Showing posts with label Natural Deaths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Natural Deaths. Show all posts

Sunday, September 28, 2025

UNIDENTIFIED: September 29, 1945 Navajo County, Arizona Jane Doe

 On September 29, 1945, a body of a young girl was found buried under a ledge of rocks about 1.5 miles southeast of Winslow Arizona. She had not been murdered and had died from dysentery about 5 to 6 weeks before. Her body would be reburied the same day in Winslow.

Jane Doe was a Native American female about 3 or 4-years-old. 

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Saturday, June 7, 2025

UNIDENTIFIED: June 8, 1950 Pomona, California John Doe

 In Pomona, California an elderly transient would work for a woman. He would reside in her barn as he worked for her. On June 5, 1950, he would admit that he was not feeling well. She would contact her doctor to check him out. He was prescribed medicine but had refused to take any of it. He would be last seen alive at 8 pm on the 7th and at 6:35 the next morning he would be found dead. It's not stated how long he'd worked there or if he told them his name/what they had called him.

John Doe was a white male between 70 and 90 years old. He was 5'10" and 140 lbs. He had grey or greying hair. Army tan undershirt, gray workshirt, inner trousers khaki, outer pants Levis, Army hook leggings, and heavy work boots.

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

UNIDENTIFIED: January 10, 1924 Limerick, Ireland Baby Jane Doe

On January 10, 1924, an unidentified stillborn baby girl was found at Garryowen Blackboy Pike in Limerick, Ireland. She was buried in Mount St. Lawrence on the 12th.

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Saturday, October 12, 2024

October 13, 1924 Corry Pennsylvania John Doe

On October 13, 1924, a man was found having a medical emergency in Corry, Pennsylvania. He would die at 8 pm and it's unknown what had caused his death.

John Doe was a white male between 45 to 50 years old.

SOURCES:
Find a Grave

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

UNIDENTIFIED: September 11, 1880 Springfield, Missouri John Doe

 On September 11, 1880, an Unknown Man died of heart disease in or close to Springfield, Missouri. There is little information in this case. 

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Thursday, May 23, 2024

The Bernuthsfeld Man

 




On May 24, 1907 peat cutters would discover human remains in the Hogehahn bog in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was found that the body belonged to a man who lived and died between A.D 660 and 870. He was a medium-sized man between 30 and 60-year-old.At one point he experienced some health or nutritional crises during growth. It was evident in Harris lines on the long bones. He had suffered from osteoarthritis in his joints, had a well-healed fracture, his spine had a fused vertebra caused by inflammatory disease, suffered from sinus infections, and scans showed he had cancer.   It's unstated or unknown how the man died, but it's not believed to have been unnatural. He had no signs of violence and believed his cancer may have been what killed him.

The body was wrapped in several garments. One garment was a tunic with sleeves made from 43 pieces of textile and two long-leg wrappings. The tunic was made with 20 different fabrics with 9 different weaving patterns. A sheath and a 6-inch knife were also found with the body. It's suspected that the sheath may have held the knife. 

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

UNIDENTIFIED: April 24, 1924 Valdosta, Georgia Jane Doe

On April 12, 1924, a woman died from heart disease and kidney problems in Valdosta, Georgia. She had been in the city for around 20 days and was doing housework for a living.  She was buried in the Lowndes County Poor Farm Cemetery in Mineola.

On the death certificate, there is a name on there. The only thing I can make out is last name was Howell but next to that it is noted as Don't Know. So it may be the name she was using, but it's unknown if it was actually her name. She was a widow but don't know is also listed beside it.

Jane Doe is a black female and was around 50-years-old at the time. 

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Agnaiyaaq or Little Girl

 

In 1994 Coastal Erosion exposed the body of a little girl at Ukkuqsi in the old whaling village of Utqiagvik in Alaska. The little girl was between 5 to 8 years old and lived and died between 800 and 1200. She was a member of the Thule people. Her name was lost, but she is known now as Agnaiyaaq or Little Girl. 

The little girl was loved in life. She was chronically sick in her short life. It was found that she had lung damage due to emphysema, and a rare congenital disorder, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. Though she was chronically sick her body and burial showed signs that she was well-loved. 

She had evidence in her lungs that she spent much of her life by fire and being cared for and chewing on leather trying to soften them. A little girl helping her family. She however only had clay, leather, and fur in her stomach. It's not believed that she was intentionally starved, but that she and her clan were starving at the time of her death.

