Kershaw County, SC

County Name: 
Kershaw
State: 
South Carolina

Kershaw County, SC Inquests

Displaying 201 - 233 of 233
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Type Death Methodsort descending
James Parker February 4, 1852 at James Parker's house Accident horse
Jerry slave June 6, 1857 at the residence of Rev. J.K. Mendenhall on Lyttleton Street within the bounds of the Town of Camden Homicide jug
Belfast slave January 18, 1813 on the plantation of John Damson Esqr Suicide knife
Elizabeth Mathers April 18, 1851 at Mathers' house Homicide knife
George Grice May 6, 1877 at Doby's Mill Homicide knife
Captain slave January 24, 1824 at plantation of Captain John Boykin Homicide knife
Patterson slave June 2, 1855 Homicide knife
W. F. Hunter June 1, 1853 at the residence of William Clyburn Homicide knife
John Pettigrew January 17, 1843 at the Irish buying ground Homicide knife
John Love August 3, 1871 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Accident lightning
Rachel Evans August 25, 1822 at house of Elias Parish Accident lightning
R. J. Lester March 19, 1851 at Camden Homicide pistol
Mack Kirkland colored man October 31, 1868 at Camden, Camden, S.C. Homicide pistol
John Peagles November 30, 1846 at Camden Homicide pistol
Frank a negro boy December 11, 1866 [at] Liberty Hill Accident pistol
Eldridge Brown August 5, 1837 in Camden Homicide pistol
Alexander Rogers July 15, 1818 lying in the home of F. Blair Suicide razor
Thomas Gaskin February 26, 1842 at an old field in the district of Kershaw Suicide rifle
Anthony slave June 1, 1841 at Camden Suicide rope
William Thompson May 26, 1826 in town of Camden Accident saltpeter
John Pitts June 11, 1842 at Elias Ford's Homicide shotgun
Tamar Clark November 9, 1871 at Henry L. Hunter's resident at Liberty Hill Homicide shotgun
Eleck slave May 30, 1850 at the quarter of A.D. Jones Esq. Homicide shotgun
Tom slave July 10, 1824 at the plantation of Mr. Wm. W. Lang Homicide shotgun
William Wages March 12, 1863 two and a half miles from the residence of G .E. Doby Homicide shotgun
Soloman Hilliard February 11, 1829 Accident shotgun
Edmond Wages March 12, 1863 two and a half miles from the residence of G .E. Doby Homicide shotgun
Cubiner slave October 27, 1844 at the residence of B. Haile Suicide shotgun
Wesley Murrell colored January 6, 1869 at Col. W. J. Reynolds plantation Homicide spade
Eisex Brown February 12, 1869 at John Canty's plantation Homicide stick
Thomas Clark September 14, 1811 at plantation on Little Lynches Creek Homicide stick
Sylvia slave May 21, 1822 at John Brown plantation Homicide switch
Nelson Pettifoot free black February 11, 1848 at the edge of the town of Camden Accident wagon

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