Infanticide

Notes: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Harriet Bagood
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths. . .that the infant was put to death by violence of Harriet Bagood

Notes: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Notes: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Peggy Bedenbaugh
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said male infant child was killed by its mother Peggy Bedenbaugh [and] after she was delivered of it ... that she buried it about thirty yards back of the house in which she resides on Capt. J.D. Jakell's plantation

Notes: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Lula Collins (alias Deas)
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

the jury ... were lead to believe that Lula Collins (alias Deas) was the mother of the dead child, and that Louisa Deas in trying to conceal the body of said child in the well leads the jury to suspect that she had knowledge of the manner by which it came there. How the child come to its death, the jury are unable to determine.

Notes: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Tabitha Lards
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say according to evidence taken before us at this inquest do believe that the Tabitha Laird. . .did destroy her infant child against the peace and dignity of said state have no proof how the infant came to its death

Notes: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Nancy Owens
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths that Nancy Owens of. . .district is living at the house of sd district is the mother and murderer of sd. Child which they have examined but how killed they could not tell.

Notes: 
infant
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
unknown
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths that the remains of an infant born at "full time" were found in a smoke house, suspiciuosly concealed in a jar with lime on the lot on which Mr. Thomas Welch[?] resided; but how, or when the infant came to its death we know not.

Description: 
female child, white child
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
Child: 
child
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that. . . the said unknown female child came to her death from violence at the hands of a party or parties to the Jury unknown

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

upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid unknown male child came to his death from causes to this jury unknown

Description: 
infant
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Joanner[?] Mayes
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said James Mays came to his death at A. M. Gilreaths . . .cause unknown . . .misfortune or accident

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