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
Milly Roler November 2, 1819 Natural Causes
infant July 16, 1868 in the town of Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
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
Amos slave March 15, 1856 at the plantation of John McRae on the banks of the Wateree Suicide
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
negro negro April 23, 1838 at the Camden Ferry Unknown
Mary Hinson May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Jerry R. McLeod May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Emanuel Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Carey slave February 1, 1831 at the house of John Williams Accident
John Bryce March 7, 1815 in the town of Camden Natural Causes
Robert Anderson January 31, 1825 at the camp near the Wateree Canal Accident
Frank slave July 16, 1840 at the house of Charles M. Breaker Homicide
slave slave November 1, 1864 at the depot in Camden Unknown
colored colored June 12, 1856 at a house on Rutledge Street in the town of Camden and occupied by one John Strickling Natural Causes
James Goodson September 28, 1807 Natural Causes
negro negro April 16, 1838 at Thomas Whitaker's plantation Unknown
Amelia A. Alexander May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Pinder slave May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
John McDonald April 15, 1839 at Daniel McDonalds Natural Causes
Joseph B. Hughes August 6, 1869 at the late residence of Joseph B. Hughes in Flat Rock Township, Flat Rock, S.C. Accident
Summer slave November 7, 1864 at the plantation of Burwell Boykin Homicide
John McDaniel May 31, 1839 at McCaskill's graveyard Natural Causes
Alexander McKee January 4, 1817 in the woods near William Gardner's Accident
Tom slave May 5, 1805 at plantation of John Chesnut, Esquire Accident
slave slave December 4, 1852 at the plantation known as Stockton's Accident
Ned slave April 22, 1843 at Chesnut's Ferry Unknown
Fanny slave November 4, 1855 at the plantation of Edward A. Salmond about four miles from Camden Homicide
Redding Summerville January 9, 1826 Unknown
infant November 12, 1811 Other
negro negro March 26, 1838 at the Camden Ferry, Wateree River Unknown
Benjamin Franklin Hocott May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
infant April 14, 1869 at Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation Homicide
Willy Hall February 19, 1845 at Black River in the stage road Natural Causes
Bethel Ogelsby August 21, 1823 cotton fields belonging to John Doby Esq. Unknown
Angus McQueen January 17, 1816 at home of Kelly McDermit 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
negro negro March 19, 1838 at Ja's Chesnut's plantation Unknown
James C. Wise May 13, 1847 at Camden Accident
Daniel Gallis January 31, 1819 at house of Daniel Gillis Accident
Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut Unknown
John Cotton March 15, 1826 at the river bank in Mr. Jno. Nelson's field Accident
slave slave January 25, 1836 at the plantation of Daniel L. Desaushore[?] Accident
Martha Adamson April 10, 1877 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Other
William Applewhite January 22, 1838 at Camden Accident
Aleck slave July 18, 1848 at Major J. Whitaker's plantation Suicide
infant March 29, 1842 at Tabitha Laird's Homicide
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide

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