Spartanburg County, SC

County Name: 
Spartanburg
State: 
South Carolina

Spartanburg County, SC Inquests

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Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Type Death Methodsort ascending
Edom slave November 7, 1832 Homicide whip
Obediah Martin July 21, 1853 in the road near Hugh Caldwell's Accident wagon
Bartholomew Darby October 11, 1867 near Emanuel Allen's on the road between Willis Layton's & said Allen's Accident wagon
Augustus Barton December 9, 1884 Accident train
M. E. Mason June 16, 1880 at Cowpens Accident train
William Rogers March 16, 1889 at Clifton Accident train
William Rose July 11, 1877 at Welford in Spartanburg Accident train
J. M. Higgins March 16, 1889 at Clifton Accident train
George F. Farmer December 3, 1886 at Thicketty Station Accident train
Lewis Littlejohn May 12, 1881 Accident train
Charles Moore November 29, 1889 at Charles Moor Accident train
Adolphus Littlejohn May 31, 1888 at Gaffney City Accident train
Richard C. Springs October 22, 1877 on the S&U R.R. near Spartanburg C.H. Accident train
Thomas Bryant August 16, 1887 at Rich Hill Accident train
William Abbott September 26, 1880 on the A&C Air Line R.R. Accident train
Thomas Richards July 31, 1888 at the Air Line Railroad Bridge on Broad River Accident train
Hosea Jackson free person of color July 10, 1863 upon the Rail Road of the Spartanburg & Union Accident train
James Turner June 27, 1889 at or near Gaffney City Accident train
Kinley Green February 2, 1878 at Gaffney City Accident train
John Inlow October 1, 1852 at Hill's Factory Homicide stick
Dick slave May 25, 1845 at the plantation of Margaret Montgomery's near Sedar [sic] Shoal Creek Suicide small rope
Rolen Hutcheson January 3, 1803 at the dwelling house of William Davis Homicide shovel
Jane Soseby January 2, 1859 at or near John Soseby's residence Suicide rope
Jame N. Coleman May 17, 1879 at the house of James N. Coleman Suicide rope
Eli Givings July 15, 1850 at the late residence of Eli Givings Suicide rope
Joseph Page March 18, 1846 at James Page's Suicide rope
William Abernathy July 12, 1855 Suicide rope
Nancy Poole March 31, 1841 at Nancy Pool's Suicide rope
Bob slave November 19, 1850 at the residence of Capt. R. Smith Suicide rope
Eliza Jane Huckaby April 24, 1874 at the house of Jane Littlefield in Cross Anchor township Suicide rope
William Mauldin September 15, 1867 at Emoree Factory Homicide rock
Willis slave October 5, 1847 at James Burnett's Homicide rock
Peter slave March 31, 1848 at or near Calum Foster's[?] Homicide rifle
Giles Summer April 24, 1827 at Palmer A. Higgins' Suicide rifle
Wesley McCombs July 11, 1858 at Martin M. Comb's Suicide rifle
Rufus Yarbrough March 17, 1872 at the residence of John Davis Esqr. Homicide pole axe
James B. Brawly November 2, 1842 at Spartanburgh Court House Homicide pocket knife
Thomas Linder November 2, 1842 at Spartanburgh Court House Homicide pocket knife
J. Mand Elford September 25, 1877 at Spartanburg Court House Suicide pistol
Joel W. Miller February 2, 1874 at Gen'l J.W. Miller's Suicide pistol
Thomas Phearby September 1, 1882 on the Mill's Gap Road Homicide pistol
T. N. Owens April 1, 1887 near Reidville Suicide pistol
J. H. McPherson January 3, 1877 at Gaffney City Suicide pistol
Frank Burnett colored September 15, 1869 at Spartanburg Court House Homicide pistol
John Webster November 21, 1885 at Gaffney City Suicide pistol
Daniel Lindsey November 6, 1888 at Gaffney City Homicide pistol
William Stone November 1, 1809 at James Arnold's Homicide pine stick
Willie Thackston June 26, 1882 Accident mule
Broderick Mason April 3, 1834 at the house of Broderick Mason Accident lightning
Cinthy April 3, 1834 at the house of Broderick Mason Accident lightning

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