Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James L. Hill |
at James L Hills
|
Accident | January 10, 1867 |
upon there oaths do say that the said James L Hill came to his death by Mischance or accident |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Billy |
at the South Carolina Rail Road
|
Accident | November 28, 1857 |
came to his death by being thrown from a two horse waggon |
Transportation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Caroline |
four miles from Hamburg
|
Unknown | August 26, 1858 |
came to her death from a blow from the sweep[?] of a carry[?] log, the property of A J Rambo |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sam |
at Henry Spiers[?]
|
Accident | June 14, 1858 |
who came to his death by drowning in Butlers Mill Pond |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Bob |
in the District
|
Natural Causes | September 23, 1864 |
upon there oaths do say and dclare that the said Bob came to his death by the Visitation of God |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of George Watkins |
at George Watkins
|
Homicide | October 10, 1866 |
upon there oaths do say that George Watkins came to his death by a Gun shot wound in the hands of Newton Corley |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Wesley Weaver[?] |
at Mrs Lydia Nevus[?]
|
Suicide | June 15, 1858 |
upon their oaths do say that Wesley Weaver by the discharge of a double barreled gun, held in his own hands,. . .then and there voluntarily and feloniously himself did Kill |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Edward |
at the residence of Wm Miller
|
Natural Causes | October 22, 1857 |
came to his death by the act of Providence |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Padget |
at Wm Padgets premises on Clouds Creek
|
Homicide | November 14, 1866 |
upon there oaths do say that. . .he came to his death by a Gun shot wound . . . in the hands of Job McGee |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Edward |
at the residence of Wm Miller
|
Natural Causes | October 22, 1858 |
the said Boy Came to his death by the act of Providence |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Joe |
at John Huiets
|
Accident | August 26, 1860 |
upon there oaths do say that the child was over laid by his Farther dick |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Charles |
at Elijah Watson
|
Homicide | September 25, 1861 |
upon there oaths do say that the said Charles came to his death. . .from the affects of a gun shot in the hands of Z.[?] P. Claxton the shot taken affect in the samll of the back |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nelson Smith |
at Andrew Warts
|
Homicide | October 4, 1866 |
upon there oaths do say that Nelson Smith freedman came to his death from being shot with some kind of fire arms in the hands of two persons from the way he was shot by persons unknown |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sam Howard |
at L. L. Halls
|
Homicide | August 6, 1866 |
upon there oaths do say that Sam Howard Freedman Came to his death. . .by a stab with a knife or some sharp pointed instrument in the hands of John Daniel Freedman |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Samuel Posey |
at P. B. McDaniels
|
Homicide | October 21, 1860 |
upon there oath do say that the said Sam Posey came to his death by a Pistol shots in the hand of Henry Williams. . .four balls taken affect |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Daniel |
at John H. Fair
|
Homicide | May 27, 1862 |
upon there oaths do say that Daniel came to his death by a wound in the hipp receive at Edgefield Court House in B. C. Bryant store from a Double Barrel shot gun in the hands of James Bryant |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Perry Rook |
in Clinton, Laurens Co
|
Homicide | May 28, 1894 |
we the jury find that the deceased Perry Rook came to his death from the effects of a gun shot wound, said gun being in the hands of Dennis Rook. |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Bob Davis | Unknown | |||||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Ralph R. Deming | Suicide | April 16, 1825 |
upon their oath do say that we believe he killed himself with a dirk supposed to be his own, or by a stab in the throat and breast, on Thirsday [sic] night last on the plantation of Wm More near the road leading from Laurens Court house to Newberry court house. |
Sharp Instrument | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Washington |
at William Washingtons
|
Suicide | August 11, 1813 |
Do say upon their Oaths that they have carefully Examined the body; which they believe to be the Body of Wm Washington Deceasd. And have also Examined Seven witnesses on the occasion [sic] and from the greatest Discovery which they are capable of making, Do believe that Wm Washington on Sunday the 8th of this inst left his family in the morning and at sometime of that day; after putting fourteen sttones in His... pockets; which would weigh About 20 weight; and tying of a plow hoe about His neck; threw himself into ready river and their by Drowning of himself - near to a place known By the name of the Flat Shoal. |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Drusilla Philips |
at Abram Philips
|
Natural Causes | June 18, 1840 |
do Say upon their oaths that; the said Drusilla Philips on the 17th day of June in the year one thousand Eight Hundred and forty one at Abram Philips her husbands own House, in the distrct afore said was found dead that she had no Marks of violence upon her and died by the visitation of God in a natural way and not otherwise. |
Other | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John South |
at Allen Clarks
|
Homicide | September 30, 1818 |
doth say on their oathes - after the Exammination of the body of said John South they found the head of the said John South cut and his mouth mashd. Or broken by a stroke made their on - and from Information the said stroke was made by Richard Manning with a stone which we believe to be the Cause of Death of said John South deceased. |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Hon. Joseph Crews |
at Laurens C.H.
|
Homicide | September 14, 1875 |
upon their oaths do say, that the said Joseph Crews came to his Death by means certain gun shot wounds inflicted by person or persons to the jurors unknown |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Littleberry Sullivan | Homicide | July 28, 1808 | Firearm | |||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Male Child |
at David Cowens
|
Homicide | January 30, 1809 |
do believe upon their oathes that. . . by some means unknown to the Jurors and so these Jurors upon their oathes aforesaid Doth say the Jurors also believe that Jane Cowan was accessory to the sd. Murder. . . |
Blunt Instrument |
