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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Frank | Myers | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Lee | Ashley | Auditor | Caucasian | Male | 34 | Apoplexy | Valdosta, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Valdosta, Georgia |
Sallie | Middlebrooks | Cook | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | 290 Barber St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Richard | Collins | Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Athens, Georgia |
Will | Collins | Laborer | African American | Male | 52 | Apoplexy | 520 N Peter St | Mack and Payne | Spaulding Cemetery |
John | Fambro | Laborer | African American | Male | 52 | Apoplexy | 141 N Newton St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Wm. J. | Foster | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Apoplexy | 565 College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia |
Mary Alice | George | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 67 | Apoplexy | Danielsville, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery |
Berry | Nickerson | Farmer | African American | Male | 60 | Apoplexy | Watkinsville, Oconee County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Georgia | Hammand | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 63 | Apoplexy | 120 Herring St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery |
Grafton | Junkin | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Rome, Georgia |
Cornelia | Jarrell | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 62 | Apoplexy | 760 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Lexington, Georgia |
Emily | Mckennon | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Apoplexy | 357 Oak St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Cleve Frederick | Pelfrey | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 35 | Apoplexy | Whitehall, GA | Dunbar & Dunaway | Whitehall, Georgia |
William | Reed | Barber | African American | Male | 41 | Apoplexy | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Joe C. | Cartledge | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 42 | Apoplexy | 186 Park Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Albert | Ham | Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Lomax & Morton | Athens, Georgia |
M. W. | Cochran | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 54 | Apoplexy | 168 Grady Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Antioch Christian Church Cemetery |
Eunice | Williams | Cook | African American | Female | 38 | Apoplexy | 274 Arch St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Spaulding Cemetery |
Ellen A. | Crawford | Caucasian | Female | 84 | Apoplexy | 560 Hill St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Dallas | Hayes | African American | Male | 80 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Rebecca | Hawkins | Housework | African American | Female | 78 | Apoplexy | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Sinis | Patterson | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 72 | Apoplexy | S Jackson St & Baldwin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
E. H. | Hale | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Apoplexy | 150 Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Moses | Milner | Mill Employee | African American | Male | 61 | Apoplexy | 1843 W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Spaulding Cemetery |
Sallie | Brown | Domestic | African American | Female | 41 | Apoplexy | 1443 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Elic | Wade | Laborer | African American | Male | 48 | Apoplexy | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
Eliza | Leird | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Apoplexy | 164 Park Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Franklin County, Georgia |
Mattie | Partee | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 52 | Apoplexy | Sanford Dr & Baldwin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Ola Mae | Thompson | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 32 | Apoplexy | 415 Foundry St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | High Shoals, Georgia |
Martha M. | Stanford | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Apoplexy | Thompson, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | McCrary-Lewis Cemetery |
B G | Bullock | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | 146 Herring St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm J | Thornton | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Apoplexy | Grady Ave & Dubose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm Jas Thos | Baker | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Apoplexy | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm | Brown | Steward | African American | Male | 54 | Apoplexy | 760 Chase St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Claura | Boyd | Laborer | African American | Female | 26 | Apoplexy | 362 W Hancock Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Anna | Tiller | Cook | African American | Female | 48 | Apoplexy | 144 Chase St | Mack and Payne | Billups Grove Cemetery |
Sussie E. | Hawkins | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 61 | Apoplexy | 1468 E Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Hall County, Georgia |
Victoria | Wages | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 79 | Apoplexy | 4180 Jefferson Rd. | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Robert Marcell | Miller | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Apoplexy | 150 King Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Middle River Cemetery |
Susan Jane | Peeler | None | Caucasian | Female | 86 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Fannie | Hane | Cook | African American | Female | 40 | Apoplexy | 269 Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
John | Winfrey | Retired | African American | Male | 100 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billups Grove Cemetery |
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 |
M. H. | Dunaway | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 59 | Apoplexy | Gainesville, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | Gainesville, Georgia |
Florence Long | Bartow | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Apoplexy | 436 Dearing St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Fannie A | Turner | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 89 | Apoplexy | 125 N Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Fannye | Caruthers | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 44 | Apoplexy | 197 Childs St | Bernstein Brothers | Wilkes County, Georgia |
Elden | Fields | Laborer | African American | Male | 76 | Apoplexy | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
F. H. | Cobb | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 49 | Apoplexy | 836 N Lumpkin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Middle River Church Cemetery |
William H. | Powell | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | 940 College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
