Spartanburg County, SC

County Name: 
Spartanburg
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South Carolina

Spartanburg County, SC Inquests

Displaying 101 - 150 of 322
Name Deceased Description Datesort descending Inquest Location Death Type Death Method
Holman Smith May 28, 1855 at the late residence of Holman Smith Homicide ax
William Abernathy July 12, 1855 Suicide rope
Dorcas Henderson November 11, 1855 at Jackson Henderson's Homicide
Rebecca Crow February 27, 1857 on the Howard Gap Road one & a half miles from Spartanburgh, SC Unknown
Simon West March 25, 1857 near the house of dec'd Natural Causes
infant September 20, 1857 at Jared[?] Arnold's Accident
Mary George November 1, 1857 at the late residence of Mary George Unknown
Nancy slave November 11, 1857 Unknown
infant November 13, 1857 at Asail Littlefield's Unknown
Dorcas Crossly December 4, 1857 at the house of John Wofford Accident
George Pye December 13, 1857 Homicide
John Soseby December 22, 1857 by the side of the road near Lawson's fork Other
Patsy Cleary December 30, 1857 at the house of Lewis [?] Suicide hank of cotton
John R. Edwards March 24, 1858 Accident
Wesley McCombs July 11, 1858 at Martin M. Comb's Suicide rifle
Columbus Dempsey August 2, 1858 at the parish Unknown
Jane Soseby January 2, 1859 at or near John Soseby's residence Suicide rope
R. W. Foster September 26, 1859 at the mill pond near Holly Spring Suicide
John Baswell February 16, 1860 at the plantation of Abner McVay Accident
infant November 29, 1860 Accident
Judy Cook August 9, 1861 at or near the residence of Mary Ann Cook Suicide hank of yarn
James M. Rhodes August 27, 1862 at the residence of James M. Rhodes Homicide
infant January 28, 1863 at Cannon's Old Grave yard Accident
Hosea Jackson free person of color July 10, 1863 upon the Rail Road of the Spartanburg & Union Accident train
Nancy Hawkins March 13, 1864 near the residence of Wm. Hawking Suicide hank of cotton thread
Lewis slave March 27, 1865 at or near the residence of [?] Gossett Homicide
infant April 6, 1865 near Hobbysville Homicide
Caroline Rhodes April 17, 1865 at Burnt Factory Accident
John T. Wood August 14, 1865 at the house of Dr. B.F. Kilgore Accident
Bob freedman October 10, 1865 near David Holcomb's Unknown
Aaron Hughes October 15, 1865 at the residence of Aaron Hughes Homicide
Hezekiah Robbins November 5, 1865 at the house of Hezekiah Robbins Homicide knife
Clarissa Kiericon freedwoman August 12, 1866 at Spartanburg C. House Unknown
Asa Lipscomb freedman December 24, 1866 at Mrs. Jinetta Shippy's Accident
William Belott February 8, 1867 near the house of Wm. Hunter Unknown
Joseph Parham February 10, 1867 at an out house near Alexander Purcell's[?] Unknown
black man black man March 13, 1867 at Batesville Unknown
Alexander Martin September 8, 1867 at the residence fo B.W. Knight Accident
William Mauldin September 15, 1867 at Emoree Factory Homicide rock
Bartholomew Darby October 11, 1867 near Emanuel Allen's on the road between Willis Layton's & said Allen's Accident wagon
Lucy Gray December 27, 1867 in the house of John Brown Suicide
Ally Pollard February 5, 1868 on the farm of J.G. Mabury Accident
negro negro February 27, 1868 at or near Pacolet Springs Homicide
Justin Turner April 9, 1868 Accident
Patsy Ervin April 14, 1869 Unknown
infant April 21, 1869 Unknown
Alpha Wingo May 7, 1869 on North Pacolet River at Harry Wingo's Unknown
Frank Burnett colored September 15, 1869 at Spartanburg Court House Homicide pistol
infant November 18, 1869 at Daniel Oglesby's near Thickety Creek, Limestone[?] Township Natural Causes
infant March 16, 1870 at Isaac Young's on Pacolet River Homicide

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