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
George Pye December 13, 1857 Homicide
W. C. Benson October 25, 1889 at the police station in Spartanburg City Homicide
infant September 12, 1882 at Chester Scruggs well Homicide
Gabavila Steadman May 15, 1889 at Joseph Stedman's Homicide
Holman Smith May 28, 1855 at the late residence of Holman Smith Homicide ax
Adam slave December 29, 1828 at the house of Jesse Crook Homicide large stick
Riley Parker January 15, 1884 at Clifton in Spartanburg Homicide
infant March 16, 1870 at Isaac Young's on Pacolet River Homicide
William Gowan December 12, 1880 Homicide
Peter slave March 31, 1848 at or near Calum Foster's[?] Homicide rifle
infant August 23, 1888 at Spartanburg 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
Rufus Yarbrough March 17, 1872 at the residence of John Davis Esqr. Homicide pole axe
Wilson Sosbee June 19, 1845 near G.B. Bishop's Homicide
Mary Lipscomb May 3, 1889 at Cowpens Homicide
Willis slave October 5, 1847 at James Burnett's Homicide rock
Rolen Hutcheson January 3, 1803 at the dwelling house of William Davis Homicide shovel
William Byers December 30, 1837 at William Z. Ford's blacksmith's shop Homicide large knife
Edward Bridges March 19, 1881 Homicide
Thomas Smith January 16, 1838 at George Born's[?] Homicide knife
Lewis slave March 27, 1865 at or near the residence of [?] Gossett Homicide
infant April 6, 1865 near Hobbysville Homicide
Henry Heavener March 5, 1853 at Thomas Lynch's Homicide axe
infant June 15, 1884 at Gaffney City Homicide
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
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
Silas McKinney July 8, 1871 at the Parrish Suicide
Sarah Shacleford September 3, 1849 at the house of Richard Shacleford Suicide handkerchief
Jane Soseby January 2, 1859 at or near John Soseby's residence Suicide rope
David Weatherspoon April 5, 1827 at the dwelling house of Thomas Davis Suicide
Lucy Gray December 27, 1867 in the house of John Brown Suicide
S. B. Layton March 11, 1885 at S. B. Layton's Store near S. S. Johnson's residence Suicide
Pleasant T. Gossett November 18, 1870 Suicide
John Webster November 21, 1885 at Gaffney City Suicide pistol
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
Clarissa Couch September 17, 1887 near Hobbysville Suicide
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
Jerry slave July 15, 1832 at Spartanburgh Courthouse Suicide
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
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
Eli Givings July 15, 1850 at the late residence of Eli Givings Suicide rope

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