J. W. Evans
J. W. Evans Inquests
Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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Delia Hell | at J.K. Alston's plantation | Fairfield County, SC | Natural Causes |
upon their oaths do say the deceased came to her death by softening of the brain; in manner and form aforesaid. She came to her death by the hand of God. |
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Calvin Lemmon | at Dawkins | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say that he was instantly killed by the explosion of J.S. Swygerts engine, while deceased was firing the engine[.] |
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Edward F. Lyles | June 12, 1879 | at Wm J. Martin's | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths, do say the deceased came to his death by a gunshot wound accidentally discharged in his own hands. |
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Elliott Wilson | at A.W. Ladds' | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say he was killed by a tree being accidentally fell upon him |
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Isaac Davis | February 27, 1880 | at Jas. R. McGills | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say, the deceased came to his death by a well caving in, covering and smothering him to death at Jas. R. McGills, near Monticello. And so the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths, do say that Isaac Davis in manner and form aforesaid came to his death by misfortune or accident. |
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Eugenia Richardson | on James McGill's plantation | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say that she was accidently over layed by her mother and smothered to death, and came to her death by misfortune or accident. |
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Isaac Miller | at Thomas W. Rables[?] | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say the deceased came to his death by a tree falling on him accidently. |
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William Hopkins | at J. Feaster Lyles' plantation | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say that he came to his death by the accidental discharge of a shot gun in the hands of Robert Hopkins[.] |
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Unknown | March 26, 1877 | at James McGill's | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say that the said child came to its death by being accidently overlain by its Mother, and was smothered to death. |
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Jeff Bird | January 8, 1878 | at G.B. Pettigrews' | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say the deceased came to his death by the accidental discharge of a gun |
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Rock Pearson | January 15, 1878 | at G.B. Pearson's | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say the deceased came to his death by mischance. That Rock Pearson in manner and form aforesaid, caem to his death by misfortune or accident |
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Henrietta Brown | January 9, 1878 | at Thomas Blair's plantation | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
upon their oaths do say the deceased came to her death by her clothes taking fie, and was burned to death. |