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 ascending
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
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
Pinder slave May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
infant July 28, 1836 at the palntation of Mr. Richard Shotford[?] Homicide
Fortune slave April 1, 1838 at Col. James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
slave slave June 24, 1843 at Thomas Holland's Accident
Joseph B. Hughes August 6, 1869 at the late residence of Joseph B. Hughes in Flat Rock Township, Flat Rock, S.C. Accident
Abram slave December 26, 1847 at Brewer's Plantation Unknown
Timothy Spann April 24, 1812 two miles below Camden Homicide
Elizabeth Belk April 20, 1828 near the Door house Accident
slave slave November 1, 1864 at the depot in Camden Unknown
Jack slave November 19, 1848 at McRae's Mill on the road to Darlington Unknown
William slave November 10, 1856 near Prospect Church near the line of Richland and on the waters of Wayland's Creek Homicide
Isaac slave March 4, 1841 at Col. Wm. J. Taylor's plantation Natural Causes
infant April 14, 1869 at Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation Homicide
James Spradley August 19, 1808 near Sander's Creek Accident
infant September 23, 1837 at Camden Unknown
David Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Summer slave November 7, 1864 at the plantation of Burwell Boykin Homicide
Henry Shaw April 14, 1899 at the place of R. W. Humphries Natural Causes
Judith Berry December 17, 1811 near Swift Creek ... [at] home of James Berry Accident
Powell slave August 10, 1851 at Mr. John Whitaker's plantation on Wateree River Unknown
John Brown September 16, 1804 at Andrew Graham's plantation, near Beaver[?] Creek Other
Ned slave April 22, 1843 at Chesnut's Ferry Unknown
James Tiller March 9, 1854 at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden Unknown
infant November 12, 1811 Other
slave slave July 23, 1820 Homicide
Bob slave February 18, 1823 near Captain James W. Lang's Mills Accident
negro negro March 25, 1838 at James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
Viny Davis June 1, 1872 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Burke Chesnut December 14, 1849 near Boykin's T.O. Accident
Goodall September 15, 1823 at the boatyard near Camden on the Wateree Suicide
slave slave January 17, 1827 near McRae's mills Accident
Harry slave August 13, 1807 at McRae & Cantey's Merchant (grist) mill Accident
Samuel H. Young May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Jim slave June 19, 1858 at the plantation of A.H. Boykin Homicide
infant June 8, 1828 house of Jessee Husk Accident
slave slave May 31, 1832 Natural Causes
Christopher Campbell April 16, 1835 Homicide
negro negro April 23, 1838 at the Camden Ferry Unknown
Emanuel Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut Unknown
Micjah Ward February 9, 1849 at the house of M. Ward Natural Causes
John Bryce March 7, 1815 in the town of Camden Natural Causes
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
Amos slave March 15, 1856 at the plantation of John McRae on the banks of the Wateree Suicide
Josiah Parker August 24, 1829 at the plantation of Josiah Parker Suicide
John D. Player February 24, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Accident

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