Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Isham Glover |
at Edgefield C.H.
|
Homicide | August 10, 1892 |
upon their Oaths do Say that the said Isham Glover came to his death from the effects of a gun Shot wound in the hands of C.H. Anderson |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant child |
at Mr M Toneys place
|
Unknown | November 17, 1891 |
upon their oaths do say that it Came to its death from suffocation |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Edmond Price |
at Kennys Graveyard
|
Unknown | April 30, 1892 |
upon their Oaths do Say that he Came to his death from Natural Cause |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Lucious Perry |
at the plantation of Ben Boatwright
|
Homicide | November 8, 1891 |
upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the aforesaid Lucious Perry came to his death by a gun shot wound in the hands of Ben Curry Willfully and that Henry Robertson was aiding and abetting the same |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant child |
at the plantation of Willis Owdom[?]
|
Accident | November 23, 1891 |
upon their oaths do say that it died from strangulation |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John E. Paul |
at Edgefield CH
|
Homicide | June 14, 1892 |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased John Paul came to his death. . .from the effects of a gun shot wound in the hand of one Henry Griffin and that Guss Longstreet and Sidney Longstreet were accesors |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant |
at Johnston
|
Homicide | January 10, 1898 |
upon their oaths, do Say: That the said Infant was killed and murdered by Some person or persons to the Jurors unknown |
Infanticide | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Albert Watson |
at the plantation of W.B. Maffett
|
Natural Causes | June 15, 1892 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Albert Watson came to his death from Natural Causes |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Charley Ryan |
at T. H. Ramsford Plantion
|
Homicide | May 9, 1892 |
upon their oaths do Say that the said Charlie Ryan Came to his death by the hands of Sam Nobles and it was wilful Murder |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Samuel M. Dowel |
at James Murrels
|
Suicide | July 25, 1844 |
upon their oaths do say, that the deceased came to his death ... by cuting his own Jugular veins with a knife |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mike |
at Dr John D. Nicholsons Mill
|
Accident | September 13, 1844 |
upon there oaths do say that the said deceased came to his death at the said Mill the tenth instant when the said Mill broke and washed away, and at the falling in of the mill the deceased received a wound over his right eye which stuned him and caused him to drown |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Prince |
at Mrs Elizabeth Timmermans
|
Suicide | October 27, 1844 |
upon their oaths do say that the said negro Prince voluntarily Jumped into a deep hole of water in Sleepy[?] Creek near Mrs Elizabeth Timmermans . . .by which means he drowned himself |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Joseph W. Glover |
at Charles Comptys[?] Hotel
|
Homicide | September 2, 1844 |
upon their oaths do say the he came to his death by the discharge of a pistol in the hands of Lovett Gomillion loaded with [?] Bullets which load of shot entered the said Joseph W Glovers body a little above the nipple on the right side of the breast . . .said pistol was discharged by said Gomillion in a street fight between himself and said Glover in self defence |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of J. H. Christian |
in the village of Edgefield in Room No 11, in B. J. Ryans Hotel
|
Homicide | July 21, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say, that the deceased J.[?] H. Christian came to his death by the discharge of a pistol in the hands of G.[?] D. Tilman |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of H. P. Church |
in the house of C. H. Goodman in the Vilage of Edgefield
|
Other | December 27, 1842 |
Upon their Oaths the Jurors aforesaid do say, that the said H.P. Church. . .had been intoxicated for several days or weeks and in that situation he decd. . .died in consequence of drinking intoxicating liquors to excess |
Alcoholism | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Violet |
at John Dinkinses
|
Suicide | March 25, 1844 |
upon their Oaths aforesaid do say, that the aforesaid Violet in manner and form aforesaid, then and there, voluntarily and feloniously herself did kill |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Peter |
at a Mr. Azariah[?] Abneys
|
Homicide | June 16, 1838 |
do say upon their oaths that they believe the said Peter came to his death by blows he received on his head either with a stick or by Stomping in a combat which accured between him and Mr.[?] Caleb Watkins (the overseer) |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of W. T. Mathis |
at the Yeldell place
|
Natural Causes | November 11, 1897 |
upon their oath do Say he come to his Death by Providential occurance or heart failure |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Solomon |
near the Mill of George A. McKee on Stevens Creek
|
Accident | June 24, 1844 |
upon there oaths do say that the said negro came to his death by drowning |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Alfred Hollingsworth |
at David Strothers place
|
Homicide | October 10, 1898 |
upon their oaths do say, that Alfred Hollingsworth came to his death by a razor cut in the hands of George Hutcherson |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sam |
at the residence of Mrs Nancy Delaughter
|
Natural Causes | September 18, 1846 |
upon their Oaths do say. . .died by the visitation of God. |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Augustus W. Burt |
at the Plantation of A.W. Burt
|
Homicide | March 25, 1847 |
upon their oaths do say that the said A.W. Burt was Killed by his own slave Toll with an axe |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Griff Zimmerman |
at Johnston Township
|
Homicide | October 9, 1899 |
upon their Oaths do Say: That at the house of Millege Burton on the land of J.T. Strother . . . Griff Zimmerman was killed by a pistol Shot by the hands of Millege Burton |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Toby |
near Bauskett Bridge on Stevens Creek
|
Accident | July 10, 1844 |
upon there oaths do say the said negro man Toby came to his death by accidental drowning |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Richard Lundy |
at Edgefield Court House
|
Homicide | December 7, 1891 |
upon their oaths do say. . .that the aforesaid came to his death from gun & pistol shot wound and also 1 cut in neck in the hands of unnown parties |
Firearm |
