Greenville County, SC

County Name: 
Greenville
State: 
South Carolina

Greenville County, SC Inquests

Displaying 1 - 50 of 139
Name Deceased Description Datesort descending Inquest Location Death Type Death Method
David Garison February 23, 1823 [?] the house of David Garison Accident
black child black child July 31, 1849 at Morton's old place Homicide
John Pedeu[Peden?] February 11, 1851 at the house of John S. Pedeu[?] Homicide rifle
Elizabeth Pinnel February 27, 1851 at the late residence of Elizabeth Pinnel Natural Causes
Samuel Bates July 9, 1851 at McBride's Hotel Suicide laudanum
negro woman slave negro woman slave July 12, 1851 at Jackson Pattison's Homicide
infant child infant child July 21, 1851 at the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell Homicide
Mose negro man August 28, 1851 near Joseph McCullough's Suicide hemp cord
infant male child infant male child October 28, 1851 at the Reedy River Factory Homicide
Henry colored man May 24, 1852 at Ephraim Few's Accident lightning
John Thomas October 6, 1852 at Line Creek Accident
Wilson Stanley December 19, 1853 at Peter Gosnels[?] Accident horse
John McDavid April 18, 1854 at the late residence of John McDavid Suicide
Elkanon Wells July 20, 1854 taken in Greenville Dist Suicide
John Stokes May 25, 1856 at [?] Stokes Suicide cotton cord
Henry slave July 8, 1856 at the house of Wm M. Hawkins Homicide hoe
John Prince July 15, 1856 at Miles[?] Southerns[?] Accident
James Rivan November 3, 1856 at the forks of the Rutherfordton[?] Road Accident wagon
John Pike November 15, 1856 at William Pike's Accident
Elijah Pike December 28, 1856 at the residence of Elijah Pike Other
infant female child infant female child March 31, 1857 at Turner Duncan's Homicide
J. B. Benson June 21, 1857 at John Benson's Accident cart
George slave June 24, 1857 at W.B. family[?] plantation Natural Causes
Sarah Bressey September 14, 1857 at [?] Village Natural Causes
negro child negro child October 11, 1857 at T. C. Lesters Natural Causes
Richard Stenhouse November 1, 1857 at the house of Richard Stenhouse Accident
John Autery March 26, 1858 in the district aforesaid Suicide rifle
R. T. Bailey June 13, 1858 at Greenville CH Accident
John Pinson September 2, 1858 at [?] Pinson residence Accident
Allen negro man September 4, 1858 at Mrs. Moor's Suicide rifle
Berry slave October 8, 1859 near the Residence of Richard Hay on the Greenville & Columbia Railroad Accident cart
James Duckett November 9, 1859 at James Sutton's Homicide
Bill slave September 30, 1860 Unknown
Unknown January 27, 1862 Unknown
Howard Birdsong August 4, 1863 at Greenville Suicide
Alexander Black November 14, 1863 at the house of A. W. Black Natural Causes
Baylis Edwards May 30, 1864 at the residence of Franis Edwards Homicide
James Pinson deserter December 5, 1864 at Greenville CH Homicide
Joe negro man, boy March 5, 1865 Homicide
John Shockley July 27, 1865 at John Shockley's Accident
George freedmen October 25, 1865 at John H. Campbell's Homicide
Henry freemen formerly the slave October 30, 1865 at or near Dr. Bery F. Few's Homicide
Andrew freedman March 13, 1866 at Greenville CH Homicide pistol
Joseph Smith freeman July 25, 1866 at Benjamin Vaughn's Natural Causes
William Johnson July 31, 1866 at David Gunter's Accident
West Myers boy August 8, 1866 on Washington [?] Accident
Caroline Batson freed woman November 21, 1866 at Reedy River Church Natural Causes
George Franklin of color December 4, 1866 at Hush[?] Creek Homicide
negro woman negro woman January 11, 1867 at David Mill Homicide
Milton Ponder January 19, 1867 at Milton Ponder's Natural Causes

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