Lewis H. Shumate

First Name: Lewis
Middle Name(s): H.
Last Name: Shumate

Lewis H. Shumate Inquests

Displaying 1 - 3 of 3
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Typesort descending Death Method Inquest Finding
John Thomas October 6, 1852 at Line Creek Greenville County, SC Accident

do say upon their oaths that they think he much intoxicated, and in attempting to crop[?] the River fell off on a rock under the Bridge broke his skull and so stunned him that he was immediately drowned

Mose negro man August 28, 1851 near Joseph McCullough's Greenville County, SC Suicide hemp cord

do say upon their oaths that Mose, not having God before his Eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil. . . in a certain wood . . .with a certain hempen Cord . . .as a felon of himself, feloniously, voluntarily and of his malice aforethought himself killed, strangled and homicideed

John McDavid April 18, 1854 at the late residence of John McDavid Greenville County, SC Suicide

upon their oaths do say that he hung himself

Source ID: 
443

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