The State vs. the Dead Body of Infant Child

Date: 
March 12, 1891

Deceased

Infant Child
Description: 
Infant Child
Sex: 
Unknown
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: That the said Infant child came to the death from natural cause or causes

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. Arnold Sellers
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Ebb Hildreth
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

Ebb Hildreth Sworn Says that the baby now lying dead is 3 weeks old has been sick a week have been Doctoring it for hives. Gave it ginger & calanlus teas, was not at house when child was found diead. Seen no marks of violence. Child was alive this morning at 9 o'clock when Mrs. S S. Melton had it up attending it. Had not Doctor with child mother attended it.

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