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 Deathsort descending Address Funeral Home Cemetery
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

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