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
Cubiner slave October 27, 1844 at the residence of B. Haile Suicide shotgun
Frankey slave May 23, 1835 at the Maj. R. Gibson Plantation on the Wateree Suicide
Belfast slave January 18, 1813 on the plantation of John Damson Esqr Suicide knife
Josiah Parker August 24, 1829 at the plantation of Josiah Parker Suicide
Alexander Rogers July 15, 1818 lying in the home of F. Blair Suicide razor
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
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
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
slave slave July 23, 1820 Homicide
John Pettigrew January 17, 1843 at the Irish buying ground Homicide knife
John Adamson August 23, 1825 Homicide
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
Christopher Campbell April 16, 1835 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
Paul Williams August 23, 1869 Homicide brick
Elizabeth Mathers April 18, 1851 at Mathers' house Homicide knife
Eleck slave May 30, 1850 at the quarter of A.D. Jones Esq. Homicide shotgun
Jake slave July 24, 1852 at the plantation of Mrs. Amelia Haile near the bridge crossing the Wateree River Homicide brick
Summer slave November 7, 1864 at the plantation of Burwell Boykin Homicide
infant April 14, 1869 at Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation Homicide
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
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
Tamar Clark November 9, 1871 at Henry L. Hunter's resident at Liberty Hill Homicide shotgun
Captain slave January 24, 1824 at plantation of Captain John Boykin Homicide knife
Thomas Clark September 14, 1811 at plantation on Little Lynches Creek Homicide stick
Marcus April 12, 1836 at Gibson's Neck on the Wateree River Homicide
Jane Young February 11, 1853 at the late residence of Mrs. Jane D. Young Homicide
Jim slave June 19, 1858 at the plantation of A.H. Boykin Homicide
Viny Davis June 1, 1872 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Thomas Waters April 7, 1866 on the plantation of Daniel McCaskill on Lynches Creek Homicide
Henry Purse September 23, 1838 at Camden, on the corner of Market & York Streets Homicide
Frank slave July 16, 1840 at the house of Charles M. Breaker Homicide
Micajah Hilliard November 28, 1829 in the house of Joseph Ward Homicide
John Roe September 11, 1868 at William Elliott's Homicide
Tom slave July 10, 1824 at the plantation of Mr. Wm. W. Lang Homicide shotgun
Fanny slave November 4, 1855 at the plantation of Edward A. Salmond about four miles from Camden Homicide
George slave July 19, 1855 near Pine Tree Creek Homicide
Sylvia slave May 21, 1822 at John Brown plantation Homicide switch

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