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
Ambrose slave September 25, 1828 at the house of [?] Duke Homicide
Sarah Ann Howell May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Kate slave December 5, 1847 at the house of Mrs. Jane Love Accident
Jenny slave April 28, 1836 Natural Causes
Carey slave February 1, 1831 at the house of John Williams Accident
Jerry R. McLeod May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
slave slave October 30, 1840 at Wiley Kelly's Accident
Milly Roler November 2, 1819 Natural Causes
negro negro February 3, 1838 at Maj. John Whitaker's plantation Accident
J. J. Watts April 17, 1848 at the house of J.J. Watts Accident
infant July 16, 1868 in the town of Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Henry B. Mathers November 26, 1841 at the house of Benjamin Nettles Natural Causes
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
John Goff April 4, 1843 at the house of Holly Goff Unknown
infant June 10, 1840 at Cassy[?] Branch at Eleander[?] More's Unknown
Mary Hinson May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
negro negro March 16, 1834 at the big Raft, the body lodged in the river Wateree Unknown
Pinder slave May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Joseph B. Hughes August 6, 1869 at the late residence of Joseph B. Hughes in Flat Rock Township, Flat Rock, S.C. Accident
Charlotte slave August 6, 1837 in Camden Natural Causes
Betsy Scott February 25, 1842 at Camden Other
James Goodson September 28, 1807 Natural Causes
slave slave November 1, 1864 at the depot in Camden Unknown
slave slave January 8, 1838 at the Wateree River in Camden Unknown
Amelia A. Alexander May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Frankey slave May 23, 1835 at the Maj. R. Gibson Plantation on the Wateree Suicide
infant November 12, 1811 Other
infant April 14, 1869 at Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation Homicide
Peggy slave March 28, 1841 at Mr. Adamson's plantation Natural Causes
Alexander McKee January 4, 1817 in the woods near William Gardner's Accident
Summer slave November 7, 1864 at the plantation of Burwell Boykin Homicide
slave slave December 4, 1852 at the plantation known as Stockton's Accident
Redding Summerville January 9, 1826 Unknown
Ned slave April 22, 1843 at Chesnut's Ferry Unknown
Unknown February 17, 1854 Unknown
Benjamin Franklin Hocott May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Venus slave March 20, 1842 on the side of the public road leading from the Charleston Road to McCallum's fairy Unknown
infant June 8, 1828 house of Jessee Husk Accident
Daniel Gallis January 31, 1819 at house of Daniel Gillis Accident
Jane Archer January 13, 1813 in house of Alexander Archer on Brown[?] Creek Natural Causes
Bethel Ogelsby August 21, 1823 cotton fields belonging to John Doby Esq. Unknown
Sarah Arledge April 22, 1812 at Meeting House Branch Accident
infant November 28, 1829 in Camden on the lot on which Mr. Thomas Welsh[?] resided Homicide
Unknown June 26, 1856 at a spot near the Wateree River and on or near the Road leading to Chesnut's Ferry Accident
James C. Wise May 13, 1847 at Camden Accident
Aleck slave July 18, 1848 at Major J. Whitaker's plantation Suicide
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
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide
John Ronnie February 15, 1898 Accident
Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut Unknown

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