female daughter of

Description: 
female daughter of
Sex: 
Female
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Rebecca Mullinax
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Infanticide
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say on oaths from the evidence before us and examination of the body that it came to its death by the improper interference of the mother Rebecca Mullinax cutting the string of the naval omiting to cord the same

COD Short Description: 
manslaughter, birthing error by mother
Notes: 
infant
Original Record: 
2368

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