5, 1864

upon their oaths do say that . . .was killed and homicideed by some person or persons (by a gun shot (in the breast on the morng of the 4th inst) to) the jurors unknown

Firearm

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