Kershaw County, SC

County Name: 
Kershaw
State: 
South Carolina

Kershaw County, SC Inquests

Displaying 51 - 100 of 233
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Type Death Methodsort descending
S. G. W. Dill June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
Muse slave September 18, 1831 at the resident of Roger Parish Accident
H. McKnight April 14, 1842 at the house of Thomas Tegues, Esq in the Town of Camden ... upon the view of the dead body of Henry McKnight who was found dead in the Wateree River near the bank of said river & raised by means of a hoop Accident
Bob slave December 26, 1845 at the residence Mr. Parks Accident
Richard Williams November 23, 1880 Unknown
J. F. Brewer September 16, 1841 at Camden Other
Marcus April 12, 1836 at Gibson's Neck on the Wateree River Homicide
slave slave June 24, 1843 at Thomas Holland's Accident
infant March 2, 1852 at the house of entertainment kept by H.J. Wilson known as the Camden Hotel Unknown
Lucius LeGrand May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Margaret McKeown May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Timothy Spann April 24, 1812 two miles below Camden Homicide
Adam slave August 22, 1828 at Camden Suicide
Margaret Scanlon April 12, 1872 at Margaret Scanlon's residence Other
James Hall September 25, 1818 in town of Camden Natural Causes
Nestor Ellison freedman June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
William slave November 10, 1856 near Prospect Church near the line of Richland and on the waters of Wayland's Creek Homicide
Brice slave February 19, 1859 at the residence of Joseph Murphy Accident
Isaac slave March 4, 1841 at Col. Wm. J. Taylor's plantation Natural Causes
Dick slave May 25, 1843 at Camden boat yard Accident
Fortune slave April 1, 1838 at Col. James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
David Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
John Oaks May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Smith T. T. Richboury May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Judith Berry December 17, 1811 near Swift Creek ... [at] home of James Berry Accident
Isaac slave February 2, 1829 Unknown
John Brown September 16, 1804 at Andrew Graham's plantation, near Beaver[?] Creek Other
William Johnson January 20, 1871 at William Johnson's residence in Camden Accident
James Tiller March 9, 1854 at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden Unknown
Henry Purse September 23, 1838 at Camden, on the corner of Market & York Streets Homicide
infant September 23, 1837 at Camden Unknown
Benjamin Dixon November 4, 1836 Other
Viny Davis June 1, 1872 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
John Adamson August 23, 1825 Homicide
Sarah Ann Howell May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
W. F. DeBruhl April 20, 1859 at the late residence of W.F. DeBruhl Natural Causes
Goodall September 15, 1823 at the boatyard near Camden on the Wateree Suicide
Micajah Hilliard November 28, 1829 in the house of Joseph Ward Homicide
Harry slave August 13, 1807 at McRae & Cantey's Merchant (grist) mill Accident
Mary Champion November 10, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Natural Causes
Jefferson slave July 27, 1840 at the plantation of H.R. Cook Accident
Briant King May 16, 1861 at the resident of W. D. H. McHaughton Natural Causes
Jim slave June 19, 1858 at the plantation of A.H. Boykin Homicide
William Pettifoot free black January 21, 1847 at Camden Accident
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
negro negro March 25, 1838 at James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
Emanuel Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Mary Hinson May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident

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