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 Homesort descending Cemetery
Meriam Thrasher Caucasian Female Stillborn 348 Hoyt St B. Dunaway and Sons Farmington, Georgia
Isabell Freeman Cook African American Female 31 Syphilis 930 S Milledge Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Spaulding Cemetery
James Mitchell Laborer African American Male 37 Stomach 985 College Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Mammie Autry Domestic Caucasian Female 22 Tuberculosis Johnson Dr & Barnett Shoals Rd B. Dunaway and Sons Winterville, Georgia
Robert Holman Smith African American Male 0 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA B. Dunaway and Sons
Albert E. Peeler Student Caucasian Male 7 Meningitis 425 Meigs St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Johnie Stephens African American Male 0 Pneumonia 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Callie B. Sneldith Caucasian Female 31 Pneumonia, Influenza Strong St & N Jackson St B. Dunaway and Sons Penfield, Georgia
Lizzie Christerphor African American Female 0 Food poisoning [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Luke AME Cemetery
Demous Nation Caucasian Male 0 Dysentery, Stomach 175 Inglewood Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Whitehall, Georgia
Joies Francis Waldrup African American Female 0 Pneumonia Whitehall Rd. & S Milledge Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Palis Caroline Smith None Caucasian Female 89 Old Age 190 Satula Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Athens, Georgia
James Carlon Blair Mill Employee Caucasian Male 65 Heart, Paralysis 145 S Popler St B. Dunaway and Sons Princeton Factory
Eugenia Ann Jackson Caucasian Female 0 Premature 396 Oconee St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Charlie Robinson Farm Laborer African American Male 70 Heart 770 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy B. Dunaway and Sons Hull, Georgia
Eddie Hearel Laborer African American Male 37 Tuberculosis 386 W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Jeanett Hearal African American Female 1 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Willis Fullilove Caucasian Male 51 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA B. Dunaway and Sons County Farm
Lila Benidict Domestic Caucasian Female 35 Dysentery Whitehall, GA B. Dunaway and Sons White Hall Cemetery
Julis Stephens Caucasian Male 6 Pneumonia 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Callaway Caucasian Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons
Edna Mcclain Caucasian Female 21 Anemia 154 Park Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Robert Patrick Mill Employee Caucasian Male 64 Pneumonia Whitehall, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Whitehall, Georgia
Lena Fean African American Female 85 Old Age Strong St & Foundry St B. Dunaway and Sons Farrar, Georgia
Sallie Rich Domestic African American Female 70 Nephritis, Heart W Broad St & N Milledge Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Heights Cemetery
Robert Ross Mill Employee African American Male 34 Nephritis 225 Cleveland Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Clarke County, Georgia
John C. Boles Farmer Caucasian Male 59 Infection Athens, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Princeton Factory
Edwards Caucasian Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Haynie Family Cemetery
Alexander Hill Farmer Caucasian Male 72 Nephritis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Watkinsville, Georgia
Zelma Robinson African American Female 0 Natural causes [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Hull, Georgia
Lillie Mae Stephens Caucasian Female 0 Premature 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Carthen Caucasian Male Stillborn 153 New Ave B. Dunaway and Sons
Charlotte Byron Booth Domestic Caucasian Female 47 Syphilis 763 N Pope St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee County, Georgia
Mary Francis Mcintyre Domestic Caucasian Female 78 Bronchitis Hull Rd & Danielsville Rd B. Dunaway and Sons
Joan Morton African American Female 0 Heart Mitchell Bridge Rd & Atlanta Highway B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
John H. Spratling Mill Employee Caucasian Male 78 Paralysis, Hemorrhage, Brain [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons
Prestin Scott Laborer African American Male 22 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Allensville, Georgia
Alice White Domestic Caucasian Female 42 Spine 245 W Clayton St B. Dunaway and Sons Madison, Georgia
Earl Brooks Farmer Caucasian Male 27 Suicide (poison) [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons High Shoals, Georgia
Reese Thompson Caucasian Male 0 Neonatal [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
Watkins Retired Caucasian Male 65 Pneumonia 1447 E Broad St Bernstein Brothers Maysville, Georgia
Estell Nunnally African American Female 0 Unknown Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Scott Caucasian Male 0 Premature [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Emma Gee Housework Caucasian Female 76 Broken bone 360 Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Stone Caucasian Female Premature 315 S Pope St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
James Daniel Childs Saw Mill Operator Caucasian Male 53 Hemmorhage [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers
Roy Cooper Farmer African American Male 22 Ulcer [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
James Mote Caucasian Male 0 Stomach 196 Park Ave Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Bertie Lou Crow Caucasian Female Stillborn 763 Pulaski St Bernstein Brothers Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Mary Jennings Domestic African American Female 40 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Annie Morrison Sales Caucasian Female 27 Tuberculosis Hoyt St & College Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Emma Sims Housework African American Female 60 Paralysis Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Luke AME Cemetery
