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 descending
Mary George November 1, 1857 at the late residence of Mary George Unknown
William Belott February 8, 1867 near the house of Wm. Hunter Unknown
Viney Miller November 23, 1874 at the house of Daniel Swinney Unknown
Liberty slave August 1, 1843 at John Murph's Natural Causes
Samuel Kelso December 21, 1817 at the plantation of Sam'l Kelso Natural Causes
Chaney Pilgrim August 12, 1877 at the plantation of James Anderson Accident
George Wilkins January 7, 1886 Accident
Benjamin Wood May 8, 1829 at the house of Benjamin Wood Natural Causes
James Brooks March 28, 1884 near where Ferguson Creek enters South Tyger River Accident
Thomas P. Benson October 10, 1880 Unknown
James L. Cathcart February 18, 1889 at Wm. Cathcart's Accident
Elisha Himbry October 11, 1832 at the house of William Himbry Natural Causes
Henry Standard October 28, 1835 at the dwelling house of Robert Martin Other
James Owens March 13, 1885 at James Owens's house Accident
Mariah Pincy July 10, 1881 Natural Causes
Martha M. Kerr March 10, 1881 at the house of Edward L. Kerr Natural Causes
infant May 10, 1882 on the Howard Gap road Unknown
Booker negro March 30, 1823 at the plantation called Flint Hill[?] Accident
negro negro February 27, 1868 at or near Pacolet Springs Homicide
Joseph Parham February 10, 1867 at an out house near Alexander Purcell's[?] Unknown
David Weatherspoon April 5, 1827 at the dwelling house of Thomas Davis Suicide
Patsy Ervin April 14, 1869 Unknown
infant March 20, 1883 at Jerry Frey's House Accident
James Robertson September 13, 1885 at Calvin Brewton's Natural Causes
Harriet Hill May 27, 1884 Natural Causes
infant September 12, 1882 at Chester Scruggs well Homicide
infant September 19, 1833 at the home of William Griffin Homicide
Rebecca Crow February 27, 1857 on the Howard Gap Road one & a half miles from Spartanburgh, SC Unknown
Isaac slave May 16, 1836 near Cowpen Furnace Accident
D. M. Richards October 9, 1873 at Wm. Waters' Suicide
Nicholas Gibson June 26, 1884 at the residence of Nicholas Gibson Natural Causes
Reuben Brewton January 3, 1880 near Switzer's Bridge Natural Causes
Adam Wood December 5, 1880 at Cowpens Station on the A&C Air Line R.R. Accident
S. B. Layton March 11, 1885 at S. B. Layton's Store near S. S. Johnson's residence Suicide
Amanda Lester December 13, 1884 near Pelham Natural Causes
Peter C. Oclan January 7, 1850 at C. Burch's Natural Causes
Munroe Rabb January 10, 1880 at Spartanburg C.H. Accident
William Cockerham December 16, 1813 at the Widow Bea[?]'s Suicide
Watson Jackson June 5, 1880 at Jackson Grove Church Natural Causes
Daniel W. Willis September 27, 1887 at the residence of the deceased Daniel Willis Natural Causes
Ben slave July 7, 1843 at a spring near the plantation fo said Farrow Unknown
S. F. White November 22, 1889 at or on General Bates Plantation Accident
George Pye December 13, 1857 Homicide
Benjamin Freeman June 24, 1833 at the home of Isaac Hill Accident
Toney Clawson February 16, 1873 at Spartanburg Accident
Nancy Montjoy October 13, 1889 Natural Causes
infant April 15, 1879 at the house of Mrs. Mary Smith Accident
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
Medora Williams April 4, 1878 at Spartanburg C.H., Spartanburg, S.C. Accident
William Foster December 20, 1845 at Bishop's old field Accident

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