Kershaw County, SC

County Name: 
Kershaw
State: 
South Carolina

Kershaw County, SC Inquests

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Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Type Death Methodsort descending
Scott September 14, 1821 near the mill pond of Duncan McRae, Esquire Other
Friday slave September 10, 1840 at Thomas [?] plantation Unknown
Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut Unknown
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
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
Muse slave September 18, 1831 at the resident of Roger Parish Accident
Richard Williams November 23, 1880 Unknown
John Ronnie February 15, 1898 Accident
J. F. Brewer September 16, 1841 at Camden Other
Mary Jenkins May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Jane Young February 11, 1853 at the late residence of Mrs. Jane D. Young Homicide
Timothy Spann April 24, 1812 two miles below Camden Homicide
John D. Player February 24, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Accident
Adam slave August 22, 1828 at Camden Suicide
James Hall September 25, 1818 in town of Camden Natural Causes
Thomas C. Reaves May 25, 1899 Natural Causes
William slave November 10, 1856 near Prospect Church near the line of Richland and on the waters of Wayland's Creek Homicide
Isaac slave March 4, 1841 at Col. Wm. J. Taylor's plantation Natural Causes
Brice slave February 19, 1859 at the residence of Joseph Murphy Accident
Fortune slave April 1, 1838 at Col. James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
Elizabeth McKagen May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
slave slave June 24, 1843 at Thomas Holland's Accident
Marcus April 12, 1836 at Gibson's Neck on the Wateree River Homicide
Lucius LeGrand May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
John Oaks May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Hetty McRa December 26, 1869 at L.B. Stephen's plantation Accident
Judith Berry December 17, 1811 near Swift Creek ... [at] home of James Berry Accident
Thomas Waters April 7, 1866 on the plantation of Daniel McCaskill on Lynches Creek Homicide
John Brown September 16, 1804 at Andrew Graham's plantation, near Beaver[?] Creek Other
Isaac slave February 2, 1829 Unknown
Henry Clarkson May 10, 1871 at Antiark Church Natural Causes
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
Louisa McKeown May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
David Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Sarah Ann Howell May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Patt slave October 10, 1825 at the residence of Mrs. Mary Mathis in Camden Suicide
Goodall September 15, 1823 at the boatyard near Camden on the Wateree Suicide
Jane Kelly May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Harry slave August 13, 1807 at McRae & Cantey's Merchant (grist) mill Accident
Micajah Hilliard November 28, 1829 in the house of Joseph Ward Homicide
Jefferson slave July 27, 1840 at the plantation of H.R. Cook Accident
Jack Robinson March 13, 1847 at Sander's Creek[?] Unknown
Jim slave June 19, 1858 at the plantation of A.H. Boykin Homicide
William Pettifoot free black January 21, 1847 at Camden Accident
negro negro March 25, 1838 at James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
William McKagen May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Viny Davis June 1, 1872 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Benjamin Dixon November 4, 1836 Other

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