Death Certificates
In Georgia, statewide issuing of death certificates began in 1919. While some death records exist for earlier decades (principally materials collected by the State Board of Health from 1914 to 1919), most Athens-Clarke County death records date from the post-1919 era. Death records from 1919 to 1930 are indexed and available online at the Georgia Archives in Morrow, Georgia. Building from this dataset, The Athens Death Project has transcribed and datafied 3,405 death certificates for Athens Clarke County from the years 1919 to 1927.
First Name | Last Name | Occupation | Race | Sex | Age at Death | Cause of Death | Address | Funeral Home | Cemetery |
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James W. | Sampler | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 63 | Accident (fire) | Clarke County, GA | B. Dunaway and Sons | Buford, Georgia |
Marvin | Barnett | Farmer | African American | Male | 18 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Herschel | Cash | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 15 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bogart, Georgia |
Jno. R. | Arnold | Farmer | African American | Male | 13 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery |
R. D. | Lumpkin | Student | African American | Male | 13 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Charlie | Camp | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 50 | Accident (gun) | Statham, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Barrow County, Georgia |
John | Robinson | Farmer | African American | Male | 51 | Accident (gun) | Athens, GA | Mack and Payne | Mount Perry Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery |
Emma | Maples | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 23 | Accident (gun) | Watkinsville, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Watkinsville, Georgia |
James | Stokes | Laborer | African American | Male | 26 | Accident (gun) | Monroe, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Monroe, Georgia |
Lula Belle | Hill | Student | African American | Female | 8 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bairdstown, Georgia |
William Grady | Myers | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 23 | Accident (gun) | Clarke County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Hale-Meyer Cemetery |
Lucile | Haynes | Caucasian | Female | 4 | Accident (poison) | 845 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
W. H. | Wade | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 45 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Atlanta, Georgia |
J.C. | Fowler | Caucasian | Male | 9 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Attica, Georgia | |
Earl O. | Shealy | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 27 | Accident (railroad train) | 240 DuBose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Augusta, Georgia |
Allen | Sims | Laborer | African American | Male | 17 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
C. P. | Payton | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Elberton, Georgia | |
William | Wheeler | None | Caucasian | Male | 2 | Accident (railroad train) | Maxeys, Ga | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bairdstown, Georgia |
James Sidney | Martin | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Accident (tractor) | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
James General | Allen | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 53 | Accident (train) | 450 Nachoochee Ave | McDorman Bridges Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Lee | Thomas | Farmer | African American | Male | 20 | Accident (transportation) | Clarke County, GA | Mack and Payne | |
Hilliary | Wood | Messenger | Caucasian | Male | 13 | Accident (wagon) | North Ave & Madison Heights | Dunbar & Dorsey | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Robert | Woods | Caucasian | Male | 4 | Accident, Blunt Force Trauma | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Wallace | Fears | Drayman | African American | Male | 44 | Accident, Blunt Force Trauma | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Mack and Payne | Covington, Georgia |
Ada | Marshall | Farmer | African American | Female | 59 | Acidosis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Woodie | Sale | None | Caucasian | Female | 42 | Acidosis | 240 Baldwin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Arthur | Tuck | Invalid | Caucasian | Male | 50 | Alcoholism, Broken bone | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Luvenia | Bond | Teacher | African American | Female | 30 | Anemia | Hull, GA | Mack and Payne | Carnesville, Georgia |
Annie E. B. | Webb | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 61 | Anemia | 595 Waddell St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Edna | Mcclain | Caucasian | Female | 21 | Anemia | 154 Park Ave | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Julia | Wilkins | Laundress | African American | Female | 73 | Anemia | 224 N Miller St | Mack and Payne | Elberton, Georgia |
Thomas | Crane | Gardener | African American | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | 1133 W Broad | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Dallas | Hayes | African American | Male | 80 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
S. L. | Slaton | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Apoplexy | Barnett Shoals Rd & Lexington Rd | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Ellen A. | Crawford | Caucasian | Female | 84 | Apoplexy | 560 Hill St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Viola | Clevland | Farmer | African American | Female | 48 | Apoplexy | Woodstock, GA | Wiley P. Dibbs [individual] | Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Pat | Lee | African American | Male | 70 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | ||
R L | Doster | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 80 | Apoplexy | Jefferson Rd & Trinity Pl | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Doster Cemetery |
Henry | Strickland | Laborer | African American | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | 185 N Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Permelia | Murry | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 78 | Apoplexy | Boulevard & N Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
E. H. | Hale | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Apoplexy | 150 Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Martha M. | Stanford | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Apoplexy | Thompson, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | McCrary-Lewis Cemetery |
Nolia | Witcher | Cook | African American | Female | 29 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Jim | Haze | Farmer | African American | Male | 50 | Apoplexy | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Mack and Payne | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Henry | Palmer | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 77 | Apoplexy | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Wm Jas Thos | Baker | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Apoplexy | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
