Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Wesley |
at the residence of Sophia A Tilman
|
Homicide | October 5, 1857 |
upon their oaths do say that they believe that the said male slave Wesley came to his death by blows given by Joe a slave the Property of F Oconner |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Abram |
at the Residence of Gen[?] Jas B. Griffin
|
Accident | August 17, 1860 |
upon there oaths do say that the deceased Abram came to his death by being bitten twice by a snake |
Animal | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas Styson |
at R. M. Fullers
|
Homicide | June 22, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by a wound inflicted on the Right Side of the head with a hoe in hands of the boy Clem; slave of R M Fuller |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Ransom Hollaway |
at Ransom Holaways
|
Accident | May 14, 1862 |
do say upon there oaths that he was killed by Lighting during a Thunder storm |
Act of God | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Cooper |
at the plantation of L.H. Mundy decd
|
Natural Causes | March 17, 1852 |
where & when & by what means the Said Slave, Cooper came to his death By acute Gastro Duodinitis[?] |
Stomach | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Jacob Horn |
at the hous of Jacob Horns
|
Homicide | February 25, 1866 |
upon there Oaths do say that Jacob Horn came to his death by a Malicious discharge of a Gun or Pistol entering the left Groin from which wound he [?] langushed and languishing died in about half an hour |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sam |
at the Carolina Hotel, Edgefield C.H.
|
Unknown | October 10, 1857 |
upon their oaths do say-that the deceased Sam came to his death by a sudden and unexpected disease or causes unknown |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Emanuel |
at Matthew McGraw's plantation
|
Accident | March 12, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say-that Emanuel was Killed by the fall of a tree |
Injuries | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Tom Waldrum |
in the woods near Mr Avory Franklins
|
Accident | January 20, 1857 |
upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the aforesaid Tom Waldrum in manner and form aforesaid he was frozen to death in the woods. . .some time during the snow storm |
Exposure | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Harlin |
at a new place sitting by Mr James Swearingem(Jr) on the Akien Road
|
Accident | February 19, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say the deceased William Harlin, came to his death by the cavin in and filling up with dirt the well in which he was engaged digging on the Siken Road |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Isaac Matthias Jones |
at the house of Lewis Jones (Sr) at Edgefield C.H.
|
Homicide | October 14, 1858 |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased I.M. Jones was kill by Thomas Markey, in the Public Square in front of Truman Roots store. . .by a knife in the hands of the aforesaid Markey |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Seigler |
at J.H. Christians
|
Accident | February 13, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say, that John Seigler came to his death by fall or jump, from his buggy, while his horse was running away |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Thurmond |
at Edgefield Court House, Planters[?] Hotel
|
Homicide | February 14, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say, that he the deceased was Killed, by a blow with a chair, in the hands of William P Jones ... inflicted on the head |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry |
at Arthur Glovers House, Horns Creek
|
Accident | May 1, 1857 |
upon their oaths do say. . .from drinking an [?] quantity of water when heated. . .came to his death by misfortune |
Exposure | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary Randall |
at the Residence of John Randall
|
Homicide | October 19, 1857 |
upon their Oaths do say, that the said Mart Randall came to her death from a large cut or gash across the throat made by a Razor in the hand of her husband John Randall |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sam |
on the track of the South Carolina Rail Road between the Paper Mill and Marsh's
|
Accident | October 19, 1856 |
that said boy came to his death. . .by being Run over by the night express train |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Lizza |
at the house of Thomas S. Miller
|
Natural Causes | October 7, 1866 |
upon there oaths do say that the deceased died from a desease of the Heart |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Harry |
at the residence of the Rev. J. L. Brooks
|
Accident | September 9, 1858 |
say upon their oaths, that. . .the said boy name Harry. . .while in the business of driving the mules to work the machinery of the Cotton gin by some careless action of his own he was caught by wheel or wheels of the machinery and crushed to death |
Injuries | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Joseph Riddle |
at Hamburg
|
Homicide | April 10, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say, that the said Riddle came to his death by a wound or stab with some cutting instrument inflicted just under the left ear by some hand to this jury unknown |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Clem |
at Tabitha Abney's
|
Accident | October 3, 1858 |
upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid Lem[?] came to his death by the accident firing of a gun in his own hands |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Dudley Roundtree |
at the dwelling house of the late Dudley Roundtree
|
Natural Causes | August 10, 1856 |
the said Dudley Roundtree came to his death. . .that the said death was by the visitation of God, and so the jury sworn and [?] as aforesaid upon their oaths declare |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Joel Etheridge |
at Joel Etheridge Residence
|
Unknown | November 29, 1893 |
upon their oaths do say, that the said Joel Etheridge came to his death from gun shot wounds, from the evidence before us with in his own hands |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Infant |
at the Rinheart Grave yard
|
Unknown | December 18, 1894 |
upon their oaths do say, that the said Infant came to his death by carelessness and mismanagement by some one unknown |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Joel W. Warren |
at Joseph Mirren[?] House
|
Natural Causes | November 9, 1894 |
upon their oaths do say and belief that he Joel W. Warren came to his death by heart failure |
Heart | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Frank Milton |
at Sanders Loricks
|
Natural Causes | January 26, 1894 |
upon their oath do say: that said Frank Milton aforesaid came to his death from natural causes, that is to say from inflammation of the lungs |
Lungs |
