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
Aleck slave July 18, 1848 at Major J. Whitaker's plantation Suicide
slave slave October 30, 1840 at Wiley Kelly's Accident
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide
Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut Unknown
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
infant June 10, 1840 at Cassy[?] Branch at Eleander[?] More's Unknown
Jenny slave April 28, 1836 Natural Causes
Elizabeth Belk April 20, 1828 near the Door house Accident
Jane Young February 11, 1853 at the late residence of Mrs. Jane D. Young Homicide
Jack slave November 19, 1848 at McRae's Mill on the road to Darlington Unknown
John D. Player February 24, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Accident
Thomas C. Reaves May 25, 1899 Natural Causes
Charlotte slave August 6, 1837 in Camden Natural Causes
infant July 28, 1836 at the palntation of Mr. Richard Shotford[?] Homicide
Betsy Scott February 25, 1842 at Camden Other
Abram slave December 26, 1847 at Brewer's Plantation Unknown
Elizabeth McKagen May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
slave slave January 8, 1838 at the Wateree River in Camden Unknown
negro negro March 16, 1834 at the big Raft, the body lodged in the river Wateree Unknown
Powell slave August 10, 1851 at Mr. John Whitaker's plantation on Wateree River Unknown
Hetty McRa December 26, 1869 at L.B. Stephen's plantation Accident
Thomas Waters April 7, 1866 on the plantation of Daniel McCaskill on Lynches Creek Homicide
Peggy slave March 28, 1841 at Mr. Adamson's plantation Natural Causes
slave slave July 23, 1820 Homicide
Henry Clarkson May 10, 1871 at Antiark Church Natural Causes
James Spradley August 19, 1808 near Sander's Creek Accident
Henry Shaw April 14, 1899 at the place of R. W. Humphries Natural Causes
Louisa McKeown May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Unknown February 17, 1854 Unknown
Frankey slave May 23, 1835 at the Maj. R. Gibson Plantation on the Wateree Suicide
Venus slave March 20, 1842 on the side of the public road leading from the Charleston Road to McCallum's fairy Unknown
slave slave January 17, 1827 near McRae's mills Accident
Patt slave October 10, 1825 at the residence of Mrs. Mary Mathis in Camden Suicide
Samuel H. Young May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Jane Kelly May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Jane Archer January 13, 1813 in house of Alexander Archer on Brown[?] Creek Natural Causes
slave slave May 31, 1832 Natural Causes
Jack Robinson March 13, 1847 at Sander's Creek[?] Unknown
Sarah Arledge April 22, 1812 at Meeting House Branch Accident
Bob slave February 18, 1823 near Captain James W. Lang's Mills Accident
Burke Chesnut December 14, 1849 near Boykin's T.O. Accident
William McKagen May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Unknown June 26, 1856 at a spot near the Wateree River and on or near the Road leading to Chesnut's Ferry 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
slave slave August 15, 1824 near the head of the Bell Brach within half a mile of the stage road Unknown
John slave November 13, 1849 at the house of Mrs. J.S. McRae Accident
John Roe September 11, 1868 at William Elliott's Homicide
John Ronnie February 15, 1898 Accident
Josiah Parker August 24, 1829 at the plantation of Josiah Parker Suicide

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