B G | Bullock | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | 146 Herring St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Robert Marcell | Miller | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Apoplexy | 150 King Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Middle River Cemetery |
Frank | Pittard | Farmer | African American | Male | 75 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Sallie | Middlebrooks | Cook | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | 290 Barber St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Susie | Jones | Cook | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | 223 Nantahala Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
Victoria | Wages | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 79 | Apoplexy | 4180 Jefferson Rd. | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Florence Long | Bartow | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Apoplexy | 436 Dearing St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Grafton | Junkin | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Rome, Georgia |
Sallie | Spradling | Laborer | African American | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | Hoyt St & N Jackson St | Mack and Payne | |
Will | Collins | Laborer | African American | Male | 52 | Apoplexy | 520 N Peter St | Mack and Payne | Spaulding Cemetery |
Martha | Boyce | Domestic | African American | Female | 53 | Apoplexy | Strong St & Foundry St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
F. H. | Cobb | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 49 | Apoplexy | 836 N Lumpkin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Middle River Church Cemetery |
Harett | Simmons | Laborer | African American | Female | 95 | Apoplexy | 163 Prince Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
William | Lewis | Fireman | Caucasian | Male | 55 | Apoplexy | 742 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Eunice | Williams | Cook | African American | Female | 38 | Apoplexy | 274 Arch St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Spaulding Cemetery |
William H. | Powell | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | 940 College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
D. H. | Winter | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville Cemetery |
Ellen | Gregory | Laborer | African American | Female | 70 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Athens, Georgia |
Sinis | Patterson | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 72 | Apoplexy | S Jackson St & Baldwin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Moses | Milner | Mill Employee | African American | Male | 61 | Apoplexy | 1843 W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Spaulding Cemetery |
Albert | Boykin | African American | Male | 80 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | |
Wade Hampton | Dyre | Laborer | African American | Male | 36 | Apoplexy | 195 Lyndon Ave | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
William H | Flanagan | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 53 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Olivia | Lewis | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Apoplexy | 367 Oconee St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Lester Cemetery |
Evelyn M. | Osborn | Caucasian | Female | 59 | Apoplexy | Normal Ave & Georgia Ave | Dunbar & Dunaway | Mars Hill Church Cemetery | |
Lou | Mills | Housework | African American | Female | 68 | Apoplexy | 140 Rockspring St | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Eliza | Leird | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Apoplexy | 164 Park Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Franklin County, Georgia |
Lula | Smith | Laundress | African American | Female | 45 | Apoplexy | E Dougherty St & N Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Jessie | Martin | Domestic | African American | Female | 45 | Apoplexy | 1055 Prince Ave | B. Dunaway and Sons | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
John | Watkins | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Sam | Baker | Laborer | African American | Male | 50 | Apoplexy | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Sallie | Bishop | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Matilda | Elder | Farmer | African American | Female | 49 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Bogart, Georgia |
Claura | Boyd | Laborer | African American | Female | 26 | Apoplexy | 362 W Hancock Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Lee | Ashley | Auditor | Caucasian | Male | 34 | Apoplexy | Valdosta, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Valdosta, Georgia |
Roy | Howard | Laborer | African American | Male | 44 | Apoplexy | 757 Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Minnie | Carter | Cook | African American | Female | 39 | Apoplexy | 550 Odd St | W. P. Hopson | Crawford, Georgia |
Susan Jane | Peeler | None | Caucasian | Female | 86 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Mary Alice | George | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 67 | Apoplexy | Danielsville, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery |
M. H. | Dunaway | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 59 | Apoplexy | Gainesville, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | Gainesville, Georgia |
Julia | Williams | Laborer | African American | Female | 70 | Apoplexy | 187 S Miller St | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Wm. J. | Foster | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Apoplexy | 565 College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia |
Eddie | Goosby | Laborer | African American | Male | 41 | Apoplexy | 248 Arch St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Swiff | Stevens | Farmer | African American | Male | 55 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Martha | Pope | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Mary | Collins | Housework | African American | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | 253 Bailey St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Edward B. | Clarke | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | 348 N Church St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Lexington, Georgia |
R W | Branch | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 64 | Apoplexy | 156 Grady | Bernstein Brothers | Greensboro, Georgia |
Cleve Frederick | Pelfrey | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 35 | Apoplexy | Whitehall, GA | Dunbar & Dunaway | Whitehall, Georgia |
Luther | Howiger | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Margie E. | Bush | Teacher | African American | Female | 40 | Apoplexy | 400 Reese St | W. P. Hopson | Maxeys, Georgia |
Louie | Battle | Housework | African American | Female | 52 | Apoplexy | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Crawfordville, Georgia |
Albert | Ham | Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Lomax & Morton | Athens, Georgia |
Joe C. | Cartledge | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 42 | Apoplexy | 186 Park Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |