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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Ruth | Bates | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Arteries | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
T. Ed. | Lester | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 55 | Uremia | 192 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Johnson | African American | Male | Stillborn | 694 Vine St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia | |||
Laura | Elder | African American | Female | 78 | Uremia, Stomach | 431 N Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | ||
Birdie May | Rucker | Housework | African American | Female | 25 | Unknown | 328 Flint St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Marguarite A. | Watkins | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 68 | Pneumonia | 1447 E Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
Henry | Evans | African American | Male | 50 | Appendicitis | 166 Paris St | Bernstein Brothers | Brooklyn Cemetery | |
R.E. | Bailey | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Cancer | Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Hamilton | Huggins | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 73 | Old Age | 360 N Milledge Ave. | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Willis | Lane | Laborer | African American | Male | 31 | Tuberculosis | 185 Derby St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Clem | Gear | Farmer | African American | Male | 90 | Influenza | Jefferson Rd & Trinity Pl | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Alex | Hawkins | Laborer | African American | Male | 38 | Paralysis | 345 Arch St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
John W. | Fowler | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 52 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Annie Evelin | Suddeth | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 38 | Pneumonia | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Janice | Smith | Housework | African American | Female | 34 | Pneumonia | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Florence Long | Bartow | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Apoplexy | 436 Dearing St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jim | Wilkins | Laborer | African American | Male | 42 | Unknown, Natural Causes | 827 Waddell St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Wm. J. | Foster | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Apoplexy | 565 College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia |
Pearl | Conyers | Housework | African American | Female | 27 | Bright's Disease | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Berry | Nickerson | Farmer | African American | Male | 60 | Apoplexy | Watkinsville, Oconee County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Corrie | Oglesby | Housework | African American | Female | 50 | Paralysis | Yonah Ave & Buena Vista Ave | Bernstein Brothers | |
Pope | Child | African American | Male | 0 | Neonatal | North Avenue & Willow Street | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Ella Nora | Fellows | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Influenze, Old Age | 173 Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Paul | Smith | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 31 | Homicide (gun) | Baker St & Fairview St | Bernstein Brothers | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Muzzettes | Webb | Housework | African American | Female | 20 | Tuberculosis | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Elberton, Georgia |
Jack Q. | Lane | Child | African American | Male | 1 | Whooping cough | 335 Arch St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Joe B. | Thurmond | African American | Male | 0 | Dysentery | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery | |
J. P. | Johnson | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 33 | Infection | Center, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Center, Georgia |
Jewell | Child | African American | Male | Stillborn | 188 2nd St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | ||
Louise | Williams | Child | African American | Female | 5 | Convulsions | North Ave & Willow St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Elizabeth C. | O'Kelley | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 83 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | O'Kelly Family Cemetery |
Martha M. | Conway | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 61 | Heart, Bright's Disease | 797 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Atlanta, Georgia |
Ninnie Joe | Coker | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Starvation | 250 Satula Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Walton County, Georgia | |
Thos. Lawrance | Graham | Laborer | African American | Male | 9 | Accident (car) | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Clinton | Barnett | Laborer | African American | Male | 20 | Pneumonia | Lyndon St & Dubose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Sack | Taylor | Domestic | African American | Female | 45 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Bailey St & S Barnett Shoals Rd | Bernstein Brothers | |
Jas A | Harbin | Sanitary Inspector | Caucasian | Male | 61 | Suicide (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Mattie | Neily | Housework | African American | Female | 58 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Hopie | Glenn | Housework | African American | Female | 80 | Pneumonia | 158 Strickland Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Mary Ann | Mooreland | Housework | African American | Female | 26 | Pellagra | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Brooklyn Cemetery |
John | Fambro | Laborer | African American | Male | 52 | Apoplexy | 141 N Newton St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Mable | Davis | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 23 | Surgery, Female, Appendix | 797 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Macon, Georgia |
Joe C | Robertson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Ben | Tilman | Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Arteries, Brights | 515 W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Laura | Shaw Bird | Housework | African American | Female | 53 | Old Age, Hernia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Stephens, Georgia |
Jane | Carey | African American | Female | 77 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billups Grove Cemetery | |
T. R. | Crow | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 43 | Paralysis | 690 Nantahala Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Lord | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Premature | 995 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | ||
