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 ascending Death Method
Thomas Gaskin February 26, 1842 at an old field in the district of Kershaw Suicide rifle
Amos slave March 15, 1856 at the plantation of John McRae on the banks of the Wateree Suicide
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
Belfast slave January 18, 1813 on the plantation of John Damson Esqr Suicide knife
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
Patt slave October 10, 1825 at the residence of Mrs. Mary Mathis in Camden Suicide
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
John Pettigrew January 17, 1843 at the Irish buying ground Homicide knife
Henry Purse September 23, 1838 at Camden, on the corner of Market & York Streets Homicide
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
Frank slave July 16, 1840 at the house of Charles M. Breaker Homicide
John Adamson August 23, 1825 Homicide
Micajah Hilliard November 28, 1829 in the house of Joseph Ward Homicide
infant July 16, 1868 in the town of Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Eisex Brown February 12, 1869 at John Canty's plantation Homicide stick
Fanny slave November 4, 1855 at the plantation of Edward A. Salmond about four miles from Camden Homicide
George Grice May 6, 1877 at Doby's Mill Homicide knife
Eldridge Brown August 5, 1837 in Camden Homicide pistol
Elizabeth Mathers April 18, 1851 at Mathers' house Homicide knife
Sylvia slave May 21, 1822 at John Brown plantation Homicide switch
Jerry slave June 6, 1857 at the residence of Rev. J.K. Mendenhall on Lyttleton Street within the bounds of the Town of Camden Homicide jug
infant March 29, 1842 at Tabitha Laird's Homicide
infant April 14, 1869 at Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation Homicide
Summer slave November 7, 1864 at the plantation of Burwell Boykin Homicide
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
infant November 28, 1829 in Camden on the lot on which Mr. Thomas Welsh[?] resided Homicide
Elizabeth Bowing May 30, 1831 at the residence of Mrs. Ann Bowing Homicide
Sarah Langley October 27, 1803 Homicide
Tamar Clark November 9, 1871 at Henry L. Hunter's resident at Liberty Hill Homicide shotgun
John Pitts June 11, 1842 at Elias Ford's Homicide shotgun
Thomas Clark September 14, 1811 at plantation on Little Lynches Creek Homicide stick
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide
R. J. Lester March 19, 1851 at Camden Homicide pistol
W. F. Hunter June 1, 1853 at the residence of William Clyburn Homicide knife
infant July 28, 1836 at the palntation of Mr. Richard Shotford[?] Homicide
Jane Young February 11, 1853 at the late residence of Mrs. Jane D. Young Homicide
William I. Graham September 13, 1854 at the Camden Hotel kep by William M. Watson in the Town of Camden Homicide bowie knife
Ambrose slave September 25, 1828 at the house of [?] Duke Homicide
Thomas Waters April 7, 1866 on the plantation of Daniel McCaskill on Lynches Creek Homicide
slave slave July 23, 1820 Homicide
John Roe September 11, 1868 at William Elliott's Homicide

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