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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Lewis | Lester | Drayman | African American | Male | 52 | Apoplexy | 599 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
John | Terrell | Chauffer | African American | Male | 35 | Heart, Lungs | Crawford, GA | W. P. Hopson | Crawford, Georgia |
Sallie F. | Moore | Housework | African American | Female | 19 | Pneumonia | 390 Chase St | W. P. Hopson | Stephens, Georgia |
Anna | Beal | Domestic | African American | Female | 70 | Bronchitis | 139 N Newton St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Jessie | Burden | Cook | African American | Unknown | 20 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Comer, Georgia |
Gabralla | Brown | Housewife | African American | Female | 96 | Old Age | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Courtney | Thomas | Tailor | African American | Male | 53 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Newberry, South Carolina |
Mary | Lester | Student | African American | Female | 14 | Tuberculosis | Baxter St & S Rocksprings St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
B. W. G. | Mayfield | Laborer | African American | Male | 63 | Pneumonia | 270 Savannah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Winnie | Smith | Farmer | African American | Female | 45 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Oconee County, Georgia |
John Mac | Brown | African American | Male | 0 | Marasmus | 114 South Rocksprings St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
William | Wier | Laborer | African American | Male | 43 | Heart | 194 Macon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Laura | Hatten | Domestic | African American | Female | 40 | Tuberculosis | 397 Augusta Ave | W. P. Hopson | Lexington, Georgia |
Pittard | African American | Male | 0 | Premature | 246 N Pope St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
Andrew | Owens | Laborer | African American | Male | 72 | Stomach | N Billups St & W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Stephens, Georgia |
Smith | African American | Female | Stillborn | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Brooklyn Cemetery | |||
Ada | Marshall | Farmer | African American | Female | 59 | Acidosis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Danner | African American | Male | Stillborn | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Willie | De Scott | Student | African American | Female | 13 | Tuberculosis | 1086 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Comer, Georgia |
Eldora | Biggs | Nurse | African American | Female | 16 | Tuberculosis | 158 Yonah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oglesby, Georgia |
Lucious | Brown | Laborer | African American | Male | 50 | Paralysis | Dearing St & S Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Louise | Wiley | Laundress | African American | Female | 24 | Brain | 190 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Iralene | Epps | Cook | African American | Female | 37 | Tuberculosis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Loutha Mae | Johnson | Student | African American | Female | 6 | Diphtheria | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Mary J. | Hopkins | Domestic | African American | Female | 27 | Nephritis | 245 Buena Vista Ave | W. P. Hopson | Jackson County, Georgia |
Murray | Green | Farmer | African American | Male | 14 | Gun | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Bradbury District |
Robert P. | Smith | Carpenter | African American | Male | 36 | Homicide (gun) | 387 Flint St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Laura | Bell | Laundress | African American | Female | 26 | Tuberculosis | 224 Rocksprings St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Nancy | Mccrary | Laundress | African American | Female | 56 | Heart | 759 Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Josephine | Wilkins | Domestic | African American | Female | 54 | Pneumonia | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Oglesby, Georgia |
Fannie | Hill | Beautician | African American | Female | 52 | Tuberculosis | 360 Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Manervia | Brown | Laundress | African American | Female | 60 | Accident (fire) | Miller St & W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Myles | Johnson | Dyer | African American | Male | 81 | Heart | 250 N Newton St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Annie L. | Bentley | Laundress | African American | Female | 48 | Uremia | Waddell St & South Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Tilmon | African American | Male | 0 | Stomach | 900 Henderson Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
Eugene | Shepherd | Laborer | African American | Male | 60 | Cognitive | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Fred | Stokes | Chauffer | African American | Male | 22 | Accident (fall) | 321 Athens Ave | W. P. Hopson | Eatonton, Georgia |
Mary | Brown | Laundress | African American | Female | Infection | 175 Miller St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
Williams | African American | Female | Premature | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Jarden | Nearloud | Farmer | African American | Male | 102 | Old Age | 708 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Green | Colquitt | Laborer | African American | Male | 66 | Diabetes | 243 Macon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Mary | Green | Laundress | African American | Female | 78 | Homicide (gun) | 190 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Bogart, Georgia |
Robert H. | Brown | Glazer | African American | Male | 47 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Williams | African American | Female | Stillborn | 200 Glenhaven Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Susie | Johnson | Cook | African American | Female | 21 | Tuberculosis | Sanford Dr & Field St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Susie | Smith | Laundress | African American | Female | 49 | Cancer | 280 Derby St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Luck Amos | Johnson | Butler | African American | Male | 38 | Bright's disease | 298 Prince Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Harriatt | Colquitt | Domestic | African American | Female | 50 | Nephritis | 445 Ruth St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Squire | Pope | Laborer | African American | Male | 55 | Heart, Bright's Disease | 198 Peter St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Rebekah | Davis | Seamstress | African American | Female | 91 | Heart | N Thomas St & Strong St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Angeline | Blackwell | Housework | African American | Female | 47 | Tuberculosis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Elberton, Georgia |