John P. | Hall | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Apoplexy | Park Ave & Easy St | Bernstein Brothers | Walton County, Georgia | |
D. F. | Whitehead | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 81 | Apoplexy | 296 N Lumpkin St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Porterfield Cemetery |
Louie | Battle | Housework | African American | Female | 52 | Apoplexy | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Crawfordville, Georgia |
Ida | Bisson | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | Cemetery St & East Campus Road | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Camilla | Bridy | Cook | African American | Female | 74 | Apoplexy | 168 N Finley St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
William | Lewis | Fireman | Caucasian | Male | 55 | Apoplexy | 742 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Rena M. | Dorman | Caucasian | Female | 62 | Apoplexy, Arteries | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Toccoa, Georgia | |
Lizzie | Fambrough | Cook | African American | Female | 28 | Apoplexy, Brain | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Mack and Payne | Chester, South Carolina |
Will | Johnson | Laborer | African American | Male | 54 | Apoplexy, Brain, Hemmorhage | North Avenue & Willow Street | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Jean | Robinson | Laborer | African American | Male | 78 | Apoplexy, Brain, Hemorrhage | Woodlawn Ave & Stanton Way | Bernstein Brothers | Allensville, Georgia |
Julia | Williams | Domestic | African American | Female | 76 | Apoplexy, Brain, Hemorrhage | 298 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Sarah H. | Williams | Caucasian | Female | 71 | Apoplexy, Brain, Hemorrhage | 224 Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Laura | Speer | None | Caucasian | Female | 64 | Apoplexy, Cancer | 725 Prince Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Virginia | Wynn | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 76 | Apoplexy, Fall | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
L. A. | Herring | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 42 | Apoplexy, Female | Colbert, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Colbert, Georgia |
George | Davis | Laborer | African American | Male | 48 | Apoplexy, Hemmorhage | Lyndon Ave & Dubose Ave | Mack and Payne | Watkinsville, Georgia |
W. A. | Clarke | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Apoplexy, Influenza | 245 Boulevard | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Leila Estel | Cooper | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 42 | Apoplexy, Nephritis | Elizabeth St & Willow St | Bernstein Brothers | Hull, Georgia |
J. P. | Bradford | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 68 | Apoplexy, Paralysis | Satula Ave & Boulevard | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Hugh | Mckay | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Apoplexy, Paralysis | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Greenville, South Carolina | |
A. O. | Harper | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Apoplexy, Paralysis | 436 Dearing St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Al Benny | Wright | African American | Male | 11 | Apoplexy, Whooping Cough | US-441 & Sandy Creek Rd | Dunbar & Dorsey | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Henry | Evans | African American | Male | 50 | Appendicitis | 166 Paris St | Bernstein Brothers | Brooklyn Cemetery | |
J.H. | Williams | Printer | Caucasian | Male | 56 | Appendicitis | 225 N Thomas St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm | Smith | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 38 | Appendicitis | 180 Hiawassee Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Braselton, Georgia |
Leonard | Butler | Farm Laborer | Caucasian | Male | 17 | Appendix | Madison County, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | |
Leila M. | Borrow | Student | African American | Female | 11 | Appendix | 181 Lyndon Ave | Mack and Payne | Greene County, Georgia |
L. L. | Brandon | Proprietor | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Appendix | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Francis | Epper | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 61 | Appendix | 297 Peabody | Dunbar & Dunaway | Athens, Georgia |
Lenia May | Bushin | Child | African American | Female | 12 | Appendix | 392 Augusta Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
William | Johnson | Laborer | African American | Male | 26 | Appendix | 270 Atlanta Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Josephine Lewis | Hammond | Caucasian | Female | 45 | Appendix, Surgery, Infection, Pneumonia | Monroe, GA | The E. L. Almand Company | Rest Haven Cemetery | |
Lucy | Harris | Domestic | African American | Female | 66 | Arteries | S Church St & Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Commodore Decatur | Caffee | Store Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Arteries | Atlanta, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Soule Cemetery in Swanquarter, North Carolina |
Fannie M | Lewis | Teacher | African American | Female | 63 | Arteries | 1280 W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Ruth | Bates | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Arteries | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Alfred B. | Bailey | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Arteries | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Union Point, Georgia |
Lucinda | Sloan | Laborer | African American | Female | 80 | Arteries | 1132 W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Richard | Bayne | Farmer | African American | Male | 75 | Arteries | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Charlotte L. | Derricotte | African American | Female | 64 | Arteries | Everett, Massachusetts | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Annie M. W. | Bryant | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 36 | Arteries | 257 Woodlawn Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Cicero | Jones | Laborer | African American | Male | 57 | Arteries | 542 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
B. F. | Wood | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Arteries | 163 W Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Melia | Thrasher | Laborer | African American | Female | 65 | Arteries, Apoplexy | 130 Green St | Mack and Payne | Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Ben | Tilman | Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Arteries, Brights | 515 W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Liboria | Paleuisans | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 90 | Arteries, Broken bone, Old Age | Boulevard & Virginia Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Elizabeth | Mitchell | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 90 | Arteries, Dysentery | 723 Boulevard | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Winterville Cemetery |
G. L. | Baxter | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Arteries, Hernia | Commerce, GA | M. S. Sanders [individual] | Union Baptist Church Cemetery |