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
Carey slave February 1, 1831 at the house of John Williams Accident
Milly Roler November 2, 1819 Natural Causes
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
George slave July 19, 1855 near Pine Tree Creek Homicide
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
J. J. Watts April 17, 1848 at the house of J.J. Watts Accident
John Ronnie February 15, 1898 Accident
William LeGrand May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Robert Blair March 25, 1828 at the mill of James Cunningham ... on a branch of Shingeton's[?] Creek Suicide
Mary Hinson May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Scott September 14, 1821 near the mill pond of Duncan McRae, Esquire Other
John Roe September 11, 1868 at William Elliott's Homicide
Caesar slave August 29, 1861 [at] S. D. Houg['s] Unknown
William slave November 10, 1856 near Prospect Church near the line of Richland and on the waters of Wayland's Creek Homicide
Amanda Hogan May 11, 1898 at the late residence of Miss Amanda Hogan Natural Causes
Isaac slave March 4, 1841 at Col. Wm. J. Taylor's plantation Natural Causes
Fortune slave April 1, 1838 at Col. James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
slave slave June 24, 1843 at Thomas Holland's Accident
Dorcas Page May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
James Goodson September 28, 1807 Natural Causes
Amelia A. Alexander May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Timothy Spann April 24, 1812 two miles below Camden Homicide
John Brown September 16, 1804 at Andrew Graham's plantation, near Beaver[?] Creek Other
Tom slave October 25, 1859 at the residence of Joseph Murphy Accident
Alexander McKee January 4, 1817 in the woods near William Gardner's Accident
James Tiller March 9, 1854 at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden Unknown
Unknown April 23, 1854 at a spot near Chesnut's field about four miles from Camden Unknown
slave slave December 4, 1852 at the plantation known as Stockton's Accident
infant September 23, 1837 at Camden Unknown
David Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Alice Robinson May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Redding Summerville January 9, 1826 Unknown
Benjamin Franklin Hocott May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Judith Berry December 17, 1811 near Swift Creek ... [at] home of James Berry Accident
Harry slave August 13, 1807 at McRae & Cantey's Merchant (grist) mill Accident
Stephen slave December 18, 1860 at Mr. M. Mungo Accident
Daniel Gallis January 31, 1819 at house of Daniel Gillis Accident
Bethel Ogelsby August 21, 1823 cotton fields belonging to John Doby Esq. Unknown
Jim slave June 19, 1858 at the plantation of A.H. Boykin Homicide
Ann slave January 2, 1844 at Capt. B. Haile's plantation Homicide
negro negro March 25, 1838 at James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
Viny Davis June 1, 1872 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
Louisa Nettles May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
infant November 28, 1829 in Camden on the lot on which Mr. Thomas Welsh[?] resided Homicide
James C. Wise May 13, 1847 at Camden Accident
Goodall September 15, 1823 at the boatyard near Camden on the Wateree Suicide
John slave November 20, 1829 on the Bank of the Wateree River at the plantation of Col. James Shesnut Unknown
S. G. W. Dill June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide
Amos slave March 15, 1856 at the plantation of John McRae on the banks of the Wateree Suicide

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