Lou Griffin Housework Caucasian Female 76 Heart, Kidneys 726 Pulaski St Bernstein Brothers Vienna, Georgia
James O. Chandler Farmer Caucasian Male 49 Cancer [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Jas. Oldham Farmer Caucasian Male 62 Gun, Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Morgan County, Georgia
Harry E. White Hotel Caucasian Male 64 Heart 134 Prince Ave Bernstein Brothers Chattanooga, Tennessee
Susan C. Griffeth Domestic Caucasian Female 69 Diabetes, Convulsions [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery
Alex Ford Mill Employee Caucasian Male 54 Heart, Bright's Disease 163 Tibbetts Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Warwick Caucasian Female Stillborn 360 N Thomas St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Charlie Sewell Farmer African American Male 82 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Howard Hayes African American Male 0 [??] 1679 E Broad St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Willie B. Lesley Laborer African American Male 21 Tuberculosis, Nephritis 183 Lyndon Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Lelia Fields Housework African American Female 51 Paralysis Arch St & Old Winterville Rd. Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
John T. Anderson Real Estate Caucasian Male 70 Cancer Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Teller Caucasian Female 0 Premature [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Mendal Morris Retired Caucasian Male 75 Brain, Hemorrhage [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Francis Moncreef African American Female 6 Stomach Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Julius Dornblatt Plumber Caucasian Male 68 Cancer W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Silivery Driver African American Female 70 Cancer 250 DuBose Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
John Moore Farmer African American Male 70 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
John B Simms African American Male 0 Stomach Winterville, GA Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Hattie Blunt Domestic African American Female 77 Influenza Danielsville Rd & Hull Rd Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Elberhart African American Female Stillborn [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Henretta Bush Farm Laborer African American Female 17 Influenza [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Dallas Hayes African American Male 80 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Katherine Baldwin Domestic African American Female 84 Pneumonia 125 N Rocksprings St Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Thelma Turman Child African American Female 0 Heart 198 Chase St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Arthur Tuck Invalid Caucasian Male 50 Alcoholism, Broken bone 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Hilda S. Joel Housework Caucasian Female 26 Pneumonia University Dr & O Farrell St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lucy Johnson Farmer African American Female 72 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Hutchins, Georgia
Jno. Cooper Farmer African American Male 75 Kidneys, Bladder [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Quiller Cooper Farmer African American Male 16 Bright's Disease Danielsville, GA Bernstein Brothers New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Doris Wheeler Student Caucasian Female 5 Stomach Maysville, GA Bernstein Brothers Maysville, Georgia
Rosa Nunnally African American Female 0 Unknown Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Leroy Parks Caucasian Male 1 Colitis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Lawrencevile, Georgia
James G. Herring Road Work Caucasian Male 30 Stomach Rutledge, GA Bernstein Brothers Fairplay, Georgia
Sylvia Mathews Farmer African American Female 35 Bright's Disease [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Sussie Cooper Housework African American Female 37 Influenza, Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Permelia Murry Housework Caucasian Female 78 Apoplexy Boulevard & N Chase St Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Fred Lucas Johnson African American Male 0 [??] Grove St & Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Jos. White Woods Retired Caucasian Male 82 Bright's Disease, Heart North Avenue & Spring Ct Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Jasper T Bryant Caucasian Male 92 Old Age 173 Wilkerson St Bernstein Brothers Statham, Georgia
Lucy Wychs Housework African American Female 48 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Luke AME Cemetery
Fletcher Mccombs Student Caucasian Male 14 Accident (drowning) 180 Inglewood Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
James Zockrich Prairie Caucasian Male 0 [??] Strong St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Vineyards Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Clara E. Newman Domestic Caucasian Female 44 Heart, Dropsy Winterville, GA Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
Lula Crabb Laundress Caucasian Female 39 Infection 267 Atlanta Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Mary Clarke Caucasian Female 0 Premature birth 585 Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sarah Emmerline Chestain Housework Caucasian Female 80 Hepatitis Georgia Drive & Kent St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Essie Sickles Housework Caucasian Female 26 Cancer 328 Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Morgan County, Georgia

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