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
slave slave January 25, 1836 at the plantation of Daniel L. Desaushore[?] Accident
Sam Sinclair slave March 24, 1820 at John Chesnut plantation near Chesnut's Ferry on Wateree River Homicide
Unknown December 13, 1846 at Hester Thomas in Market Street Unknown
Martha Adamson April 10, 1877 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Other
S. G. W. Dill June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
William Applewhite January 22, 1838 at Camden Accident
infant March 29, 1842 at Tabitha Laird's Homicide
Bob slave December 26, 1845 at the residence Mr. Parks Accident
Aleck slave July 18, 1848 at Major J. Whitaker's plantation Suicide
John Cotton March 15, 1826 at the river bank in Mr. Jno. Nelson's field Accident
infant March 2, 1852 at the house of entertainment kept by H.J. Wilson known as the Camden Hotel Unknown
Lydia Parish December 6, 1835 at the house of Mrs. L. Parrish on Rutledge Street in the town of Camden Natural Causes
Margaret McKeown May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
infant July 28, 1836 at the palntation of Mr. Richard Shotford[?] Homicide
James Graham June 8, 1858 at the place known as the public square in Logtown Accident
Margaret Scanlon April 12, 1872 at Margaret Scanlon's residence Other
Abram slave December 26, 1847 at Brewer's Plantation Unknown
Nestor Ellison freedman June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
negro negro April 5, 1838 at the Camden Ferry Unknown
John McLeod August 23, 1822 at house of Widow McLeod in the fork of Lynches Creek Accident
Elizabeth Belk April 20, 1828 near the Door house Accident
Dick slave May 25, 1843 at Camden boat yard Accident
Jack slave November 19, 1848 at McRae's Mill on the road to Darlington Unknown
Elizabeth Bowing May 30, 1831 at the residence of Mrs. Ann Bowing Homicide
Esther slave October 24, 1834 at Camden Unknown
slave slave July 23, 1820 Homicide
Smith T. T. Richboury May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
James Spradley August 19, 1808 near Sander's Creek Accident
William Johnson January 20, 1871 at William Johnson's residence in Camden Accident
Henry Shaw April 14, 1899 at the place of R. W. Humphries Natural Causes
negro negro February 23, 1838 at Mrs. McRay's plantation Unknown
Sarah Langley October 27, 1803 Homicide
Powell slave August 10, 1851 at Mr. John Whitaker's plantation on Wateree River Unknown
Avery slave November 14, 1831 at a fording place of Singleton's Creek in the plantation of Jacob Champion Accident
Ambrose slave September 25, 1828 at the house of [?] Duke Homicide
John Adamson August 23, 1825 Homicide
Kate slave December 5, 1847 at the house of Mrs. Jane Love Accident
slave slave May 31, 1832 Natural Causes
W. F. DeBruhl April 20, 1859 at the late residence of W.F. DeBruhl Natural Causes
Bob slave February 18, 1823 near Captain James W. Lang's Mills Accident
Jonathan Newman October 9, 1869 at the late residence of Jonathan C. Newman Accident
Mary Champion November 10, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Natural Causes
Burke Chesnut December 14, 1849 near Boykin's T.O. Accident
Briant King May 16, 1861 at the resident of W. D. H. McHaughton Natural Causes
negro negro March 25, 1838 at Col. Ja's Chesnut plantation Unknown
Alfred Sowell December 1, 1816 Accident
slave slave January 17, 1827 near McRae's mills Accident
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
Samuel H. Young May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident

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