Fred J. | Lewis | African American | Male | 13 | Paralysis | 390 N Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Madison County, Georgia | |
Cristean | Kelley | African American | Female | 4 | Pneumonia | 126 Augusta Ave | W. P. Hopson | Brooklyn Cemetery | |
Robt. | Brown | Cook | African American | Male | 70 | Brain | 825 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Alice C | Williams | None | African American | Female | 0 | Hemorrhage | 193 Finley St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Emma | Favors | Laundress | African American | Female | 42 | Cancer | 275 Arch St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Lillie M. | Adams | Cook | African American | Female | 27 | Accident (car) | North Ave & Madison Heights | W. P. Hopson | Berkly, Georgia |
Archa | Mckenley | Butler | African American | Male | 40 | Heart | 350 University Ave | W. P. Hopson | Lexington, Georgia |
Sallie | Jackson | Farmer | African American | Female | 78 | Nephritis | 165 Indale Ave | W. P. Hopson | Apalachee, Georgia |
Nick | Gear | Farmer | African American | Male | 80 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Jennie | Colquitt | Lawyer | African American | Female | 39 | Heart | N Newton Street & Reese St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Erwin | Harper | Carpenter | African American | Male | 56 | Heart, Dropsy | 452 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Bulah | Mckenley | Student | African American | Female | 21 | Pellagra | 188 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Evaline | Holbrook | Seamstress | African American | Female | 83 | Liver, Stomach | Pince Ave & Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
James | Woodly | Unknown | African American | Male | 17 | Typhoid fever | 230 Derby St | W. P. Hopson | Calhoun Falls, South Carolina |
Sallie | Brown | Domestic | African American | Female | 41 | Apoplexy | 1443 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Annie Mae | Williams | Housewife | African American | Female | 36 | Tuberculosis | Philadelphia, PA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Jones | African American | Female | 0 | Unknown | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
Wyett | Smith | Student | African American | Male | 15 | Pneumonia | 1140 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Reese | Colquitt | Tailor | African American | Male | 42 | Heart | 294 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Harris | African American | Male | 0 | Stillborn | 1375 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
Josh | Stewart | Laborer | African American | Male | 27 | Infection | 1237 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Billups Grove Cemetery |
Charlie | Gardner | Public Work | African American | Male | 33 | Heart | 1760 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Crawfordville, Georgia |
Nancy Dean | Jones | Housewife | African American | Female | 65 | Cancer | 147 N Chase St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Columbus | Foley | Laborer | African American | Male | Homicide | Lyndon Ave & Dubose Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
Winnie | Jennings | Farm Laborer | African American | Female | 65 | Gangrene | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Jackson County, Georgia |
Savannah | Bonds | Housewife | African American | Female | Heart | North Avenue & Spring Court | W. P. Hopson | Arnold Grove Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Chas. | Harris | Laborer | African American | Male | 71 | Bladder | 154 Yonah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Melvin | Green | Drayman | African American | Male | 49 | Nephritis | 140 Savannah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Binford | African American | Male | Stillborn | 750 Dearing St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Jessie | Holts | Laborer | African American | Male | 29 | Tuberculosis | N Billups St & W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Odessa C. | Singilton | African American | Female | 0 | Infection | 150 S Newton St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
John | Howard | Mechanic | African American | Male | 23 | Stomach | Reese St & N Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Wm | Brown | Steward | African American | Male | 54 | Apoplexy | 760 Chase St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Minnie | Carter | Cook | African American | Female | 39 | Apoplexy | 550 Odd St | W. P. Hopson | Crawford, Georgia |
Susie | Jones | Cook | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | 223 Nantahala Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
John H | Spratling | Laborer | African American | Male | 17 | Heart | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Amanda | Jones | Laundress | African American | Female | 45 | Nephritis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Phoebe | Brown | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Heart | 850 Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Clarke, Georgia |
Arthur T | Howard | Barber | African American | Male | 35 | Tuberculosis | 543 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Madison, Georgia |
David | Harris | Lather | African American | Male | 65 | Heart | 386 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Laura | Houston | Domestic | African American | Female | 71 | Influenza | 768 N Chase St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Smith | African American | Male | 0 | Premature | 1140 Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
Creasy | Johnson | Cook | African American | Female | 25 | Lungs | Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave | W. P. Hopson | Elberton, Georgia |
Roy | Howard | Laborer | African American | Male | 44 | Apoplexy | 757 Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Sidney | Griffith | Laborer | African American | Male | 25 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Putnam County, Georgia |
Margret | Mathews | Farmer | African American | Female | 80 | Pneumonia | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Madison County, Georgia |
Rassie Paschal | Jones | Domestic | African American | Female | 40 | Cancer | 283 Savannah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Phillip | Lee | Janitor | African American | Male | 76 | Bright's Disease | 552 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Wm. | Brown | Ice Cream Worker | Caucasian | Male | 18 | Syphilis | 325 N Rocksprings St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |