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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Bettie | Streetman | Farmer | Caucasian | Female | 31 | Scarlet fever | W Carver Dr & N Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | Bairdstown, Georgia |
Minnie | Cochran | Domestic | African American | Female | 34 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Sarah | Pittard | Caucasian | Female | 84 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Leila | Wooten | Caucasian | Female | 78 | Hemorrhage, Brain | 185 Grady Ave | Bernstein Brothers | ||
Cristine | Harper | African American | Female | Diphtheria | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery | ||
Eddie | Barrett | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 36 | Traumatic Head Injury | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Williams | African American | Female | Stillborn | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery | |||
Mattie E | Carter | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 64 | Paralysis, Hemmorhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Arnoldsville, Georgia |
Daisey M. | Wilson | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 35 | Pellagra | Hoyt St & State St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jos. | Costa | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Sam | Williams | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 50 | Paralysis | North Ave & Madison Heights | Bernstein Brothers | Colbert, Georgia |
Willis | Lane | Laborer | African American | Male | 31 | Tuberculosis | 185 Derby St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Charlie | Shaw | Laborer | African American | Male | 45 | Homicide (gun) | 187 Odd St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Jas. C. | Cranshaw | Student | African American | Male | 10 | Tuberculosis | Chicago, IL | Bernstein Brothers | Chicago, Illinois |
T.E. | Kenney | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 32 | Accident (electricity) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia |
Nash | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Natural causes | 239 Oak St | Bernstein Brothers | Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery | ||
Mattie Mae | Thurmond | Housework | African American | Female | 33 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Harrett | Warren | Housework | African American | Female | 80 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Nina | Dean | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 26 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
M. E. | Haynes | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 76 | Influenza | E Broad St & S Jackson St | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Dora | Bales | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 26 | Dysentery | 297 Oak St | Bernstein Brothers | White Hall Cemetery |
Garfield | Greg | Child | African American | Male | 3 | Accident (fire) | Clarke County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Janie | Ellenbury | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Cancer | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Carrie Lawrance | Derricatte | Housework | African American | Female | 74 | Mitral | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
James Cirley | Mcintyre | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 55 | Stomach, Appendicitis | 797 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Berkly, Georgia |
Bryant | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Premature birth | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | ||
Ambus | Mckeever | Laborer | African American | Male | 46 | Accident (dirt) | Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy & Hobson Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Eddie | Roach | Student | African American | Male | 7 | Pneumonia | Burney St & Branch St | Bernstein Brothers | |
Emmett | Scott | African American | Male | 0 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Lillian | Alexander | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 59 | Cancer | Lexington, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Lexington Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
Lee | Ashley | Auditor | Caucasian | Male | 34 | Apoplexy | Valdosta, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Valdosta, Georgia |
Ben F. | Todd | Street Car | Caucasian | Male | 30 | Tuberculosis, Hemorrhage, Acidosis | S Lumpkin St & W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Isac | Winchester | Farmer | African American | Male | 70 | Bright's Disease, Heart | 170 Macon Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Felis | Mcdaniel | Housework | African American | Female | 71 | Paralysis | 200 N Newton St | Bernstein Brothers | Greenwood, South Carolina |
Walter | Collins | Laborer | African American | Male | 38 | Dropsy | 1486 W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
J. A. | Scarborough | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 52 | Hernia | Danielsville, Madison County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Mella | Pope | Domestic | African American | Female | 80 | Unknown | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Frank | Griffith | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Stomach, Heart | S Lumpkin St & S Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Willie Mae | Daniel | Child | African American | Female | 0 | Poisoning | 221 Pearl St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Ethel | Coleman | African American | Female | 6 | Accident (fire) | Clarke County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Eugene | Pope | Student | African American | Male | 8 | Pneumonia, Tonsilitis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Angeline | Jones | Housework | African American | Female | 86 | Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Corene | Hawkins | Housework | African American | Female | 20 | Typhoid fever | Whitehall Rd & Barnett Shoals Rd | Bernstein Brothers | New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery |
M. W. G. | Bone | Machinest | Caucasian | Male | 28 | Influenza | 305 S Pope St | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Jane | Yerby | Retired | African American | Female | 97 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Tessie E. | Davis | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 63 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Arnoldsville, Georgia |
