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 ascending Cemetery
Fannin Muckle Laborer African American Female 52 Pneumonia North Avenue & Spring Ct Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Emma Tilman African American Female 0 Stomach [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Eluice Thomas Child African American Male 1 Pneumonia 188 3rd St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Emberly Owens Laborer African American Female 99 Heart 190 Rockspring St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Christeen Billips Student African American Female 14 Tuberculosis 112 Reese St Mack and Payne Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Charlie Hubbert Porter African American Male 53 Heart 330 Augusta Ave Mack and Payne
Lee Collins Laborer African American Male 32 Nephritis North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Mack and Payne County Farm
June Jones Housework African American Female 34 Tuberculosis 1398 W Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Ema Davenport Farmer African American Female 60 Stomach 183 Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Sebe Hunter Merchant African American Male 35 Tuberculosis 226 Chase St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Carrie Shenault Housework African American Female 53 Heart 348 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Harry Barnett African American Male 0 Indigestion, malnutrition 4180 Jefferson Rd. Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Berthia Mack Laborer African American Female 37 Stomach, Infection 1330 W Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Claudie Mack Housework African American Female 41 Stomach 220 N Harris St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Maerine Ford Housework African American Female 43 Mitral, Nephritis 860 Waddell St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Will Collins Laborer African American Male 52 Apoplexy 520 N Peter St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Laura Thomas Farmer African American Female 52 Heart Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Thomas Griffen African American Male 26 Abscess 515 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Isibella Owens Laundress African American Female 65 Infection, Nephritis N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Mary Bimett Laborer African American Female 70 Homicide 357 Oconee St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Carrie Lee Billups Student African American Female 10 Typhoid Fever 123 Hill St Mack and Payne Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Phyllis Jones Cook African American Female 48 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Farris Layne African American Male 0 Stillborn 420 N Peter St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Thomas J. Harris Reverend African American Male 50 Tuberculosis 160 Paris St Mack and Payne New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Coroline Jackson Farmer African American Female 58 Nephritis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Francis Hurt Laborer African American Female 75 Uremia North Ave & Madison Heights Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Bobie Shortey Cook African American Female 35 Syphilis 145 N Chase St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Jesse Bazzell Painter African American Male 50 Mitral 1375 W Broad St Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Judge Bolds Laborer African American Male 54 Cancer 269 Athens Ave Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Sam Vergius Laborer African American Male 55 Nephritis 1142 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Ophelia Barnett Student African American Female 17 Tuberculosis Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Clarke County, Georgia
Fannie Mack Laundress African American Female 65 Cancer 170 Green St Mack and Payne Oconee Hill Cemetery
Cynthia Mack Housework African American Female Heart S Harris St & W Broad St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Jefferson Tacker Gardener African American Male 85 Paralysis, Hemorrhage, Brain 337 Hill St Mack and Payne
Arma Lockhart Cook African American Female 60 Heart 146 Chase St Mack and Payne Madison, Georgia
Andrew Fuller Janitor African American Male 57 Paralysis Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Bessie L. Smith Housewife African American Female 22 Nephritis Athens, GA Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Emma L Jones African American Female Stillborn 115 N Newton St Mack and Payne Washington, Georgia
Margret Thomas Cook African American Female 80 Paralysis 168 N Thomas St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Mayfield Griffieth Student African American Female 16 Tuberculosis 337 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Howard Brown Farmer African American Male 55 Homicide/Accident [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Hull, Georgia
Lara Scott Housework African American Female 60 Tuberculosis 193 Miller St Mack and Payne Allensville, Georgia
Elizzebeth Binns Teacher African American Female 24 Heart 135 Glenhaven Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Carrie Hunter Housewife African American Female 43 Heart, Asthma 150 Glenhaven Ave Mack and Payne
Alfred Watkins Laborer African American Male 86 Dropsy 230 Branch St Mack and Payne Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Pinkie Nixon Child African American Female 1 Stomach Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Mack and Payne Clarke County, Georgia
Susie Layne Child African American Female 0 Marasmus 420 N Peter St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Adaline Parkes Laborer African American Female 75 Tumor 123 Augusta Ave Mack and Payne Watkinsville, Georgia
Luvenia Bond Teacher African American Female 30 Anemia Hull, GA Mack and Payne Carnesville, Georgia
