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
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

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