Martha | Wilson | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Heart | Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Jane | Couch | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 66 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jos. | Foster | Laborer | African American | Male | 19 | [??] | 387 Flint St | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Emma | Shaw | Domestic | African American | Female | 48 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Mary | Jones | Housework | African American | Female | 37 | Diabetes | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Allen C | Holliday | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 25 | Tuberculosis | 357 Hill St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Dufalo | Harris | Laborer | African American | Male | 50 | Stomach | Georgia Drive & Kent St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Step | Johnson | [Unknown] | African American | Male | 61 | Heart, Dropsy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | |
W. J. J. | Smith | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Heart, Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Everett | Tolbert | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Bright's Disease, Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Mary M. | Dickens | Caucasian | Female | 87 | Old Age | Boulevard & N Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia | |
Harry | Nastos | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 41 | Nephritis, Pneumonia | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
John S. | Keese | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 63 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Peter | Hill | Farmer | African American | Male | 39 | Infection | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Mead | Griffith | Farmer | African American | Male | 68 | Paralysis, Brain, Hemmorhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Nelly | Hankins | Farmer | African American | Female | 43 | Tuberculosis | 540 Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Elliott | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Heart | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | ||
Dock | Oglsby | Laborer | African American | Male | 38 | Heart, Dropsy | 158 Strickland Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Berkly, Georgia |
Joe B. | Thurmond | African American | Male | 0 | Dysentery | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery | |
Viola | Walker | Farm Laborer | African American | Female | 22 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
Muzzettes | Webb | Housework | African American | Female | 20 | Tuberculosis | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Elberton, Georgia |
Mcwhorter | African American | Female | Stillborn | 255 1st St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |||
Corenia | Hovard | Housework | African American | Female | 30 | Tuberculosis | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Louise B. | Scott | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 19 | Stomach | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | |
Ruth | Lester | Child | African American | Female | 0 | Smallpox | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
C. L. | Goodruns | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 41 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Valdosta, Georgia |
Gertrude | Tucker | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Bright's Disease | 724 W Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Geo W. | Brown | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Bright's Disease | 347 Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Eunice | Roberson | Planter | African American | Male | 24 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Nancy M. | Segraves | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 88 | Paralysis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Sarah | Burch | Housework | African American | Female | 50 | Paralysis | 148 Hoyt St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Theoda | Howard | Child | African American | Male | 0 | Pneumonia | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
John | Winfrey | Retired | African American | Male | 100 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billups Grove Cemetery |
Ellen | Lewis | Housework | African American | Female | 55 | Paralysis | 187 N Billups St | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Laura | Shaw Bird | Housework | African American | Female | 53 | Old Age, Hernia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Stephens, Georgia |
Lizie | Daniels | Housework | African American | Female | 50 | Heart, Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Bernard | Freeman | None | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Brain, Hemmorhage, Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Baltimore, Maryland |
Jim | Coleman | Farmer | African American | Male | 51 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Martha | Pope | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
B. F. | Wood | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Arteries | 163 W Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Ben A. | Crane | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 49 | Influenza, Pneumonia | Cobb St & N Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Robert W | Louern | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Heart | 529 Baxter St | Bernstein Brothers | High Shoals, Georgia | |
Robt | Culbreth | African American | Male | 6 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Heights Cemetery | |
John W. | Allen | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 47 | Accident (fire) | 128 1st St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Ben | White | Farmer | African American | Male | 24 | Gun | 360 Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Wyatt | Brown | Gardener | African American | Male | 60 | Nephritis | S Rocksprings St & W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Maxeys, Georgia |
Robt. Lawrance | Jones | African American | Male | 0 | Influenza, Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Ethel May | Harris | African American | Female | 11 | Lungs | 345 Pope St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Munnally | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Premature | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia | ||
Sarah P. | Hancock | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 79 | Bright's Disease, Arteries | W Broad St & S Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Jefferson, Georgia |
Gladys Irene | Strickland | Caucasian | Female | 1 | Infection | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery | |
J. R. | Hale | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 52 | Pneumonia | 620 Barber St | Bernstein Brothers | Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery |
Myrtie Lee | Watson | African American | Female | 0 | Pneumonia | 241 S Newton St | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Drake | Caucasian | Female | Premature birth | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |