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
Jenny slave April 28, 1836 Natural Causes
Aleck slave July 18, 1848 at Major J. Whitaker's plantation Suicide
slave slave October 30, 1840 at Wiley Kelly's Accident
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
negro negro February 3, 1838 at Maj. John Whitaker's plantation Accident
Bob slave December 26, 1845 at the residence Mr. Parks Accident
Henry B. Mathers November 26, 1841 at the house of Benjamin Nettles Natural Causes
Warren slave July 13, 1859 at Camden at the residence of John Workman Homicide
infant June 10, 1840 at Cassy[?] Branch at Eleander[?] More's Unknown
Unknown December 13, 1846 at Hester Thomas in Market Street Unknown
Margaret McKeown May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
negro negro March 16, 1834 at the big Raft, the body lodged in the river Wateree Unknown
Jack slave November 19, 1848 at McRae's Mill on the road to Darlington Unknown
Margaret Scanlon April 12, 1872 at Margaret Scanlon's residence Other
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
Charlotte slave August 6, 1837 in Camden Natural Causes
Dick slave May 25, 1843 at Camden boat yard Accident
Betsy Scott February 25, 1842 at Camden Other
Abram slave December 26, 1847 at Brewer's Plantation Unknown
infant March 2, 1852 at the house of entertainment kept by H.J. Wilson known as the Camden Hotel Unknown
slave slave January 8, 1838 at the Wateree River in Camden Unknown
Elizabeth Belk April 20, 1828 near the Door house Accident
Powell slave August 10, 1851 at Mr. John Whitaker's plantation on Wateree River Unknown
Smith T. T. Richboury May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Frankey slave May 23, 1835 at the Maj. R. Gibson Plantation on the Wateree Suicide
William Johnson January 20, 1871 at William Johnson's residence in Camden Accident
Peggy slave March 28, 1841 at Mr. Adamson's plantation Natural Causes
slave slave July 23, 1820 Homicide
James Spradley August 19, 1808 near Sander's Creek Accident
Henry Shaw April 14, 1899 at the place of R. W. Humphries Natural Causes
Unknown February 17, 1854 Unknown
slave slave January 17, 1827 near McRae's mills Accident
W. F. DeBruhl April 20, 1859 at the late residence of W.F. DeBruhl Natural Causes
Venus slave March 20, 1842 on the side of the public road leading from the Charleston Road to McCallum's fairy Unknown
Samuel H. Young May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Mary Champion November 10, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Natural Causes
Jane Archer January 13, 1813 in house of Alexander Archer on Brown[?] Creek Natural Causes
slave slave May 31, 1832 Natural Causes
Briant King May 16, 1861 at the resident of W. D. H. McHaughton Natural Causes
Bob slave February 18, 1823 near Captain James W. Lang's Mills Accident
Sarah Arledge April 22, 1812 at Meeting House Branch Accident
March slave February 24, 1845 at Chesnut's Ferry Homicide
Burke Chesnut December 14, 1849 near Boykin's T.O. Accident
John Adamson August 23, 1825 Homicide
Unknown June 26, 1856 at a spot near the Wateree River and on or near the Road leading to Chesnut's Ferry Accident
Miley slave April 5, 1858 at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden Unknown
slave slave August 15, 1824 near the head of the Bell Brach within half a mile of the stage road Unknown
Jerry R. McLeod May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident

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