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 Typesort descending Death Method
Unknown April 23, 1854 at a spot near Chesnut's field about four miles from Camden Unknown
infant May 26, 1829 Unknown
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
John Myers July 24, 1845 at the big hill east of McRae's Mill on the road from Camden to Darlington Court House Unknown
Richard Williams November 23, 1880 Unknown
Alford Pendleton December 14, 1911 Unknown
Unknown May 1, 1826 in a ditch Unknown
Jim Cantey July 20, 1900 Unknown
Mary Williams September 23, 1843 at the residence of Mary Williams Unknown
Fortune slave April 1, 1838 at Col. James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
John slave November 20, 1829 on the Bank of the Wateree River at the plantation of Col. James Shesnut Unknown
James Tiller March 9, 1854 at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden Unknown
Unknown December 13, 1846 at Hester Thomas in Market Street Unknown
Friday slave September 10, 1840 at Thomas [?] plantation Unknown
infant September 23, 1837 at Camden Unknown
infant March 2, 1852 at the house of entertainment kept by H.J. Wilson known as the Camden Hotel Unknown
negro negro March 25, 1838 at James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
Isaac slave February 2, 1829 Unknown
negro negro April 23, 1838 at the Camden Ferry Unknown
negro negro April 16, 1838 at Thomas Whitaker's plantation Unknown
negro negro March 26, 1838 at the Camden Ferry, Wateree River Unknown
John Goff April 4, 1843 at the house of Holly Goff Unknown
negro negro March 19, 1838 at Ja's Chesnut's plantation Unknown
slave slave November 1, 1864 at the depot in Camden Unknown
Ned slave April 22, 1843 at Chesnut's Ferry Unknown
Redding Summerville January 9, 1826 Unknown
negro negro April 5, 1838 at the Camden Ferry Unknown
Bethel Ogelsby August 21, 1823 cotton fields belonging to John Doby Esq. Unknown
negro negro February 23, 1838 at Mrs. McRay's plantation Unknown
Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut Unknown
Esther slave October 24, 1834 at Camden Unknown
negro negro March 25, 1838 at Col. Ja's Chesnut plantation Unknown
Abram slave December 26, 1847 at Brewer's Plantation Unknown
Jack slave November 19, 1848 at McRae's Mill on the road to Darlington Unknown
Powell slave August 10, 1851 at Mr. John Whitaker's plantation on Wateree River Unknown
infant June 10, 1840 at Cassy[?] Branch at Eleander[?] More's Unknown
Jack Robinson March 13, 1847 at Sander's Creek[?] Unknown
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
slave slave August 15, 1824 near the head of the Bell Brach within half a mile of the stage road Unknown
Unknown February 17, 1854 Unknown
Caesar slave August 29, 1861 [at] S. D. Houg['s] Unknown
Venus slave March 20, 1842 on the side of the public road leading from the Charleston Road to McCallum's fairy Unknown
William Thompson May 26, 1826 in town of Camden Accident saltpeter
slave slave March 12, 1824 on the river bank at the plantation of Edward Brevard Accident boat
Alice Robinson May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
John Ronnie February 15, 1898 Accident
Tom slave October 25, 1859 at the residence of Joseph Murphy 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
Louisa Nettles May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident

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