Kershaw County, SC

County Name: 
Kershaw
State: 
South Carolina

Kershaw County, SC Inquests

Displaying 201 - 233 of 233
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Typesort descending Death Method
Elizabeth Mathers April 18, 1851 at Mathers' house Homicide knife
Paul Williams August 23, 1869 Homicide brick
Summer slave November 7, 1864 at the plantation of Burwell Boykin Homicide
Jake slave July 24, 1852 at the plantation of Mrs. Amelia Haile near the bridge crossing the Wateree River Homicide brick
infant April 14, 1869 at Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation Homicide
John Peagles November 30, 1846 at Camden Homicide pistol
Mack Kirkland colored man October 31, 1868 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide pistol
Wesley Murrell colored January 6, 1869 at Col. W. J. Reynolds plantation Homicide spade
Timothy Spann April 24, 1812 two miles below Camden Homicide
Edward slave August 3, 1824 on the main Charleston Road five miles below Camden Homicide
William slave November 10, 1856 near Prospect Church near the line of Richland and on the waters of Wayland's Creek Homicide
Thomas Clark September 14, 1811 at plantation on Little Lynches Creek Homicide stick
Captain slave January 24, 1824 at plantation of Captain John Boykin Homicide knife
Tamar Clark November 9, 1871 at Henry L. Hunter's resident at Liberty Hill Homicide shotgun
Jim slave June 19, 1858 at the plantation of A.H. Boykin Homicide
Viny Davis June 1, 1872 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Jane Young February 11, 1853 at the late residence of Mrs. Jane D. Young Homicide
Marcus April 12, 1836 at Gibson's Neck on the Wateree River Homicide
Amos slave March 15, 1856 at the plantation of John McRae on the banks of the Wateree Suicide
Thomas Gaskin February 26, 1842 at an old field in the district of Kershaw Suicide rifle
Patt slave October 10, 1825 at the residence of Mrs. Mary Mathis in Camden Suicide
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
Aleck slave July 18, 1848 at Major J. Whitaker's plantation Suicide
Cubiner slave October 27, 1844 at the residence of B. Haile Suicide shotgun
Belfast slave January 18, 1813 on the plantation of John Damson Esqr Suicide knife
Alexander Rogers July 15, 1818 lying in the home of F. Blair Suicide razor
Frankey slave May 23, 1835 at the Maj. R. Gibson Plantation on the Wateree Suicide
Josiah Parker August 24, 1829 at the plantation of Josiah Parker Suicide
Anthony slave June 1, 1841 at Camden Suicide rope
Jane Crowder July 10, 1848 at the jail of Kershaw District, town of Camden Suicide
slave slave June 5, 1805 in woods near Camden Suicide check string
Adam slave August 22, 1828 at Camden Suicide
Goodall September 15, 1823 at the boatyard near Camden on the Wateree Suicide

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