Daniel Willis

First Name: Daniel
Last Name: Willis

Daniel Willis Inquests

Displaying 1 - 11 of 11
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Type Death Method Inquest Finding
Alpha Wingo May 7, 1869 on North Pacolet River at Harry Wingo's Spartanburg County, SC Unknown

upon their oaths do say that the sd. Alpha Wingo came to her death by providential means, unknown to the jury

Benjamin Clark April 22, 1872 at Benjamin Clark's Spartanburg County, SC Suicide

upon their oaths do say that the sd' Benjamin Clark came to his death by his own hands by hanging himself by the neck in the horse lot to the limb of a white oak

colored colored May 9, 1872 at Ja's Turner's Spartanburg County, SC Accident

upon their oaths do say that the said infant. . .came to its death by misfortunte or accident

Edmund Cleveland December 4, 1871 at Spartanburg Court House Spartanburg County, SC Accident

upon their oaths do say that sd. deceased came to his death by the falling of the wall of Duncan's new building in the town of Spartanburg

Frank Burnett colored September 15, 1869 at Spartanburg Court House Spartanburg County, SC Homicide pistol

upon their oaths do say that Frank Burnett colored was killed at Spartanburg Courhouse in the rear of Thomson's blacksmith shop. . .by a pistol or gun shot wound in the heart given by the hand or hands of Henry Jones colored and Moses Young colored

Hannah Eves colored July 23, 1872 at D.J. Turt[?]'s Spartanburg County, SC Unknown

upon their oaths do say that she came to her death from cause unknown to the jury

infant March 16, 1870 at Isaac Young's on Pacolet River Spartanburg County, SC Homicide

upon their oath do say that the said child came to its death by some means to the jurors unknown against the peace and dignity of the same state aforesaid

infant April 21, 1869 Spartanburg County, SC Unknown

upon their oaths do say that it came to its death from causes unknown to the jury

John S. Collins May 29, 1870 at Mr. John S. Collin's residence Spartanburg County, SC Natural Causes

upon their oaths do say that the sd. J.S. Collins came to his death by the hand of God

Pleasant T. Gossett November 18, 1870 Spartanburg County, SC Suicide

upon their oaths do say that the said P.T. Gossett came to his death by hanging himself by the neck between the cribs at home

Silas McKinney July 8, 1871 at the Parrish Spartanburg County, SC Suicide

upon their oaths do say that the sd. Silas McKinney did voluntarily hang himself by the neck and took his own life against the peace and dignity fo the same state aforesaid

Source ID: 
597

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