A. Wingo

First Name: A.
Last Name: Wingo

A. Wingo Inquests

Displaying 1 - 6 of 6
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Type Death Methodsort ascending Inquest Finding
Eli Givings July 15, 1850 at the late residence of Eli Givings Spartanburg County, SC Suicide rope

upon the evidence submitted on oath before us that Eli Givings came to his death by his own hand by hanging himself with a rope not worth more that 12 cts.

Bob slave November 19, 1850 at the residence of Capt. R. Smith Spartanburg County, SC Suicide rope

upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid boy came to his death by hanging himself with a rope attached to a small white oak sapling

Willis slave October 5, 1847 at James Burnett's Spartanburg County, SC Homicide rock

upon their oaths do say he came to his death by a wound with a rock in the forehead at the camp meeting at Prospect[?] by the hands of Dave belonging to John Liles of Polk County, N.C.

Peter slave March 31, 1848 at or near Calum Foster's[?] Spartanburg County, SC Homicide rifle

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by the hands of C. Alexander being shot with a rifle ball through the head

Wilson Sosbee June 19, 1845 near G.B. Bishop's Spartanburg County, SC Homicide

upon their oaths do say that the said Wilson Sosbee came to his death by being shot wilfully with a shot gun by the hands of Joseph Hughes[?]

William Foster December 20, 1845 at Bishop's old field Spartanburg County, SC Accident

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by freezing to death from being intoxicated

Source ID: 
518

Get in touch

  • Department of History
    220 LeConte Hall, Baldwin Street
    University of Georgia
    Athens, GA 30602-1602
  • 706-542-2053
  • admin@ehistory.org

eHistory was founded at the University of Georgia in 2011 by historians Claudio Saunt and Stephen Berry

Learn More about eHistory

Supporters

+ American Council of Learned Societies
+ DigiLab, Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, University of Georgia