Samuel N. Evins
Samuel N. Evins Inquests
| Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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| Adam | slave | December 29, 1828 | at the house of Jesse Crook | Spartanburg County, SC | Homicide | large stick |
do say upon their oaths that on Saturday night 27 of this instant at the [?] house of Maj. J. Crook ... that Lewis slave of Capt. W. H. Dickee did strike said Adam with a large stick on the left side of the forehead |
| Broderick Mason | April 3, 1834 | at the house of Broderick Mason | Spartanburg County, SC | Accident | lightning |
do say upon their oaths that the aforesaid Broderick Mason and girl Cinthy [were killed by] the visitation of God by a shock of lightning |
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| Caleb Woodruff | February 5, 1831 | at Bethel Meeting House | Spartanburg County, SC | Accident | horse |
do say upon their oaths that. . .he came to his death by a fall from his horse and the abuse of said horse his foot hanging by the stirrup |
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| Cinthy | April 3, 1834 | at the house of Broderick Mason | Spartanburg County, SC | Accident | lightning |
do say upon their oaths that the aforesaid Broderick Mason and girl Cinthy [were killed by] the visitation of God by a shock of lightning |
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| David Dantzler | June 29, 1829 | at Nazareth Meeting House | Spartanburg County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths after examination [that] he came to his death by accidental drowning |
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| infant | September 19, 1833 | at the home of William Griffin | Spartanburg County, SC | Homicide |
do say upon their oaths. . .that the infant was put to death by violence of Harriet Bagood |
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| Jacob Briges | September 18, 1832 | at the house of Jacob Briges | Spartanburg County, SC | Natural Causes |
do say upon their oaths that it was the visitation of God |
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| Jerry | slave | July 15, 1832 | at Spartanburgh Courthouse | Spartanburg County, SC | Suicide |
do say upon their oaths that the said Negro slave Jerry ... a prisoner ... under sentense [sic] of death ... within the walls of the said jail, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and instigated by the Devil, with a certain handkerchief or handkerchiefs. . .kill'd, strangled and murdered himself against the peace of this state |
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| John Stafford | December 16, 1831 | Spartanburg County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths he came to his death by accidentally drowning in a state of intoxication |
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| Rebecca Hendrix | June 11, 1834 | at the house of Capt. Peter Hamilton | Spartanburg County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths are of opinion that she came to her death by accidentally falling into the cogs of the mill |
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| Simon | slave | December 24, 1830 | at the house of Mrs. Mary Moore | Spartanburg County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that. . .he was burnt to death by accident in one of the the Negro houses of Mrs. Mary Moore |
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| William Brice | July 11, 1830 | at the house of Jesse Wakefield | Spartanburg County, SC | Accident | lightning |
do say upon their oaths that in the dusk of the evening of the 10th day of said month as he was returning from muster in the yard or about a distance of 25 steps from the dwelling house of Jesse Wakefield in sd' district by an act of God he was killed by a stroke of Lightning |
