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 ascending
Unknown December 13, 1846 at Hester Thomas in Market Street Unknown
Carey slave February 1, 1831 at the house of John Williams Accident
Jenny slave April 28, 1836 Natural Causes
Milly Roler November 2, 1819 Natural Causes
slave slave October 30, 1840 at Wiley Kelly's Accident
S. G. W. Dill June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
J. J. Watts April 17, 1848 at the house of J.J. Watts Accident
negro negro February 3, 1838 at Maj. John Whitaker's plantation Accident
Bob slave December 26, 1845 at the residence Mr. Parks Accident
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
Henry B. Mathers November 26, 1841 at the house of Benjamin Nettles Natural Causes
Amelia A. Alexander May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
infant March 2, 1852 at the house of entertainment kept by H.J. Wilson known as the Camden Hotel Unknown
slave slave January 8, 1838 at the Wateree River in Camden Unknown
Margaret McKeown 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
Margaret Scanlon April 12, 1872 at Margaret Scanlon's residence Other
Nestor Ellison freedman June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
Charlotte slave August 6, 1837 in Camden Natural Causes
Dick slave May 25, 1843 at Camden boat yard Accident
James Goodson September 28, 1807 Natural Causes
Betsy Scott February 25, 1842 at Camden Other
Benjamin Franklin Hocott May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Unknown February 17, 1854 Unknown
Smith T. T. Richboury May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Frankey slave May 23, 1835 at the Maj. R. Gibson Plantation on the Wateree Suicide
Alexander McKee January 4, 1817 in the woods near William Gardner's Accident
William Johnson January 20, 1871 at William Johnson's residence in Camden Accident
Peggy slave March 28, 1841 at Mr. Adamson's plantation Natural Causes
slave slave December 4, 1852 at the plantation known as Stockton's Accident
Redding Summerville January 9, 1826 Unknown
James C. Wise May 13, 1847 at Camden Accident
John Adamson August 23, 1825 Homicide
Unknown June 26, 1856 at a spot near the Wateree River and on or near the Road leading to Chesnut's Ferry Accident
W. F. DeBruhl April 20, 1859 at the late residence of W.F. DeBruhl Natural Causes
Daniel Gallis January 31, 1819 at house of Daniel Gillis Accident
Venus slave March 20, 1842 on the side of the public road leading from the Charleston Road to McCallum's fairy Unknown
Bethel Ogelsby August 21, 1823 cotton fields belonging to John Doby Esq. Unknown
Mary Champion November 10, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Natural Causes
Jane Archer January 13, 1813 in house of Alexander Archer on Brown[?] Creek Natural Causes
Briant King May 16, 1861 at the resident of W. D. H. McHaughton Natural Causes
Sarah Arledge April 22, 1812 at Meeting House Branch Accident
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
infant November 28, 1829 in Camden on the lot on which Mr. Thomas Welsh[?] resided Homicide
Scott September 14, 1821 near the mill pond of Duncan McRae, Esquire Other
Aleck slave July 18, 1848 at Major J. Whitaker's plantation Suicide
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
Jerry R. McLeod May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide
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

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