Spartanburg County, SC

County Name: 
Spartanburg
State: 
South Carolina

Spartanburg County, SC Inquests

Displaying 251 - 300 of 322
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location Death Typesort descending Death Method
negro negro February 27, 1868 at or near Pacolet Springs Homicide
Woodward June 9, 1879 on the road leading from Dantzler's Bridge on South Tyger River via G. W. Duncan's and R. T. McElvath's to Reidville Homicide
Rufus Yarbrough March 17, 1872 at the residence of John Davis Esqr. Homicide pole axe
George Pye December 13, 1857 Homicide
infant September 12, 1882 at Chester Scruggs well Homicide
Wilson Sosbee June 19, 1845 near G.B. Bishop's Homicide
Holman Smith May 28, 1855 at the late residence of Holman Smith Homicide ax
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
Thomas Smith January 16, 1838 at George Born's[?] Homicide knife
infant March 16, 1870 at Isaac Young's on Pacolet River Homicide
William Gowan December 12, 1880 Homicide
William Stone November 1, 1809 at James Arnold's Homicide pine stick
Julius Metskie June 27, 1887 at Valley Falls Homicide
Hezekiah Robbins November 5, 1865 at the house of Hezekiah Robbins Homicide knife
Henry Heavener March 5, 1853 at Thomas Lynch's Homicide axe
infant June 15, 1884 at Gaffney City Homicide
Rolen Hutcheson January 3, 1803 at the dwelling house of William Davis Homicide shovel
infant April 6, 1865 near Hobbysville Homicide
Edward Bridges March 19, 1881 Homicide
Edom slave November 7, 1832 Homicide whip
infant September 19, 1833 at the home of William Griffin Homicide
Lewis slave March 27, 1865 at or near the residence of [?] Gossett Homicide
Frank Burnett colored September 15, 1869 at Spartanburg Court House Homicide pistol
James M. D'young February 16, 1879 at John J. Moore's Homicide
Aaron Hughes October 15, 1865 at the residence of Aaron Hughes Homicide
James B. Brawly November 2, 1842 at Spartanburgh Court House Homicide pocket knife
Daniel Lindsey November 6, 1888 at Gaffney City Homicide pistol
William Brotton October 1, 1820 at the house of Ely Vice Homicide
Dorcas Henderson November 11, 1855 at Jackson Henderson's Homicide
Clarissa Couch September 17, 1887 near Hobbysville Suicide
Silas McKinney July 8, 1871 at the Parrish Suicide
Jane Soseby January 2, 1859 at or near John Soseby's residence Suicide rope
Lucy Gray December 27, 1867 in the house of John Brown Suicide
Pleasant T. Gossett November 18, 1870 Suicide
Jerry slave July 15, 1832 at Spartanburgh Courthouse Suicide
Dick slave May 25, 1845 at the plantation of Margaret Montgomery's near Sedar [sic] Shoal Creek Suicide small rope
John Flommett March 22, 1841 at John Hammett's Suicide
Isaac Montgomery March 23, 1886 at Spartanburg C.H. Suicide
Eli Givings July 15, 1850 at the late residence of Eli Givings Suicide rope
Jame N. Coleman May 17, 1879 at the house of James N. Coleman Suicide rope
Cephas Palmer March 31, 1879 at W. G. Austell's Mill Pond Suicide
William Cockerham December 16, 1813 at the Widow Bea[?]'s Suicide
Joseph Page March 18, 1846 at James Page's Suicide rope
Judy Cook August 9, 1861 at or near the residence of Mary Ann Cook Suicide hank of yarn
William Abernathy July 12, 1855 Suicide rope
D. M. Richards October 9, 1873 at Wm. Waters' Suicide
Joel W. Miller February 2, 1874 at Gen'l J.W. Miller's Suicide pistol
Giles Summer April 24, 1827 at Palmer A. Higgins' Suicide rifle

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