With a mixture of her illness and starvation, the girl would pass away. She would be laid to rest carefully. She was buried with a small toboggan made of whale bone likely used to help move her and wrapped in her fur parka. She was then buried in a cold cellar. 

After her scientific look at her body, she was then laid to rest by the Inuit people in Barrow, Alaska. 
SOURCES:
Seattle Times October 1995

Thursday, March 14, 2024

UNIDENTIFIED: March 15, 1924 Jackson County, Missouri

On March 15, 1924, a man was found dead in Jackson County, Missouri. I couldn't really read what the cause of death is, but I think it says acute "something" nephritis.

John Doe is a white male and the estimated age is either 15 or 75 cannot tell.   

SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Missouri Digital Heritage

Thursday, March 7, 2024

UNIDENTIFIED:March 1924 Honeybrook Township, Pennsylvania John Doe

  In March 1924 a man was found in  Honeybrook Township, Pennsylvania. He had died from Dropsy

John Doe is a black male about 60 years old. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Friday, December 1, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED: December 2, 1838 Akron, Ohio Jane Doe

On December 2, 1838, an elderly woman would die in Akron, Ohio. She had died from consumption.

Jane Doe was a woman and was around 70-years-old. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Monday, October 16, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED: October 17, 1581 London, England Unknown Poor Woman

 On October 17, 1581, a poor woman was found dead in the streets of London, England. She had died from the plague and it was unknown who she was. She was buried in the Bedlam Burial Ground.

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Find a Grave


Sunday, October 15, 2023

GHOSTS: Crying Girl of 5 College St.

 

Image from Secret York

There is a haunted house at 5 College St. in York, England. According to legend in the Middle Ages, (1346 to 1353) a couple would contract the plague however their daughter did not. They and their daughter were bricked into the home. The girl would cry and beg saying she wasn't sick, and it seemed to be true, but no one wanted to risk it. Her parents would die from the plague, and unfortunately, the girl would starve to death.

It is said that the girl could be seen in the home crying. She is mostly seen in the upper part of the house. One sighting happened in the 1950s and two of the children in the home would see her crying on one of their beds.

SOURCES:
Secret York

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED: October 4, 1867 Fannin County, Texas Stranger




On October 4, 1867, a man was found wandering the yard of J.S. Donaldson in Fannin County, Texas. The man was very sick and incoherent and was unable to give his name before he died.

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Saturday, September 23, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED: September 24, 1825 Natchez, Mississippi John Doe

On September 23, 1825, a man would arrive in Natchez, Mississippi on foot. He had a fiddle and a small bundle of clothes with him. The next morning the man would be found dead on a bench in the Market house. It was believed that he had died from some unknown disease. 

The man was believed to have been around 35-years-old.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave



Monday, August 14, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED:August 15,1853 Orleans Parish, Louisiana Orphaned German girl

 On August 15,1853 an 8 to 9-year-old Orphaned German girl would die from yellow fever in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Her identity would be unknown. She would be buried at Cypress Grove Cemetery 2 in New Orleans.


SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Unidentified Wiki

Thursday, May 11, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED: May 12, 1906 Omaruru, Nambia John Doe

 On May 12, 1906 an Italian migrant worker who worked for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company by building the OMEG Railway in Nambia would die from malaria. He was buried at the Rhenish Cementary in Omaruru.


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Thursday, May 4, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED: 1913 Presque Isle, Maine Jane Doe

 A woman would come to Presque Isle, Maine in May 1913 and would die the same year from a hemorrhage. For some reason, her arrival was listed, but her date of death was not. 

Jane Doe was a white female.

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Monday, April 17, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED: April 18, 1909 Perry Township, Pennsylvania John Doe

On April 18, 1909, a transient man was found dead in Perry Township, Pennsylvania. He had died from a rupture of the pulmonary Artery. He was unidentified and buried at the Almshouse Poor Cemetery, Berks County on April 26, 1909

He was a man around 55-years-old.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

UNIDENTIFIED: March 2, 1923 Tempe, Arizona John Doe

On March 2, 1923, a man was found in the bed of the Salt River in Tempe, Arizona. It's believed that he had died of exposure or old age. He had died within hours of discovery.

He was a white male around 65-years-old. 

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki