Elias Wall

First Name: Elias
Last Name: Wall

Elias Wall Inquests

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Namesort descending Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Type Death Method Inquest Finding
Dorcas Henderson November 11, 1855 at Jackson Henderson's Spartanburg County, SC Homicide

upon their oaths do say that from the best information that they could gather that they think the child. . .Dorcas Henderson came to its death on account of having had an excessive portion of spiritous liquor given to it by a free boy of color named Tobe

George Pye December 13, 1857 Spartanburg County, SC Homicide

upon their oaths do say that they think he came to his death by wounds inflicted on his person; from the evidence we believe that Gilbert Fleming did feloniously kill the said George Pye against the peace and dignity of the state

Hezekiah Robbins November 5, 1865 at the house of Hezekiah Robbins Spartanburg County, SC Homicide knife

upon there [sic] oaths do say that they are satisfied he came to her death. . . by a stab from a knife in the left thigh in the hand of Hubbard Cash

Wesley McCombs July 11, 1858 at Martin M. Comb's Spartanburg County, SC Suicide rifle

upon their oaths do say from the evidences & appearances that they think he must have killedhimself by shooting himself with a rifle gun in the forehead near his father's house about sunrise

Source ID: 
535

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