Infanticide

Description: 
Johnsons infant
Sex: 
Unknown
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: That it was the child of Henretta Johnson that rivers found dead in the woods near the Robert Tucker House and that from appearance that it was the propper time for it to be deliverd and if the child was not murderd She intendedto murder it and it was don on or about the 11 of June 1875[.]

Description: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do Say: That the said Infant was killed and murdered by Some person or persons to the Jurors unknown

Description: 
infant child
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Anna White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

Upon their oaths do say that the child came to its death at the hands of Laura White and her daughter Anna by some means unknown

Description: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Mary Jane Gilchrist
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say said Infant came to its death by the hands of Jane Gilchrist

Description: 
male baby
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Sallie Burnett
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that. . .he was feloniously murdered and thrown in the Salud River at the hands of his own Mother or at the hands of Some one known to her

Description: 
infant child
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Amanda Coleman
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say the female Child . . . Came to its death by Misfortune or accident

Description: 
infant child
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their Oaths do say that. . .Ella Talbert did murder her own child with some instrument unknown then burned it

Description: 
infant, (male)
Notes: 
child of Mrs Matilda Reynolds, wife of Mitchell Reynolds
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Matilda Reynolds
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say. . .from the effects of Laudanum. . .administerted by Mrs Matilda Reynolds. . .the aforesaid infant (male child) in manner and for aforesaid, Matilda Reynolds, then and there feloniously did Kill

Description: 
infant child
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Rev. N. P. Aldrich and Mrs. E. D. Aldrich
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say. . .that said child came to her death at the time and place aforesaid by having large portions of laudaunum administered by a servant girl the nurse of the name of Clarissa. . .with felonious intent

Description: 
white infant child, boy
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

the infant Came to it Death by it being Killed and throwed in the River

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