Leila M. Borrow Student African American Female 11 Appendix 181 Lyndon Ave Mack and Payne Greene County, Georgia
Mary Jacks Laborer African American Female 70 Pneumonia 1551 E Broad St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Harett Simmons Laborer African American Female 95 Apoplexy 163 Prince Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Charlotte L. Derricotte African American Female 64 Arteries Everett, Massachusetts Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Phil Massey Laborer African American Male 29 Tuberculosis 1255 Boulevard Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Ophelia Gains Laborer African American Female 45 Stomach [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Dilsey Dupree Laborer African American Female 52 Pneumonia 247 Vine St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
James Stephens African American Male 4 Catarrhal Fever 193 N Rockspring St Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Emma L. Jones Laborer African American Female 22 Pneumonia 115 N Newton St Mack and Payne Washington, Georgia
Ellin Walker Laborer African American Female 66 Pellagra 1126 W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Carrie M. Griffin Housewife African American Female 48 Tuberculosis 337 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Nancy Baley Laborer African American Female 52 Heart [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Eatonton, Georgia
Mary Boland Laborer African American Female 49 Nephritis Athens, GA Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Ida Mayfield Cook African American Female 65 Heart 150 Baxter St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Elmer Hunter African American Male 34 Natural causes, unknown Athens, GA Mack and Payne New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Hattie Lou Jackson Child African American Female 2 Whooping cough 437 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Jerry Johns Laborer African American Male 77 Nephritis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Ed Winfrey Butler African American Male 36 Pneumonia S Pope St & W Broad St Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Lucinda Sloan Laborer African American Female 80 Arteries 1132 W Broad St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Samantha Brown Farmer African American Female 81 Paralysis Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Hallie Ray Housework African American Female 27 Unknown, Natural Causes 429 Finley St Mack and Payne
Janie Mcree Laborer African American Female 56 Nephritis 1213 W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Ellen Gregory Laborer African American Female 70 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
George Shropshire Farmer African American Male 70 Hepatitis 1683 S Milledge Ave Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Nannie Marshall Housework African American Female 80 Paralysis N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
John Brandon Laborer African American Male 60 Stomach Pearl St & Third St Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Mary Hammons Cook African American Female 41 Infection 169 N Newton St Mack and Payne Columbus, Georgia
Logan Grisham Cook African American Male 65 Hernia, Dropsy 862 Reese St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Emily Finch Laborer African American Female 45 Paralysis 187 Fairview St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Jim Crawford Farmer African American Male 67 Kidneys Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Mount Zion Cemetery
Dock Jackson Laborer African American Male 66 Bright's Disease, Heart Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Orrie Thomas Cook African American Female 56 Inflluenza 447 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Mary Harden African American Female 95 Heart 540 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Everline Besby Laborer African American Female 72 Mitral 127 Augusta Ave Mack and Payne Eatonton, Georgia
Cliford Mcipanmor Chauffeur African American Male 23 Syphilis 524 W Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Winder, Georgia
Dora Smith African American Female 36 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Allensville, Georgia
Ben Booke Laborer African American Male 50 Nephritis 220 1st 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
Will Jackson Laborer African American Male 40 Tuberculosis 121 Trail Creek St Mack and Payne
Robert Williamson Laborer African American Male 85 Heart Hickman Dr. & College Ave Mack and Payne Watkinsville, Georgia
Allen Johnson Laborer African American Male 55 Paralysis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Sallie Jackson Farmer African American Female 23 Paralysis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Betney Smith Cook African American Male 71 Nephritis 1163 Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Anna Robinson Farmer African American Female 56 Influenza Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Eddie Mills Painter African American Male 40 Heart 140 Rockspring St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Emma Payne Cook African American Female 20 Gun N Newton St & W Broad St Mack and Payne Little Creek Church Cemetery
Annie B. Wilson Student African American Female 11 Stomach 167 Yonah Ave Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
L M Simmons Farmer African American Male 15 Infection Jefferson, Jackson County, GA Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Mary Jones African American Female 36 Heart Athens, GA Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Calvin Nilson Laborer African American Male 19 Tuberculosis 183 Miller St Mack and Payne Woodville, Georgia
Elnora Madox Beautician African American Female 21 Unknown Lyndon Ave & Dubose Ave Mack and Payne Oglethorpe County, Georgia

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