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 Type Death Methodsort descending
Warren slave July 13, 1859 at Camden at the residence of John Workman Homicide
Jenny slave April 28, 1836 Natural Causes
Unknown December 13, 1846 at Hester Thomas in Market Street Unknown
J. J. Watts April 17, 1848 at the house of J.J. Watts Accident
slave slave October 30, 1840 at Wiley Kelly's Accident
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
S. G. W. Dill June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
negro negro February 3, 1838 at Maj. John Whitaker's plantation Accident
Mary Hinson May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Henry B. Mathers November 26, 1841 at the house of Benjamin Nettles Natural Causes
Bob slave December 26, 1845 at the residence Mr. Parks Accident
Carey slave February 1, 1831 at the house of John Williams Accident
infant June 10, 1840 at Cassy[?] Branch at Eleander[?] More's Unknown
Milly Roler November 2, 1819 Natural Causes
infant March 2, 1852 at the house of entertainment kept by H.J. Wilson known as the Camden Hotel Unknown
negro negro March 16, 1834 at the big Raft, the body lodged in the river Wateree Unknown
Margaret McKeown May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Margaret Scanlon April 12, 1872 at Margaret Scanlon's residence Other
James Goodson September 28, 1807 Natural Causes
Nestor Ellison freedman June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
Charlotte slave August 6, 1837 in Camden Natural Causes
Amelia A. Alexander May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Betsy Scott February 25, 1842 at Camden Other
Dick slave May 25, 1843 at Camden boat yard Accident
slave slave January 8, 1838 at the Wateree River in Camden Unknown
Unknown February 17, 1854 Unknown
Alexander McKee January 4, 1817 in the woods near William Gardner's Accident
Frankey slave May 23, 1835 at the Maj. R. Gibson Plantation on the Wateree Suicide
Smith T. T. Richboury May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
slave slave December 4, 1852 at the plantation known as Stockton's Accident
Peggy slave March 28, 1841 at Mr. Adamson's plantation Natural Causes
William Johnson January 20, 1871 at William Johnson's residence in Camden Accident
Redding Summerville January 9, 1826 Unknown
Benjamin Franklin Hocott May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Unknown June 26, 1856 at a spot near the Wateree River and on or near the Road leading to Chesnut's Ferry Accident
Bethel Ogelsby August 21, 1823 cotton fields belonging to John Doby Esq. Unknown
John Adamson August 23, 1825 Homicide
Venus slave March 20, 1842 on the side of the public road leading from the Charleston Road to McCallum's fairy Unknown
W. F. DeBruhl April 20, 1859 at the late residence of W.F. DeBruhl Natural Causes
Jane Archer January 13, 1813 in house of Alexander Archer on Brown[?] Creek Natural Causes
Mary Champion November 10, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Natural Causes
infant November 28, 1829 in Camden on the lot on which Mr. Thomas Welsh[?] resided Homicide
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
James C. Wise May 13, 1847 at Camden Accident
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
Daniel Gallis January 31, 1819 at house of Daniel Gillis Accident
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
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
Jerry R. McLeod May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident

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