Spartanburg County, SC

County Name: 
Spartanburg
State: 
South Carolina

Spartanburg County, SC Inquests

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Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Typesort descending Death Method
W. C. Benson October 25, 1889 at the police station in Spartanburg City Homicide
John Inlow October 1, 1852 at Hill's Factory Homicide stick
Gabavila Steadman May 15, 1889 at Joseph Stedman's Homicide
Rolen Hutcheson January 3, 1803 at the dwelling house of William Davis Homicide shovel
Adam slave December 29, 1828 at the house of Jesse Crook Homicide large stick
Edward Bridges March 19, 1881 Homicide
Lewis slave March 27, 1865 at or near the residence of [?] Gossett Homicide
Riley Parker January 15, 1884 at Clifton in Spartanburg Homicide
infant April 6, 1865 near Hobbysville Homicide
Peter slave March 31, 1848 at or near Calum Foster's[?] Homicide rifle
infant August 23, 1888 at Spartanburg Homicide
James M. D'young February 16, 1879 at John J. Moore's Homicide
Rufus Yarbrough March 17, 1872 at the residence of John Davis Esqr. Homicide pole axe
Frank Burnett colored September 15, 1869 at Spartanburg Court House Homicide pistol
William Brotton October 1, 1820 at the house of Ely Vice Homicide
Dorcas Henderson November 11, 1855 at Jackson Henderson's Homicide
Aaron Hughes October 15, 1865 at the residence of Aaron Hughes Homicide
Wilson Sosbee June 19, 1845 near G.B. Bishop's Homicide
William Byers December 30, 1837 at William Z. Ford's blacksmith's shop Homicide large knife
Mary Lipscomb May 3, 1889 at Cowpens Homicide
Willis slave October 5, 1847 at James Burnett's Homicide rock
Benjamin Farmer April 9, 1804 at the dwelling house of Benjamin Farmer Homicide
Thomas Phearby September 1, 1882 on the Mill's Gap Road Homicide pistol
Thomas Smith January 16, 1838 at George Born's[?] Homicide knife
Mary Hicks May 10, 1881 at the residence of Widow Lucy Clements Homicide
infant June 15, 1884 at Gaffney City Homicide
infant January 8, 1815 at the plantation of James Leatherwood Homicide
Henry Heavener March 5, 1853 at Thomas Lynch's Homicide axe
Annie West March 4, 1871 at the late residence fo Rob't West Homicide
James M. Rhodes August 27, 1862 at the residence of James M. Rhodes Homicide
infant March 6, 1884 in the City of Spartanburg Homicide
Cephas Palmer March 31, 1879 at W. G. Austell's Mill Pond Suicide
David Weatherspoon April 5, 1827 at the dwelling house of Thomas Davis Suicide
Jame N. Coleman May 17, 1879 at the house of James N. Coleman Suicide rope
Sarah Shacleford September 3, 1849 at the house of Richard Shacleford Suicide handkerchief
William Cockerham December 16, 1813 at the Widow Bea[?]'s Suicide
Judy Cook August 9, 1861 at or near the residence of Mary Ann Cook Suicide hank of yarn
S. B. Layton March 11, 1885 at S. B. Layton's Store near S. S. Johnson's residence Suicide
D. M. Richards October 9, 1873 at Wm. Waters' Suicide
J. Mand Elford September 25, 1877 at Spartanburg Court House Suicide pistol
Bill slave May 14, 1848 at John H. Wofford's Suicide hickory bark
Joel W. Miller February 2, 1874 at Gen'l J.W. Miller's Suicide pistol
John Webster November 21, 1885 at Gaffney City Suicide pistol
Patsy Cleary December 30, 1857 at the house of Lewis [?] Suicide hank of cotton
Clarissa Couch September 17, 1887 near Hobbysville Suicide
J. H. McPherson January 3, 1877 at Gaffney City Suicide pistol
R. W. Foster September 26, 1859 at the mill pond near Holly Spring Suicide
Carna Blackwood June 23, 1879 at the residence of William Blackwood Suicide bridle
Jerry slave July 15, 1832 at Spartanburgh Courthouse Suicide
T. N. Owens April 1, 1887 near Reidville Suicide pistol

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