Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of slave |
at the house of W.W. Dickies
|
Accident | March 10, 1835 |
are of the opinion that she came to her death by taking a fit or spazm and falling into the fire and not being able to extricate herself burnt to death |
Burns | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Peggy Walden |
at the house of Joseph Walden
|
Suicide | October 31, 1840 |
do say that the deceased Peggy Walden came to her death by her own act (viz) self murder in hanging herself from a branch of a certain. . .oak tree near the dwelling house against the peace & dignity of the state |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Kent |
at the house of David Maberry
|
Natural Causes | January 12, 1845 |
do say upon their oaths that the said slave Kent came to his death by the visitation of God |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of James Cook |
in the old field near the still house of James Cook
|
Natural Causes | June 3, 1845 |
do say upon their oaths that the said James Cook came to his death by the visitation of God |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of M. N. Chapman |
at or near Mt. Zion
|
Accident | February 20, 1840 |
do say upon their oaths that he was drowned by accidentally falling into the waters of Wilson's Creek while in the act of fishing |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Augustus Barton | Accident | December 9, 1884 |
upon their oaths do say that ... on said rail road ... the said Augustus [?] came to his death by accident falling from the top of a moving car and being crushed under the wheels of the said car |
Transportation | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mitilda Gilbert |
at Isaac Gilbert's
|
Accident | September 26, 1876 |
upon their oaths do say that she came to her death . . . being found lying at length in said spring being there drowned by misfortune or accident |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Love | Other | June 24, 1832 |
after examination reported. . .that they beleave [sic] that the cause of his death was occasion by spiritous liquor |
Alcoholism | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William McAbee | Accident | April 8, 1885 | Other | |||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant |
on the Howard Gap road
|
Unknown | May 10, 1882 |
upon their oaths do say taht the said child came to its death ... from causes unknown to the jury |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Adam Wood |
at Cowpens Station on the A&C Air Line R.R.
|
Accident | December 5, 1880 |
upon their oaths do say that said deceased came to his death . . . by being run over or struck by the train on said road, receiving thereby such wounds as to cause his death |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Wilson Harris |
at Gaffney City
|
Accident | February 12, 1876 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Wilson Harris came to his death by accident caused by being run over or against by a horse ridden by John W. Wright in a race being run on the old race track at Gaffney City ... said accident being caused by his (the deceased's) own carelessness |
Animal | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Medora Williams |
at Spartanburg C.H.
|
Accident | April 4, 1878 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Medora Williams while alone in her house ... fell into the fire and was burned to death while suffering from a fit or fainting |
Burns | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Richard C. Springs |
on the S&U R.R. near Spartanburg C.H.
|
Accident | October 22, 1877 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Richard C. Spring was accidentally killed by being run over by a train while walking along the track |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Landrum Hopper |
at Truman S. Webber's
|
Accident | August 17, 1882 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Landrum Hopper came to his death from the effects of a stroke lightning in the field of Truman S. Weber where he had been ploughing |
Act of God | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Abbott |
on the A&C Air Line R.R.
|
Accident | September 26, 1880 |
upon their oaths do say that said William Abbott came to his death ... by being run over by a passenger train on said Road, being mangled, bruised, cut and crushed from which bruises &c. he instantly died |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Edward Bridges | Homicide | March 19, 1881 | Other | |||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nancy Hawkins |
near the residence of Wm. Hawking
|
Suicide | March 13, 1864 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Nancy Jawking came to her death. . .in the woods near the residence fo Wm. Hawkings near the North Carolina line by hanging herself with a hank of cotton thread |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Kinley Green |
at Gaffney City
|
Accident | February 2, 1878 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Kinley Green came to his death ... from having been run over on the evening previous by a Freight train on the A&C Air ine Railrway near the 2/3 mile post |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nancy Crawford |
at Cooly's Grave Yard
|
Accident | August 9, 1876 |
upon their oaths do say that she came to her death. . .near the door of her house (being in labor) by misfortune or accident |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Wyatt Harris |
at Limestone Springs
|
Accident | April 22, 1887 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Whay Harris was killed by accident at Limestone Springs ... by a rock thrown by a blast at Simon's works striking him on top of the head while he was at work at Richardson's kiln and killing his instantly |
Head Trauma | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary Hicks |
at the residence of Widow Lucy Clements
|
Homicide | May 10, 1881 |
upon their oaths do say that ... Mrs. Mary Hicks came to her death by a gun shot and a knife or some sharp tool in the hands of one B. Whitney Hicks, her husband |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Polly Henderson |
at James Mitchell's
|
Accident | December 28, 1876 |
upon their oaths do say that deceased came to her death . . . by freezing through misfortune or accident |
Exposure | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Gabe Wilky |
at Gaffney City
|
Other | November 29, 1880 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Gabe Wilky came to his death ... from his own impudence & excessive use of alcohol and the visitation of God |
Alcoholism | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Cephas Palmer |
at W. G. Austell's Mill Pond
|
Suicide | March 31, 1879 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Cephas Palmer came to his death by drowning being his own act |
Drowning |
