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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Ella Strickland | Gallaway | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 47 | Arteries, Lungs | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Athens, Georgia |
Benjamin B. | Eaves | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Arteries, Lungs | 984 Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Katherine Louiz | Jones | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 57 | Arteries, nephritis | 160 Lenoir Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
M. E. | Burke | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 57 | Arteries, Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Thompson, Georgia |
Waie | Smith | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Arthritis | 200 N Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Jack | Williams | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Asphyxiation | 915 N Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Grady | Welch | Student | Caucasian | Male | 7 | Asphyxiation | Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Carl Adolphus | Von Der Lieth | Accountant | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Asthma | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Ossie | Mattox | Domestic | African American | Female | 48 | Asthma | 160 Strickland St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Wade H. | Lankford | Operator | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Asthma | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Greene County, Georgia |
Rosa | Lumpkin | Domestic | African American | Female | 52 | Asthma | 4180 Jefferson Rd. | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Florence Inez | Hardigree | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Asthma | 183 New Ave | Dunbar & Dunaway | Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Ruby Lee | Binson | African American | Female | 0 | Asthma | 168 Pope St | Mack and Payne | Lexington, Georgia | |
Candis | Wallace | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 60 | Asthma | Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy | Bernstein Brothers | Princeton Factory |
Park | Child | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Asthma | 535 Pulaski St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Margaret White | Welch | None | Caucasian | Female | 79 | Asthma, Bronchitis | 232 N Milledge Ave | Dunbar & Dunaway | Athens, Georgia |
Francis E. | Hubert | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 80 | Asthma, Heart | Cemetery St & East Campus Road | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Rebecca | Jordon | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Asthma, Old Age | [Unknown Address] | B. Dunaway and Sons | Watkinsville, Georgia |
Anna Elizabeth | Osborne | African American | Female | 0 | Birth | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Dunbar & Dorsey | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Willie | Wilson | Laborer | African American | Male | 50 | Bladder | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dunaway | Brooklyn Cemetery |
W. B. | Hosey | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Bladder | 145 Elizabeth St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Chas. | Harris | Laborer | African American | Male | 71 | Bladder | 154 Yonah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Harry | Mathews | Farmer | African American | Male | 100 | Bladder, Kidneys | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Mt. Zion Church Cemetery |
Mary | Hodge | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 24 | Blood poisoning, Infection | 152 Bryan St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
J. D | Pike | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 63 | Bone | 6248 Athens Hwy, Jefferson, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Jefferson, Georgia |
Henry | Power | African American | Male | 70 | Bones | 375 Vine St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Sam | Carter | Farmer | African American | Male | 75 | Bowel | [Unknown Address] | Rich Watkins [individual] | Clarke County, Georgia |
Martha | Banks | Caucasian | Female | 73 | Bowels | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Winterville Cemetery | |
Robt. | Brown | Cook | African American | Male | 70 | Brain | 825 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Willie | Witcher | Farm Laborer | African American | Male | 16 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Francis Magnolia | Smith | African American | Female | 0 | Brain | Athens, GA | [Nothing Listed] | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Minnie | Cochran | Domestic | African American | Female | 34 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Peter | Bisson | Mason | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Janie Lee | Jones | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Margaret | Jones | Laborer | African American | Female | 87 | Brain | 465 Reese St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Leonard | Thrasher | African American | Male | 0 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia | |
Susan E. | Jackson | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 48 | Brain | 298 S Lumpkin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Oconee County, Georgia |
Norris Lee | Hosch | African American | Male | 0 | Brain | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Felton | Butler | Farmer | African American | Male | 19 | Brain | Jefferson, Jackson County, GA | J. E. Randolph [Randolph Brothers] | |
Susia May | Maceer | Farmer | African American | Female | 17 | Brain | Clarke County, GA | Mack and Payne | |
Ted | Bowden | Caucasian | Male | 1 | Brain | Pulaski St & Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
James N. | Kenny | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Brain | 1560 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
T C | Mead | Jeweler | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Brain | 865 Boulevard | Bernstein Brothers | Princeton Factory |
W. T. | Dumas | Driver | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Brain | 275 Oglethorpe Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Marietta, Georgia |
Avis | Pruitt | Teacher | Caucasian | Female | 23 | Brain | Commerce, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Webbs Creek Cemetery |
W J | Potts | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Brain | Athens, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Louise | Wiley | Laundress | African American | Female | 24 | Brain | 190 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
J.C. | Bell | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Brain | E Hancock Ave & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery |
Mary Susan | Davenport | Farmer | African American | Female | 67 | Brain | Tallassee Rd. & Whitehead Rd | Mack and Payne | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
Caroline | Nicholson | Caucasian | Female | 3 | Brain | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Fitzgerald, Georgia | |
