Mattie Woods

First Name: Mattie
Last Name: Woods
Sex: 
Female
Child: 
child
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Head Trauma
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oath do say That from the evidence of Dr J E Douglass we conclude the deceased came to its death by a blow on full[?] on its head, caused by the carelessness of children left to attend to it who are not legally reponsible.

COD Short Description: 
effects of a concussion
Original Record: 
4822

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