Kershaw County, SC

County Name: 
Kershaw
State: 
South Carolina

Kershaw County, SC Inquests

Displaying 1 - 50 of 233
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Type Death Methodsort descending
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
Mary Hinson May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
William Applewhite January 22, 1838 at Camden Accident
Jerry R. McLeod May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
infant March 29, 1842 at Tabitha Laird's Homicide
Carey slave February 1, 1831 at the house of John Williams Accident
Milly Roler November 2, 1819 Natural Causes
John Cotton March 15, 1826 at the river bank in Mr. Jno. Nelson's field Accident
infant July 16, 1868 in the town of Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
slave slave January 25, 1836 at the plantation of Daniel L. Desaushore[?] Accident
J. J. Watts April 17, 1848 at the house of J.J. Watts Accident
John Goff April 4, 1843 at the house of Holly Goff Unknown
Martha Adamson April 10, 1877 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Other
James Graham June 8, 1858 at the place known as the public square in Logtown Accident
James Goodson September 28, 1807 Natural Causes
Amelia A. Alexander May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
negro negro April 5, 1838 at the Camden Ferry Unknown
Pinder slave May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
John McLeod August 23, 1822 at house of Widow McLeod in the fork of Lynches Creek Accident
Joseph B. Hughes August 6, 1869 at the late residence of Joseph B. Hughes in Flat Rock Township, Flat Rock, S.C. Accident
Elizabeth Bowing May 30, 1831 at the residence of Mrs. Ann Bowing Homicide
Lydia Parish December 6, 1835 at the house of Mrs. L. Parrish on Rutledge Street in the town of Camden Natural Causes
slave slave November 1, 1864 at the depot in Camden Unknown
Redding Summerville January 9, 1826 Unknown
infant November 12, 1811 Other
Benjamin Franklin Hocott May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
negro negro February 23, 1838 at Mrs. McRay's plantation Unknown
infant April 14, 1869 at Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation Homicide
Sarah Langley October 27, 1803 Homicide
Summer slave November 7, 1864 at the plantation of Burwell Boykin Homicide
Alexander McKee January 4, 1817 in the woods near William Gardner's Accident
Avery slave November 14, 1831 at a fording place of Singleton's Creek in the plantation of Jacob Champion Accident
Esther slave October 24, 1834 at Camden Unknown
slave slave December 4, 1852 at the plantation known as Stockton's Accident
Ned slave April 22, 1843 at Chesnut's Ferry Unknown
Jonathan Newman October 9, 1869 at the late residence of Jonathan C. Newman Accident
infant November 28, 1829 in Camden on the lot on which Mr. Thomas Welsh[?] resided Homicide
infant June 8, 1828 house of Jessee Husk Accident
James C. Wise May 13, 1847 at Camden Accident
negro negro March 25, 1838 at Col. Ja's Chesnut plantation Unknown
Alfred Sowell December 1, 1816 Accident
Daniel Gallis January 31, 1819 at house of Daniel Gillis Accident
Bethel Ogelsby August 21, 1823 cotton fields belonging to John Doby Esq. Unknown
Ambrose slave September 25, 1828 at the house of [?] Duke Homicide
Kate slave December 5, 1847 at the house of Mrs. Jane Love Accident
slave slave October 30, 1840 at Wiley Kelly's Accident
Aleck slave July 18, 1848 at Major J. Whitaker's plantation Suicide
negro negro February 3, 1838 at Maj. John Whitaker's plantation Accident
Henry B. Mathers November 26, 1841 at the house of Benjamin Nettles Natural Causes
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide

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