The State vs. the Dead Body of Molsie Knight

Date: 
February 6, 1897

Deceased

Molsie Knight
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

So the Jurors aforesaid do say that the aforesaid Molsie Knight in manner and form aforesaid did come to Her death in a way that is unknown to the Jury we decide that it was an act of God.

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. R. Massey
Coroner Title: 
Magistrate

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Reid Knight's
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Mary Knight sworn and say on the morning of the 6th Feb 1897 where I awoke up the child was lying on its right side the child was dead the child cried all night the child was well so ar as I knowed when we went to bed

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