James Perry
James Perry Inquests
| Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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| Allen Bauknight | freedman | June 11, 1866 | at William Bauknights | Edgefield County, SC | Accident |
upon there oaths do say that the said Allen Bauknight came to his death by a discharge of a Gun in the hands of Suson Bauknight freeman his wife by the Gun going of axcidentally |
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| Andrew | slave | September 3, 1850 | at A.P. Butlers plantation | Edgefield County, SC | Homicide | rail |
upon their oaths do say that . . .Andrew came to his death by a lick on the head on the right side inflicted by Ben a slave of A.P. Butler with a half of rail done in the heat of passion while in an affray |
| Callen O'Neall | November 11, 1855 | at Luke Havirds[?] | Edgefield County, SC | Accident |
upon their Oaths do say, that the said Callen Oneall came to his death. . .By drinking too much liquor and supposed to have strangled to death by Throwing up |
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| Clem | slave, boy | October 3, 1858 | at Tabitha Abney's | Edgefield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid Lem[?] came to his death by the accident firing of a gun in his own hands |
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| Hardy Boulware | January 2, 1862 | at Hardy Boulwares | Edgefield County, SC | Homicide |
by the oaths of that Hardy Bolware came to his death by a gun shot wound from the hands of David W. Padgett |
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| Hugh Duffey Sr. | August 26, 1855 | at Bethany Church | Edgefield County, SC | Accident | horse |
upon their oaths do say, that the said Hugh Duffey senr did come to his death by accident by his horse falling into a large ditch with him, the horse was blind |
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| John Shumport[?] | November 7, 1851 | at John Shumports[?] | Edgefield County, SC | Accident |
Upon their oaths do say, that John Shumport . . .did come to his death by misfortune or accident |
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| Joshua Miller | December 22, 1851 | at Joshua Millers | Edgefield County, SC | Suicide | shotgun |
Upon their Oaths do say, that he came to his death . . .by a discharge of a Shot Gun loaded with powder and lead, carried by himself and that the said Joshua Miller . . .voluntarily and feloniously himself did Kill |
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| Ras | slave | December 6, 1850 | at D Dennys Mill | Edgefield County, SC | Suicide |
upon their oaths do say that the said Ras came to his death . . .coluntarily feloniously, himself did Kill |
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| Unknown | August 30, 1866 | at Fosity[?] Creek ford | Edgefield County, SC | Unknown |
upon there Oaths do say from all circumstances he came to his death by the Visitation of God as the body had bin dead some time and the flesh was consumed or decayed from the skeleton the bones was all hole[?] |
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| William C. Goff | May 7, 1865 | at Bethany Church | Edgefield County, SC | Accident |
upon there Oaths do say that W.C. Goff came to his death by Mischance or accidentally falling in big saluda when fishing |
