Davis Moore

First Name: Davis
Last Name: Moore

Davis Moore Inquests

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Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Type Death Methodsort ascending Inquest Finding
Holman Smith May 28, 1855 at the late residence of Holman Smith Spartanburg County, SC Homicide ax

upon their oaths do say [deceased] was wilfully, maliciously, & feloniously murdered at his own residence. . .by Phillis and John, slaves of the deceased, by beating him with an Axe and a stick. . .and that Charley, a slave of dec's'd, was accessory to the murder being present and making no effort to prevent the murder

Mary George November 1, 1857 at the late residence of Mary George Spartanburg County, SC Unknown

upon their oaths do say that the dec'd came to her death through the dispensation of Providence

Rowland Cash March 11, 1853 at the residence of Ephraim Jackson Spartanburg County, SC Accident

do say upon their oaths [deceased] came to his death by misfortune or accident

Asa Lipscomb freedman December 24, 1866 at Mrs. Jinetta Shippy's Spartanburg County, SC Accident

upon their oaths do say that the said Asa Lipscomb was shot with a paper wad by Sam'l Shippy, Norris Shippy, or Frank Shippy ... by accident

Source ID: 
544

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