Annie Lou | Johnson | Housework | African American | Female | 32 | Female | 694 Vine St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Julia M. | Mcclusky | Housework | African American | Female | 71 | Heart | 293 Cleveland Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Young A. | Daniel | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Tuberculosis | 185 Grady Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Alice | Kenney | African American | Female | 1 | Stomach | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Watkinsville, Georgia | |
Williams | Caucasian | Female | Stillborn | 146 Milledge Cr. | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |||
Whitehead | Caucasian | Male | Premature | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia | |||
Sam'L L. | Mooney | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 53 | Uremia | E Broad St & Wilkerson St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Louise | Graham | Student | African American | Female | 14 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Bessie | Patman | Housework | African American | Female | 29 | Tuberculosis | 180 Valley Rd. | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
James D. | Powell | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Heart | Conyers, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Madison County, Georgia |
Mary | Williams | Housework | African American | Female | 55 | Dropsy, Heart | 170 Stevens St, | Bernstein Brothers | Brooklyn Cemetery |
David | Hawkins | Farmer | African American | Male | 19 | Typhoid fever | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Douglas | Freeman | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 19 | Bright's Disease, Heart | 965 Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Horace | Terrell | Laborer | African American | Male | 23 | Lungs | 166 Finley, St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Augustus | Suins | Farmer | African American | Male | 69 | Heart | Hull Rd & Danielsville Rd | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Julia Nesbit | Hawkins | Housework | African American | Female | 37 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Lloyd Edward | Beacham | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Spine | Nellie B Ave & Cone Dr | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Gladys Irene | Strickland | Caucasian | Female | 1 | Infection | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery | |
Ada | Gray | Farmer | African American | Female | 29 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia |
Myrtie Lee | Watson | African American | Female | 0 | Pneumonia | 241 S Newton St | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Cook | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Unknown | Newton Bridge Rd & Paradise Blvd | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | ||
Charlie | James | Barber | Caucasian | Male | 31 | Cancer | 350 Oak St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Harry Linden | Warren | Book Binder | Caucasian | Male | 43 | Heart | 247 W Dougherty St | Bernstein Brothers | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Minnie | Glenn | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 46 | Cancer | Hull, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Ila, Georgia |
Tomhs | Cleveland | African American | Male | 4 | Accident (fire) | 879 W Waddell St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Rogers Lee | Smith | African American | Male | 0 | Premature | Milledge Terrace & Greenwood Drive | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Hayel Constantane | Petropal | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Scarlet fever | 358 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Tom T. | Leachman | Caucasian | Male | 55 | Tuberculosis | Florida Ave & Waddell St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Ada Ethel | Pierce | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 42 | Female | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
F. Caroline | Blackmon | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Pneumonia | Sanford Dr & Baldwin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oakland Cemetery | |
Warner S. | Hale | Car Dealer | Caucasian | Male | 36 | Pneumonia | Oglethorpe Ave & Hawthorne Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Walton County, Georgia |
Willie B. | Dotson | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Pneumonia | 124 Bryan St | Bernstein Brothers | Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Elizabeth | Chambers | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 68 | Heart, Dropsy, Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Grove Chapel Church Cemetery |
Kilmard | Dillard | Housework | African American | Female | 62 | Heart, Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Fannye | Caruthers | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 44 | Apoplexy | 197 Childs St | Bernstein Brothers | Wilkes County, Georgia |
Carlton | Bowens | Farmer | African American | Male | 23 | Homicide | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Annie Laura | Nunnally | Child | African American | Female | 4 | Pneumonia | Barnett Shoals Rd & Lexington Rd | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Wyatt | Fears | Laborer | African American | Male | 48 | Paralysis | Hickory St & Willow St | Bernstein Brothers | Farrar, Georgia |
Annie Mae | Favors | Housework | African American | Female | 21 | Stomach | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Julie Lee | Robertson | African American | Female | 3 | Cold | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Henry | Massey | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 64 | Uremia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Annie Mae | Howard | Farmer | African American | Female | 21 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Joe | Hill | Farmer | African American | Male | 80 | Influenza | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billups Grove Cemetery |
Mack | Berts | Farmer | African American | Male | 87 | Kidneys, Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Joel | Lowe | African American | Male | 4 | Pneumonia | 387 Odd St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Robt. | Jackson | Farm Laborer | African American | Male | 23 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Barnett Chapel Cemetery |
Paul | Salter | Gas House | African American | Male | 80 | Old Age | Hoyt St & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Williams | Caucasian | Female | Premature | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |||
Rosa Emerline | Jackson | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 32 | Infection | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Princeton Factory |
Robert W | Louern | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Heart | 529 Baxter St | Bernstein Brothers | High Shoals, Georgia | |
Geo | Peak | Farmer | African American | Male | 75 | Cancer | Clarke County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Lucy May | Howard | African American | Female | 7 | Typhoid fever | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Old Arnold's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |