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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Martha | Moseman | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 70 | Heart | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Fletcher | Hill | Laborer | African American | Male | 40 | Heart | Oconee St & Carr St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Matilda | Gorley | Housewife | African American | Female | 48 | Heart | 649 Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Eatonton, Georgia |
Jane | Sims | Farmer | African American | Female | 81 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
James D. | Price | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Heart | 248 Springdale St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Sarah Ann | Hemphill | Caucasian | Female | 102 | Heart | 297 Prince Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Disie | Smith | Housework | African American | Female | 70 | Heart | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
James | Adams | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Heart | 745 Pulaski St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Buena Vista Cemetery |
Benton | Grover | Domestic | African American | Male | 85 | Heart | 165 Reese St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Athens, Georgia |
W T | Brock | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 67 | Heart | Ruth St & Lake St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Toccoa, Georgia |
Lettia | Payne | Domestic | African American | Female | 85 | Heart | Lyndon St & Dubose Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Carrie | Johnson | Housework | African American | Female | 21 | Heart | W Broad St & S Milledge Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Maggie | Smith | Housework | African American | Female | 48 | Heart | First Street & Trail Creek St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Charlie | Lester | Farmer | African American | Male | 50 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Sabe | Moon | Farmer | African American | Male | 79 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Will | Varnell | Laborer | African American | Male | 55 | Heart | S Finley St & W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Mary Ann | Brown | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 37 | Heart | 968 College Ave | McDorman Bridges Co. | Nicholson, Georgia |
William | Wier | Laborer | African American | Male | 43 | Heart | 194 Macon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
E. A. | Luster | Professor | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Heart | 150 Cloverhurst Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Basilin | Priner | Teacher | Caucasian | Female | 68 | Heart | 525 Meigs St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Newt | Griffith | Mason | Caucasian | Male | 50 | Heart | Kent St & Georgia Dr | Bernstein Brothers | Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery |
A. J. | Cobb | Lawyer | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Heart | Woodlawn Ave & Stanton Way | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Frank | Jones | Laborer | Caucasian | Male | 15 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Lula, Georgia |
Sims | African American | Female | 0 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | ||
Mary C. | Jennings | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 70 | Heart | 797 Cobb St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Buena Vista Church Cemetery |
George | Wagner | Plasterer | African American | Male | 65 | Heart | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Charlie | Robinson | Farm Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Heart | 770 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | B. Dunaway and Sons | Hull, Georgia |
James | Williams | Inmate | African American | Male | 25 | Heart | Clarke County, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | County Farm |
Joseph | Lustrat | Professor | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Heart | 109 Herty Dr | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Blanche Mulleken | Griffeth | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 39 | Heart | E Dougherty St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Susan E. | Herring | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 71 | Heart | 490 Nacoochee Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
C. C. | Mcphail | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 59 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Hawkinsville, Georgia |
John | Johnson | Farmer | African American | Male | 80 | Heart | Broad St & Hawthorne Ave | Mack and Payne | Athens, Georgia |
Armintes | Sorrells | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 69 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Family Cemetery |
Julia O. | Thurston | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 69 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Cassie | Wales | Laborer | African American | Female | 48 | Heart | Strong St & Foundry St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Nancy | Mccrary | Laundress | African American | Female | 56 | Heart | 759 Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Emma | Shaw | Domestic | African American | Female | 48 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Basaline | Wyche | Domestic | African American | Female | 24 | Heart | Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Carrie | Kinnebrew | Laborer | African American | Male | 2 | Heart | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Eatonton, Georgia |
Walker | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Heart | Hoyt St & N Jackson St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | ||
Julia M. | Mcclusky | Housework | African American | Female | 71 | Heart | 293 Cleveland Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Adesa Ann | Miller | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 52 | Heart | 347 Hill St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
R E | Mcdorman | Janitor | Caucasian | Male | 53 | Heart | Madison Ave & N Jackson St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Julia Nesbit | Hawkins | Housework | African American | Female | 37 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Synthia Ann | Wheelis | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 73 | Heart | 158 E Dougherty St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Wesley Chapel Cemetery |
Annie | Davis | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 41 | Heart | 797 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Henry Marshall | Driskell | Laborer | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Heart | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Lester Cemetery |
Cleveland A. | Hunt | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | B. Dunaway and Sons | Mount Vernon Christian Church Cemetery |
La Fayette | Johnson | Drayman | African American | Male | 65 | Heart | 350 Barber St | W. P. Hopson | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Emma | Clarke | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Whitehall, Georgia |
E. F. | Kenney | Caucasian | Female | 83 | Heart | 170 Nantahala Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Jackson County, Georgia | |
Mark | Cokley | Laborer | African American | Male | 50 | Heart | Milledge Terrace & Greenwood Drive | Mack and Payne | Allenville Cemetery |
Swb | Smith | Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Heart | 118 S Rockspring St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Olivia N. | Cobb | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 85 | Heart | 496 Oglethorpe Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Annie Mae | Howard | Farmer | African American | Female | 21 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Myles | Johnson | Dyer | African American | Male | 81 | Heart | 250 N Newton St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Robert | Barnett | Laborer | African American | Male | 48 | Heart | 1082 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Willis | Pope | Farmer | African American | Male | 80 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Myer | Stern | Banker | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Heart | Reese St & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Mary J. | Carey | Housework | African American | Female | 38 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Savannah | Baugh | None | Caucasian | Female | 69 | Heart | 135 Waddell St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Mary E. | Sims | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Heart | 411 N Thomas St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Thelma | Turman | Child | African American | Female | 0 | Heart | 198 Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Preston | Neuwally | Housework | Caucasian | Male | 2 | Heart | 564 Pulaski St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bogart Baptist Church Cemetery |
Fannie | Walker | Farmer | African American | Female | 70 | Heart | 160 Water Oak St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
J A | Voyles | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Emma A. | Collier | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 58 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery |
Bessie Lou | Davis | Seamstress | African American | Female | 8 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Henry | Jackson | Laborer | African American | Male | 80 | Heart | 985 College Ave | B. Dunaway and Sons | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Annie Bell | Powers | Laborer | African American | Female | 33 | Heart | Athens, GA | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Rebekah | Davis | Seamstress | African American | Female | 91 | Heart | N Thomas St & Strong St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Jerry G. | Gray | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 83 | Heart | 797 Cobb St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Edward Reginald | Hodgson | Capitalist | Caucasian | Male | 73 | Heart | 1001 Prince Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Mary | Jennings | Domestic | African American | Female | 40 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
George | Stokely | Laborer | African American | Male | 58 | Heart | 368 N Chase St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
William | Clark | Laborer | African American | Male | 49 | Heart | 140 N Pope St | Mack and Payne | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
G ? | Colley | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 63 | Heart | Hoyt St & N Jackson St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Edwin C. | Poss | Police | Caucasian | Male | 43 | Heart | 735 Boulevard | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Poss-McLeroy Family Cemetery |
John W. | Collin | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery |
Mary L. | Davis | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 27 | Heart | 250 W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Weston, Georgia |
Mattie | Junkins | Domestic | African American | Female | 35 | Heart | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Hutchins, Georgia |
Mary | Jones | African American | Female | 36 | Heart | Athens, GA | Mack and Payne | Athens, Georgia | |
Callie | Jones | Domestic | African American | Female | 39 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
M | Ector | Janitor | African American | Male | 49 | Heart | 293 S Finley St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Mary A. | Moon | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 68 | Heart | 890 Barber St | Bernstein Brothers | Atlanta, Georgia |
Will | Mckinney | Farmer | African American | Male | 50 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Henry Reginald | Walters | Banker | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Heart | 198 Hall St | Bernstein Brothers | Jacksonville, Florida |
Mattie B. | Bawer | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 48 | Heart | W Broad St & S Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Canon, Georgia |
Taylor | Walker | Farmer | African American | Male | 60 | Heart | Johnson Dr & S Barnett Shoals Rd | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Charlie | Gardner | Public Work | African American | Male | 33 | Heart | 1760 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Crawfordville, Georgia |
John H. | Milner | Printer | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Heart | 279 Meigs St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Westview Cemetery |
Edw. D. | Treanor | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Milledgeville, Georgia |
George P. | Brightwell | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Heart | 168 N Finley St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Margaret Virginia | Bonney | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 80 | Heart | 625 S Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Norfolk, Virginia |
Charlie | Williams | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 61 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Mollie | Davis | Housework | African American | Female | 65 | Heart | 140 Green St | Mack and Payne | Greensboro, Georgia |
John T. | Potts | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Heart | Nicholson, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
Edd | Tool | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 63 | Heart | Estelle Ave & Tallassee Road | B. Dunaway and Sons | |
Susi Young | Autry | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 56 | Heart | 620 Reese St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oconee Hill Cemetery |