Kershaw County, SC

County Name: 
Kershaw
State: 
South Carolina

Kershaw County, SC Inquests

Displaying 101 - 150 of 233
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Type Death Methodsort descending
Friday slave September 10, 1840 at Thomas [?] plantation 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
infant July 16, 1868 in the town of Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Richard Williams November 23, 1880 Unknown
slave slave June 24, 1843 at Thomas Holland's Accident
Marcus April 12, 1836 at Gibson's Neck on the Wateree River Homicide
slave slave November 1, 1864 at the depot in Camden Unknown
Lucius LeGrand May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Timothy Spann April 24, 1812 two miles below Camden Homicide
Adam slave August 22, 1828 at Camden Suicide
Pinder slave May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
James Hall September 25, 1818 in town of Camden Natural Causes
William slave November 10, 1856 near Prospect Church near the line of Richland and on the waters of Wayland's Creek Homicide
Joseph B. Hughes August 6, 1869 at the late residence of Joseph B. Hughes in Flat Rock Township, Flat Rock, S.C. Accident
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
David Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Ned slave April 22, 1843 at Chesnut's Ferry Unknown
John Oaks May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Judith Berry December 17, 1811 near Swift Creek ... [at] home of James Berry Accident
infant November 12, 1811 Other
John Brown September 16, 1804 at Andrew Graham's plantation, near Beaver[?] Creek Other
Isaac slave February 2, 1829 Unknown
infant April 14, 1869 at Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation Homicide
James Tiller March 9, 1854 at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden Unknown
Summer slave November 7, 1864 at the plantation of Burwell Boykin Homicide
Henry Purse September 23, 1838 at Camden, on the corner of Market & York Streets Homicide
infant September 23, 1837 at Camden Unknown
negro negro March 25, 1838 at James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
Viny Davis June 1, 1872 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Benjamin Dixon November 4, 1836 Other
Sarah Ann Howell May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Goodall September 15, 1823 at the boatyard near Camden on the Wateree Suicide
infant June 8, 1828 house of Jessee Husk 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
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 April 23, 1838 at the Camden Ferry Unknown
Emanuel Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
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
John Bryce March 7, 1815 in the town of Camden Natural Causes
Carey slave February 1, 1831 at the house of John Williams Accident
Milly Roler November 2, 1819 Natural Causes
Amos slave March 15, 1856 at the plantation of John McRae on the banks of the Wateree Suicide

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