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
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
James B. Brawly November 2, 1842 at Spartanburgh Court House Homicide pocket knife
Holman Smith May 28, 1855 at the late residence of Holman Smith Homicide ax
Daniel Lindsey November 6, 1888 at Gaffney City Homicide pistol
infant September 12, 1882 at Chester Scruggs well Homicide
Allen slave September 19, 1843 at Samson Bobo's Homicide hickory clubs
Thomas Linder November 2, 1842 at Spartanburgh Court House Homicide pocket knife
Coleman slave September 30, 1849 at the house of A.M. Smith Homicide large stick
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
infant March 16, 1870 at Isaac Young's on Pacolet River Homicide
William Gowan December 12, 1880 Homicide
John Inlow October 1, 1852 at Hill's Factory Homicide stick
W. C. Benson October 25, 1889 at the police station in Spartanburg City Homicide
Gabavila Steadman May 15, 1889 at Joseph Stedman's Homicide
Adam slave December 29, 1828 at the house of Jesse Crook Homicide large stick
Rolen Hutcheson January 3, 1803 at the dwelling house of William Davis Homicide shovel
Edward Bridges March 19, 1881 Homicide
infant August 23, 1888 at Spartanburg Homicide
Lewis slave March 27, 1865 at or near the residence of [?] Gossett Homicide
infant April 6, 1865 near Hobbysville Homicide
Riley Parker January 15, 1884 at Clifton in Spartanburg Homicide
Peter slave March 31, 1848 at or near Calum Foster's[?] Homicide rifle
James M. D'young February 16, 1879 at John J. Moore's Homicide
Frank Burnett colored September 15, 1869 at Spartanburg Court House Homicide pistol
Rufus Yarbrough March 17, 1872 at the residence of John Davis Esqr. Homicide pole axe
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
Giles Summer April 24, 1827 at Palmer A. Higgins' Suicide rifle
Silas McKinney July 8, 1871 at the Parrish Suicide
Sarah Ray May 3, 1850 at William P. Ray's Suicide case knife
Jane Soseby January 2, 1859 at or near John Soseby's residence Suicide rope
Bob slave November 19, 1850 at the residence of Capt. R. Smith Suicide rope
William Belcher December 2, 1888 at or near Duncans Suicide
Pleasant T. Gossett November 18, 1870 Suicide
Lucy Gray December 27, 1867 in the house of John Brown Suicide
Nancy Poole March 31, 1841 at Nancy Pool's Suicide rope
Sarah Shacleford September 3, 1849 at the house of Richard Shacleford Suicide handkerchief
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
William Cockerham December 16, 1813 at the Widow Bea[?]'s Suicide
S. B. Layton March 11, 1885 at S. B. Layton's Store near S. S. Johnson's residence Suicide
Judy Cook August 9, 1861 at or near the residence of Mary Ann Cook Suicide hank of yarn
John Webster November 21, 1885 at Gaffney City Suicide pistol
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

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