Other

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
Age Descriptor: 
about eight years
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Sam Moss the Said Flora Harrison by Misfortune and contrary to his Will in manner and form aforesaid did Kill and Slay

Description: 
infant child
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Dosha Salter
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say that the said infant male Child came to it death by premature birth

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say ... that the said Edinborough Ryan Came to his death from cause unknown

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
child
Parent(s): 
Milley Worthington
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say they Believe that . . .Samme Harison Came to his death by the Carlesnes of his Mother Milley Worthington

Description: 
colored child
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Age Descriptor: 
child
Child: 
child
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say:. . .the elder Child was conscious before it died and did say that a black man, and others say that she (the child) said that it was a yellow man that set fire to the house which burnt her & the other child to death hence we find that the Children were burnt to death but unknown by whom, and if it shall appear that the deceased were wilfully killed by another

Description: 
colored child
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
Age Descriptor: 
child
Child: 
child
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say: . . . the elder Child was conscious before it died and did say that a black man, and others say that she (the child) said that it was a yellow man that set fire to the house which burnt her & the other child to death hence we find that the Children were burnt to death but unknown by whom, and if it shall appear that the deceased were wilfully killed by another

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say That the said Dilsey came to her death by an act of Providence after long affliction

Description: 
boy
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death by an act of Providence being subject to fits

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that the said James L Hill came to his death by Mischance or accident

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that said William Anderson came to his death by some sevear attack of disease. . .by Mischance or Visitation of God

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