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
Micjah Ward February 9, 1849 at the house of M. Ward Natural Causes
Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut Unknown
John Bryce March 7, 1815 in the town of Camden Natural Causes
slave slave August 15, 1824 near the head of the Bell Brach within half a mile of the stage road Unknown
John slave November 13, 1849 at the house of Mrs. J.S. McRae Accident
Amos slave March 15, 1856 at the plantation of John McRae on the banks of the Wateree Suicide
Josiah Parker August 24, 1829 at the plantation of Josiah Parker Suicide
negro negro April 23, 1838 at the Camden Ferry Unknown
Christopher Campbell April 16, 1835 Homicide
Emanuel Griffin July 28, 1873 at T. H. Clark's plantation Accident
Thomas C. Reaves May 25, 1899 Natural Causes
Robert Anderson January 31, 1825 at the camp near the Wateree Canal Accident
Frank slave July 16, 1840 at the house of Charles M. Breaker Homicide
John Nelson June 5, 1826 in the house of John Nelson Sen'r on Grannie's Quarter Natural Causes
Selena Crosby May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Elizabeth McKagen May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
colored colored June 12, 1856 at a house on Rutledge Street in the town of Camden and occupied by one John Strickling Natural Causes
Jane Young February 11, 1853 at the late residence of Mrs. Jane D. Young Homicide
negro negro April 16, 1838 at Thomas Whitaker's plantation Unknown
John D. Player February 24, 1870 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Accident
John McDonald April 15, 1839 at Daniel McDonalds Natural Causes
Thomas Waters April 7, 1866 on the plantation of Daniel McCaskill on Lynches Creek Homicide
Willy Hall February 19, 1845 at Black River in the stage road Natural Causes
Jane Crowder July 10, 1848 at the jail of Kershaw District, town of Camden Suicide
Henry Clarkson May 10, 1871 at Antiark Church Natural Causes
John McDaniel May 31, 1839 at McCaskill's graveyard Natural Causes
Tom slave May 5, 1805 at plantation of John Chesnut, Esquire Accident
John Myers July 24, 1845 at the big hill east of McRae's Mill on the road from Camden to Darlington Court House Unknown
Louisa McKeown May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Fanny slave November 4, 1855 at the plantation of Edward A. Salmond about four miles from Camden Homicide
infant May 26, 1829 Unknown
Hetty McRa December 26, 1869 at L.B. Stephen's plantation Accident
negro negro March 26, 1838 at the Camden Ferry, Wateree River Unknown
Alford Pendleton December 14, 1911 Unknown
Jane Kelly May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Jack Robinson March 13, 1847 at Sander's Creek[?] Unknown
Angus McQueen January 17, 1816 at home of Kelly McDermit Accident
Unknown May 1, 1826 in a ditch Unknown
Jim Cantey July 20, 1900 Unknown
William McKagen May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
Edward slave August 3, 1824 on the main Charleston Road five miles below Camden Homicide
Patt slave October 10, 1825 at the residence of Mrs. Mary Mathis in Camden Suicide
negro negro March 19, 1838 at Ja's Chesnut's plantation Unknown
Mary Williams September 23, 1843 at the residence of Mary Williams Unknown
John Roe September 11, 1868 at William Elliott's Homicide
infant March 29, 1842 at Tabitha Laird's Homicide
J. F. Brewer September 16, 1841 at Camden Other
Mary Jenkins May 5, 1860 at Boykin's Mill Accident
George slave July 19, 1855 near Pine Tree Creek Homicide
John Cotton March 15, 1826 at the river bank in Mr. Jno. Nelson's field Accident

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