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
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
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
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
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
infant March 29, 1842 at Tabitha Laird's Homicide
Edmond Wages March 12, 1863 two and a half miles from the residence of G .E. Doby Homicide shotgun
Ann slave January 2, 1844 at Capt. B. Haile's plantation Homicide
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
Patterson slave June 2, 1855 Homicide knife
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide
S. G. W. Dill June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill 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
Warren slave July 13, 1859 at Camden at the residence of John Workman Homicide
Sarah Langley October 27, 1803 Homicide
John Pitts June 11, 1842 at Elias Ford's Homicide shotgun
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
Nestor Ellison freedman June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
infant July 28, 1836 at the palntation of Mr. Richard Shotford[?] Homicide
John Pettigrew January 17, 1843 at the Irish buying ground Homicide knife
slave slave July 23, 1820 Homicide
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
John Adamson August 23, 1825 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
Christopher Campbell April 16, 1835 Homicide
Eleck slave May 30, 1850 at the quarter of A.D. Jones Esq. Homicide shotgun
Elizabeth Mathers April 18, 1851 at Mathers' house Homicide knife
Paul Williams August 23, 1869 Homicide brick
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
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
Timothy Spann April 24, 1812 two miles below Camden Homicide
Wesley Murrell colored January 6, 1869 at Col. W. J. Reynolds plantation Homicide spade
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

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