No grief is more poignant than the death of a beloved child.  Such was the grief that overwhelmed Mr. and Mrs. Martin Collins on Saturday last when their baby boy, Freddie, aged 15 months, died of pneumonia.  The remains of the sweet child were laid to rest on Sunday afternoon.

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The Cartersville American
November 17, 1886, page 3

Died.

Freddie, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Collins, aged 15 months, died last Saturday at 2 o’clock, p. m., of pneumonia, after a brief illness.  The remains were interred at the cemetery Sunday evening at 3 o’clock.  The parents have the sympathies of the entire community in their sad affliction.