Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John David Twiggs |
in Hamburg
|
Homicide | September 15, 1864 |
upon there oaths do say that Doct J D Twiggs came to his death by Pistol shots in the hands of R. J. Butler sen on the Publick Rode |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas O'Donald |
at Dr. John E. Padgetts
|
Homicide | September 13, 1869 |
upon their oaths do say That the said Thomas O'Donald came to his death . . .from Pistol shot wounds. . .having been inflicted by some person or persons to the Jurors unknown |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Prince |
at the house of John W Garrett
|
Accident | July 9, 1851 |
uppon their oaths do say that the aforesaid William Prince . . .come to his death by accidentally drowning himself |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Isaac Grimer |
at Jacobs Branch on the Spaun Church road
|
Accident | December 10, 1868 |
upon their oaths do say That Isaac Grimer came to his death on the Spann Church road near Jacobs Church ... by misfortune or accident |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of George Washington Crowder |
at Grannetville
|
Accident | October 19, 1866 |
by there oaths do say that the said George Washington Crowder came to his death became entangled in the bands[?] carried the factory at Grannetville in the state aforesaid and was drawn up by a board of the of the shaff[?]. . . by Misfortan or accident |
Injuries | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Scott |
at Vaucluse[?] Factory
|
Accident | May 10, 1851 |
came to his death by being accidentally thrown from his horse |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Ansabelle Brown |
near the Tambor[?] Soba[?] Rail Road
|
Unknown | October 21, 1866 |
upon there oaths do say that the said deceased Ansabelle Brown came to her death by the hands of some person or persons unknown to the Jurors that [? Rest illegible] |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Tom |
near the residence of Harry Scott
|
Accident | January 12, 1853 |
Upon their Oaths do say, that the dead body of Tom lying in the branch near the residence of Henry Scott . . .came to his death, by accident or misfortune |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Stephen Stalmaker |
at J.M.C. Freeland's
|
Homicide | August 30, 1850 |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death by blow inflicted on the side of his head with a piece of plank four feet long five & a half inches wide & one inch thick used as the [?] of a door which had fractured the right parietal[?] & Temporal bones by the hands of Thomas Parker |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William |
at R. F. Barretts
|
Homicide | February 13, 1849 |
Do say upon their Oaths that one Samuel Butler of the District aforesaid not having God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil . . .with force & arms at his place of residence . . .made an assault, and . . .with a certain Kinf & whip ... did inflict ... several wounds and bruses of which wounds & bruises he lingered and died |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary |
at Isaac Bowles[?]
|
Accident | January 13, 1853 |
The jury find that the decased Mary came to her death by falling into the Said Mountain Creek and drowned |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Aggy Latily[?] |
at the plantation of N L Griffin
|
Unknown | June 21, 1848 |
opon their oaths do say, . . .that the said negro woman aggy, came to her death by excessive drafts of cold water that produced cramp in her stomach which was the cause of her death |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Elijah Flour[?] |
at the hous of Mrs Salley Spradley
|
Accident | July 24, 1849 |
Upon their oaths do say, that his death was caused by a gun shot wound in the right side, under the right arm, received in the cotton field of George R. Sawyer . . .from a shot gun tehn and there charged with powder and Shot in the hand, or arms of John Flour[?], brother of deceased then and there casually and by misfortune |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Larkin Swearengen |
at the hous of Larkin Swearengen
|
Suicide | April 1, 1852 |
Upon their Oaths do say that the said Larkin Swearengen came to his death, by a wound in the throat inflicted with a razor, by his own hand |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Anderson |
at the plantation of T.[?] S Boles
|
Natural Causes | April 14, 1864 |
upon there oaths do say that said William Anderson came to his death by some sevear attack of disease. . .by Mischance or Visitation of God |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Lewis |
at Charles Hammonds Brickyard
|
Homicide | March 14, 1861 |
upon there oats do say that the said Lewis did come to his death. . .By the discharge of a pistol on Sunday the tenth ist in hands of Benja[?] Glanton |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James Mitchell |
at L D Laudrums
|
Natural Causes | February 18, 1879 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Jas Mitchell came to his death by means unknown |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Howard Gale |
at Jacksons Holinns[?] Mill
|
Accident | June 13, 1879 |
upon their oath do say that the Said Howard Gale came to his death by accidental droning |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Charles S. Harrison |
at E.C. House
|
Accident | November 25, 1878 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Charles S Harrison came to his death by an accidental Pistol Shot from the hands of F A Bilanger |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James Booth |
at E. C. House
|
Homicide | August 23, 1878 |
upon their oaths do Say that the said Jas Booth. . .came to his death by pistol Shots from the hands of parties unknown |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Turner |
at Johnstons
|
Homicide | September 24, 1878 |
upon their oath do say that the said Henry Turner came to his death by a pistol or gun shot from the hands of Cato[?] Butler |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Ezekiel Thomas |
near Johnstons
|
Accident | February 4, 1879 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Ezekiel Thomas came to his death by a collission of the Sharlott Columbia and Augusta Train No 3 coming from Columbia going south from Columbia on the high way coming in contact with him and his wagon & [?] while attempting to cross the tract on a publick Road |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John G. Riddle |
at the residence of Mr Richard Burton
|
Natural Causes | July 3, 1860 |
upon there oaths do say that John G Riddle died a natural death caused by infirmitys of old age |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Jesse Moragna[?] |
at Luke Moragines[?] House
|
Accident | March 3, 1882 |
upon there oaths do say that the diceased Came to his death by the falling of a tree top which struck him on the Head frackturing the sckull . . .by Misfortune and Contrary to his will |
Head Trauma | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Elijah Reynolds |
at Johnstons
|
Homicide | April 11, 1878 |
upon their Oaths do say that the said Elijah Reynolds Came to his death from a Pistol Shot wound from a Pistol in the hands of Dick Lundy |
Firearm |
