Kershaw County, SC

County Name: 
Kershaw
State: 
South Carolina

Kershaw County, SC Inquests

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Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Type Death Methodsort descending
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
Christopher Campbell April 16, 1835 Homicide
S. G. W. Dill June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
John Ronnie February 15, 1898 Accident
Micjah Ward February 9, 1849 at the house of M. Ward Natural Causes
Bob slave December 26, 1845 at the residence Mr. Parks Accident
slave slave August 15, 1824 near the head of the Bell Brach within half a mile of the stage road Unknown
Warren slave July 13, 1859 at Camden at the residence of John Workman Homicide
Scott September 14, 1821 near the mill pond of Duncan McRae, Esquire Other
John slave November 13, 1849 at the house of Mrs. J.S. McRae Accident
Unknown December 13, 1846 at Hester Thomas in Market Street Unknown
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
Josiah Parker August 24, 1829 at the plantation of Josiah Parker Suicide
Margaret Scanlon April 12, 1872 at Margaret Scanlon's residence Other
Isaac slave March 4, 1841 at Col. Wm. J. Taylor's plantation Natural Causes
Nestor Ellison freedman June 5, 1868 at the house of S.G.W. Dill Homicide
Fortune slave April 1, 1838 at Col. James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
slave slave June 24, 1843 at Thomas Holland's Accident
Dick slave May 25, 1843 at Camden boat yard Accident
Timothy Spann April 24, 1812 two miles below Camden Homicide
John Nelson June 5, 1826 in the house of John Nelson Sen'r on Grannie's Quarter Natural Causes
infant March 2, 1852 at the house of entertainment kept by H.J. Wilson known as the Camden Hotel Unknown
Selena Crosby May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Margaret McKeown May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
William slave November 10, 1856 near Prospect Church near the line of Richland and on the waters of Wayland's Creek Homicide
James Tiller March 9, 1854 at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden Unknown
infant May 26, 1829 Unknown
William Johnson January 20, 1871 at William Johnson's residence in Camden Accident
Alford Pendleton December 14, 1911 Unknown
infant September 23, 1837 at Camden Unknown
David Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Jane Crowder July 10, 1848 at the jail of Kershaw District, town of Camden Suicide
Judith Berry December 17, 1811 near Swift Creek ... [at] home of James Berry Accident
John Brown September 16, 1804 at Andrew Graham's plantation, near Beaver[?] Creek Other
John Myers July 24, 1845 at the big hill east of McRae's Mill on the road from Camden to Darlington Court House Unknown
Smith T. T. Richboury May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Jim slave June 19, 1858 at the plantation of A.H. Boykin Homicide
Edward slave August 3, 1824 on the main Charleston Road five miles below Camden Homicide
Mary Champion November 10, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Natural Causes
Mary Williams September 23, 1843 at the residence of Mary Williams Unknown
Briant King May 16, 1861 at the resident of W. D. H. McHaughton Natural Causes
negro negro March 25, 1838 at James Chesnut's plantation Unknown
Viny Davis June 1, 1872 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
Goodall September 15, 1823 at the boatyard near Camden on the Wateree Suicide
Unknown May 1, 1826 in a ditch Unknown
John Adamson August 23, 1825 Homicide
Harry slave August 13, 1807 at McRae & Cantey's Merchant (grist) mill Accident
Jim Cantey July 20, 1900 Unknown
W. F. DeBruhl April 20, 1859 at the late residence of W.F. DeBruhl Natural Causes

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