Harris | African American | Male | 0 | Brain, Abscess | 240 S Thomas St | W. P. Hopson | Maxeys, Georgia | ||
Fred Earnest | Muckle | Child | African American | Male | 6 | Brain, Abscess | Satula Ave & Boulevard | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Wilson | Cockran | Farmer | African American | Male | 57 | Brain, Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Joe D. | Hawks | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 46 | Brain, Hemmorhage | 390 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Estell | Hemmelwight | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 38 | Brain, Hemmorhage | 334 N Thomas St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
William | Fleming | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Brain, Hemmorhage | Pulaski St & Barrow St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Maxeys, Georgia | |
Ellen | Hiram | Cook | African American | Female | 56 | Brain, Hemmorhage | 1376 Hancock Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Mattie | Coleman | Cook | African American | Female | 69 | Brain, Hemmorhage | 1121 S Milledge Ave | Mack and Payne | Allenville Cemetery |
Louise A. | King | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Brain, Hemmorhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Lucy Dupree | Erwin | Student | Caucasian | Female | 13 | Brain, Hemmorhage | Dearing St & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Marthia | King | Farmer | African American | Female | 50 | Brain, Hemmorhage | Athens, GA | Mack and Payne | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Bernard | Freeman | None | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Brain, Hemmorhage, Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Baltimore, Maryland |
Rose | Colsby | Farmer | African American | Female | 50 | Brain, Hemmorhage, Paralysis | [Unknown Address] | Lomax & Morton | Clarke County, Georgia |
Josie | Nunnally | Housework | African American | Female | 57 | Brain, Hemorrhage | 537 4th St | Lomax & Morton | Athens, Georgia |
Courtney | Thomas | Tailor | African American | Male | 53 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Newberry, South Carolina |
Claud | Merritte | Child | African American | Male | 0 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Baxter St & S Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Lizzie | Patat | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Female | 45 | Brain, Hemorrhage | 215 Williams St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Callie | Strickland | Domestic | African American | Female | 40 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Clarke County, GA | Lomax & Morton | Clarke County, Georgia |
Wm H. | Smith | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 81 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Strong St & College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | |
Cinthia J. | Montgomery | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Brain, Hemorrhage | S Lumpkin St & Cedar St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Liberty Church Cemetery | |
Armina | Shanks | Laborer | African American | Female | 31 | Brain, Hemorrhage | North Ave & Madison Heights | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Mendal | Morris | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm. David | Moon | Caucasian | Male | 2 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia | |
Sack | Taylor | Domestic | African American | Female | 45 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Bailey St & S Barnett Shoals Rd | Bernstein Brothers | |
Lizzie | Scott | Laborer | African American | Female | Brain, Hemorrhage | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Jas. H. | Towns | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Gena Carroll | Pound | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Wm | Walker | Farmer | African American | Male | 85 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Wm. L. | Wood | Cook | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Brain, Hemorrhage, Paralysis | Barber St & Boulevard | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Nancy | Sheridan | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Henry C. | Cauch | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 72 | Bright's Disease | 246 W Clayton St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Nettie | Ray | Cook | African American | Female | 52 | Bright's Disease | 483 3rd St | Mack and Payne | Shoal Creek Cemetery |
Ida | Davis | Domestic | African American | Female | 42 | Bright's Disease | 957 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Dicy | Strickland | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 63 | Bright's Disease | Hoyt St & State St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Bogart, Georgia |
Fred | Dawson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 58 | Bright's disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Alice | Thomas | Cook | African American | Female | 75 | Bright's Disease | W Broad St & N Milledge Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Jannie C. | Quillian | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 69 | Bright's Disease | 325 W Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Thomson, Georgia |
Pearl | Conyers | Housework | African American | Female | 27 | Bright's Disease | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Anna L. | Rawson | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Bright's Disease | 915 Chase St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Luck Amos | Johnson | Butler | African American | Male | 38 | Bright's disease | 298 Prince Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Robert | Johnson | Farmer | African American | Male | 64 | Bright's Disease | 1473 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Till | Sims | Farmer | African American | Male | 55 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Elbet | Johnson | Farmer | African American | Male | 55 | Bright's Disease | Reese St & N Milledge Ave | B. Dunaway and Sons | Brooklyn Cemetery |
B. G. | Mashburn | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 46 | Bright's Disease | Athens, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Jackson County, Georgia |
V A | Reaves | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 54 | Bright's Disease | Hoyt St & State St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Elijah | Peacachr | Cigar Maker | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Bright's Disease | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Cora | Wallace | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 43 | Bright's Disease | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
Horace | Johnson | Gardener | African American | Male | 58 | Bright's Disease | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
John T. | Lang | Laborer | African American | Male | 67 | Bright's Disease | 534 N Chase St | Mack and Payne | Leesville, South Carolina |
J. L. | Patterson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 73 | Bright's Disease | Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy | Bernstein Brothers | Princeton Factory |