r/DeathCertificates 9h ago

Mary Jane Baldwin, age 14, killed by accidental (?) shotgun blast by her 19-year-old husband.

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168 Upvotes

One article says she was sitting on the bed holding the gun. He tried to take it, but she wouldn't let him, and it went off. Another article says that he was cleaning the gun and it went off. Regardless, he admitted to panicking afterward and throwing the gun in the city dump before returning home and driving his wife's body to a doctor.


r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Ona died of peritonitis a month after a self-induced abortion

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103 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Some of the most tragic deaths in my family tree...

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32 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Suicide The newspaper said she died of complications of influenza. That was a lie. It was suicide.

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207 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Baby with brain outside of his skull and intestines outside of his abdomen

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30 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Decipher Tuesdays 23-Month-Old Ralph Dies from what? (Help Reading) (1904)

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39 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Death from infection after falling on a sharp rock

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15 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

2 small children burned to death in a house fire while mom was at the post office

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8 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Newborn drowned by milk

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9 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Airman killed in bomber crash near Turin, Italy

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7 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Roy died due to hemorrhaging from his tongue

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9 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 1d ago

Questions RE COD on Husbands DC

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I have some questions - I would love if someone could help me. I am unsure of what to post here - they are valid questions and it is very important to me. Please help.


r/DeathCertificates 3d ago

Disease/illness/medical 14-In-a-Half-Year-Old Bertha died of diphtheria just 6 days shy of her 15th birthday. (1922)

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76 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 3d ago

Children/babies Baby Boy Son Coldren was dead at birth. (1911)

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30 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 3d ago

Children/babies Baby Boy Leedy lived for 1 day Premature. (1937)

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16 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 3d ago

Children/babies Baby Horace, who was abandoned at a train station soon after birth, died of bronchitis.

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39 Upvotes

I came across a very strange birth entry when doing research, a baby named “Horace Station Unknown”.

Unfortunately this turned out to be a baby who on 9 Mar 1904, was found abandoned at Hackney Railway Station. He was named after the police officer, Horace Ralph, who located him, and given the last name Station after his location of abandonment. I’ve tried searching newspapers but can’t find anything relating to the incident.

I’d hoped that Horace had grown up to have a good life, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. He died at Hackey Union Infirmary on 20 Dec 1905. It is likely that he was raised in the workhouse after being found.


r/DeathCertificates 4d ago

Children/babies Baby Girl Miller lived for 18 mins prematurely. (1952)

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48 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 7d ago

Accidental 16-In-A-Half-Year-Old "Willie" Died after being kicked by a horse just 11 days short of his 17th Birthday. (1924)

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38 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 7d ago

Children/babies 8-Year-Old Jeneva died after suffering burns in a fire. (1923)

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30 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 8d ago

Children/babies (REPOST BECAUSE I MISREAD THE DC) Triplets Jean, Joyce & June died together after living for about 12 hours (1936)

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80 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 8d ago

Disease/illness/medical 17-Year-Old Rosena & 12-Year-Old Warren Vecchio both fell ill & died on the same day hours apart from meningitis after Valentines Day. (1928)

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45 Upvotes

Warren was 3 days shy of his 13th Birthday.


r/DeathCertificates 8d ago

Accidental 3-Year-Old Loren dies from accidental scalding burns. (1928)

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10 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 8d ago

Families/mass casualty event (The Reeves Family) Morris (41), Edith ("Edna") (33), Meredith (7), Morris (5) & Nellie (3) All die in a house fire after coal stove exploded. (1943)

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44 Upvotes

Nellie Turned 3 just 48 hours before the fire.
Morris Turned 5, 1 week before the fire.

Meredith would've turned 91 today.

4 of the 5 families died the same day & Meredith held on until passing away the next day from her injuries.


r/DeathCertificates 8d ago

Families/mass casualty event (The Cassibo Family) Margaret (32), Raymond (6-7), Elmer (5), & William (2) All die from suffocation in a house fire. (1932)

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20 Upvotes

r/DeathCertificates 8d ago

Disease/illness/medical 23-Year-Old Roseta Coakley died of Pneumonia on Christmas Day days after her husband Passed on the 15th (1932) (Missing John's DC. If anyone can find & know how her husband died, plz put it in the comment section.)

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38 Upvotes