James Mayes

First Name: James
Last Name: Mayes
Description: 
infant
Sex: 
Male
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Joanner[?] Mayes
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Infanticide
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said James Mays came to his death at A. M. Gilreaths . . .cause unknown . . .misfortune or accident

COD Short Description: 
possible infanticide
Original Record: 
2571

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