R. L. Gentry
R. L. Gentry Inquests
| Name | Deceased Description |
Date |
Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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| Lewis | negro man, boy | March 14, 1861 | at Charles Hammonds Brickyard | Edgefield County, SC | Homicide | pistol |
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 |
| George Delaughter | April 30, 1861 | at the Hamburg Passenger Depot | Edgefield County, SC | Accident | train |
upon there oaths do say the said George Delaughter came to his death from falling of the Rail Road cars |
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| J. E. Black | May 8, 1861 | at the Residence of J. E. Black | Edgefield County, SC | Other |
upon there oaths do say the said J. E. Black came to his death by accessive drink of intoxicating spirits |
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| Hurnon[?] | April 4, 1862 | at Doct H R Cooks Plantation on Savanah River | Edgefield County, SC | Unknown |
upon there oaths do say that the said person came to his death by misfortune or accident unknown |
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| Richard | negroe Boy | April 21, 1863 | in the District of Edgefield | Edgefield County, SC | Accident | train |
by the oaths of the Jurors they do say the said boy came to his death by being on the above named night Express train comeing to Augusta Ga Contrary to the order of his Master as he was run away and was Killed in the Smash up of Cars at the Brooks Culbert |
| William H Maharey | May 25, 1863 | at Haslin Factory on the Procelian Manufacturing Company | Edgefield County, SC | Accident |
upon there oaths do say that the aforesaid Wm H Mahorey did come to his death . . .by Mischance of Misfortune or accident caused by Fixing of the Machinery of the Meed Mill and was chrushed to By the Cog Wheel of said of Mill |
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| Robert J. Butler | September 15, 1864 | at Hamburg | Edgefield County, SC | Homicide |
upon there oaths do say that Robert J Butler sen[?] came to his death by gun shot wound inflicted by Doct J D Twiggs |
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| John Henry King | October 29, 1865 | in Hamburg | Edgefield County, SC | Homicide |
upon there oaths do say he was Killed by a Pistol shot from the hands of a colord Soldier belonging to the U S Troops now station in Augusta Ga the name of said Soldier not known |
