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
Robert P.	Smith	Carpenter	African American	Male	36	Homicide (gun)	387 Flint St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Rogers Lee	Smith		African American	Male	0	Premature	Milledge Terrace & Greenwood Drive	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Amela	Smith	Housework	African American	Female	49	Meningitis	523 Arch St	Bernstein Brothers
	Smith		Caucasian	Female		Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Roosevelt	Smith	Farmer	African American	Male	21	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Cora	Smith	Housework	African American	Female	20	Stomach	462 Cleveland Ave	Mack and Payne
	Smith		Caucasian	Male	0	Premature	Williams Street & Baldwin Street	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
Bessie	Smith	Farmer	African American	Female	17	Tuberculosis	Clarke County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Susie	Smith	Laundress	African American	Female	49	Cancer	280 Derby St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Minnie B.	Smith		African American	Female	0	Fever	[Unknown Address]	C. V. Morris and Sons
Lila L.	Smith	Housewife	Caucasian	Female	53	Cancer	382 Ruth St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Crawford, Georgia
Luther	Smith	Farmer	African American	Male	21	Stomach	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Wm	Smith	Railroad Employee	Caucasian	Male	38	Appendicitis	180 Hiawassee Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Braselton, Georgia
William Lloyd	Smith	Carpenter	Caucasian	Male	41	Pneumonia, Influenza	375 Peter St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Athens, Georgia
Neel	Smith	Farmer	African American	Male	44	Heart	W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave	Mack and Payne
Nellie Elizabeth	Smith		Caucasian	Female	0	Colitis	North Ave & Madison Heights	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Wyett	Smith	Student	African American	Male	15	Pneumonia	1140 W Hancock Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Jeff	Smith	Farmer	African American	Male	65	Heart, Bright's Disease	Clarke County, GA	Mack and Payne	Family Cemetery
Robert Holman	Smith		African American	Male	0	Pneumonia	Clarke County, GA	B. Dunaway and Sons
Clifford Daniel	Smith		Caucasian	Female	2	Stomach	Winder, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Winder, Georgia
Paul	Smith		African American	Male	0	Seizures	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Winnie	Smith	Farmer	African American	Female	45	Apoplexy	[Unknown Address]	W. P. Hopson	Oconee County, Georgia
Wm H.	Smith	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	81	Brain, Hemorrhage	Strong St & College Ave	Dorsey Furniture Co.
Dorothy	Smith	Student	Caucasian	Female	7	Accident (car)	398 S Milledge Ave	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Winder, Georgia
Sherman	Smith	Inmate	African American	Male	96	Old Age	Clarke County, GA	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Clarke County, Georgia
	Smith		African American	Male	0	Premature	1140 Hancock Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Paul	Smith	Railroad Employee	Caucasian	Male	31	Homicide (gun)	Baker St & Fairview St	Bernstein Brothers	Raleigh, North Carolina
Betney	Smith	Cook	African American	Male	71	Nephritis	1163 Hancock Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Lizzie	Smith	Housework	African American	Female	48	Heart, Dropsy	N Newton St & W Broad St	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Francis Magnolia	Smith		African American	Female	0	Brain	Athens, GA	[Nothing Listed]	Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Mabell	Smith	Mill Employee	Caucasian	Female	22	Unknown, Infection	160 Mitchell St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lula	Smith	Laundress	African American	Female	45	Apoplexy	E Dougherty St & N Lumpkin St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Marion Mason	Smith		Caucasian	Male		Stillborn	Hoyt St & N Jackson St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Martha	Smith	Domestic	African American	Female	62	Cancer	181 Lyndon Rd.	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Martin Reynolds	Smith	Housework	Caucasian	Male	6	Accident (car)	S Lumpkin St & Milledge Cir.	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Jessie R.	Smith	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	32	Meningitis	Lexington, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Crawford, Georgia
Peter	Smith	Laborer	African American	Male	80	Paralysis	Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy & First Street	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Talford	Smith	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	65	Bright's Disease, Heart, Gangrene	1050 S Lumpkin St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Rencie	Smith	Laborer	African American	Female	56	Dropsy	North Avenue & Spring Ct	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Janice	Smith	Housework	African American	Female	34	Pneumonia	Winterville, GA	Bernstein Brothers	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
W. J. J.	Smith	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	68	Heart, Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Waie	Smith		Caucasian	Female	82	Arthritis	200 N Milledge Ave	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
H Huffman	Smith	Child	Caucasian	Male	0	Seizures, Starvation	Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Augusta, Georgia
James Monroe	Smith	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	98	Old Age	148 Bryan St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Mount Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Dora	Smith		African American	Female	36	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Allensville, Georgia
Pope	Smith	Farmer	African American	Male	39	Stomach	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
Girtrue	Smith	Farmer	African American	Female	20	Diabetes	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Allensville, Georgia
Disie	Smith	Housework	African American	Female	70	Heart	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
	Smith		African American	Female		Premature	Ruth St & Lake St	Buried by parents [family]	Athens, Georgia
Loist	Smith	Laborer	African American	Female	18	Tuberculosis	183 Green St	Mack and Payne	Allensville, Georgia
Henry Frank	Smith	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	26	Stomach	Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
	Smith		African American	Male		Stillborn	1755 E Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Julia B.	Smith	Housework	Caucasian	Female	71	Heart	690 S Lumpkin St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Mizpah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
	Smith		Caucasian	Male	77	Paralysis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Whitehall, Georgia
James D.	Smith	Child	African American	Male	0	Neonatal	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
	Smith		African American	Male		Stillborn	1755 E Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Mamie	Smith		African American	Female	0	Malnutrition	[Unknown Address]	Will Williams [individual]	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
	Smith		African American	Male		Premature	Ruth St & Lake St	Parents [family]	Athens, Georgia
Fannie	Smith	Seamstress	African American	Female	54	Cancer	S Rocksprings St & W Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
	Smith		African American	Female		Stillborn	Athens, GA	W. P. Hopson	Brooklyn Cemetery
Mary	Smith		African American	Female	0	Malnutrition	[Unknown Address]	Geo Clark [individual]	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Irean	Smith	Cook	African American	Female	50	Paralysis	335 Lyndon Ave	W. P. Hopson	Thomson, Georgia
	Smith		African American	Male	0	Premature	Ruth St & Lake St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
	Smith		African American	Male		Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	B. Dunaway and Sons	Brooklyn Cemetery
Bessie L.	Smith	Housewife	African American	Female	22	Nephritis	Athens, GA	Mack and Payne	Oconee Heights Cemetery
Minnie	Smith	Laborer	African American	Female	21	Tuberculosis, Heart	E Dougherty St & Foundry St	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Anna	Smith	Cook	African American	Female	55	Pneumonia	1190 Milledge Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Swb	Smith	Laborer	African American	Male	70	Heart	118 S Rockspring St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Brooklyn Cemetery
Boyd	Smith	Farmer	African American	Male	74	Malaria	Ciro, GA	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Simon	Sloman	Retired	Caucasian	Male	71	Uremia, Heart, Bright's Disease	1160 Milledge Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lucinda	Sloan	Laborer	African American	Female	80	Arteries	1132 W Broad St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
M.	Slaton	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	31	Stomach	Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Minnie	Slaton	Domestic	Caucasian	Female	46	Paralysis	125 Bryan St	Bernstein Brothers	Farmington, Georgia
S. L.	Slaton	Mill Employee	Caucasian	Male	48	Apoplexy	Barnett Shoals Rd & Lexington Rd	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Camila	Singleton	Laborer	African American	Female	75	Paralysis	W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave	Mack and Payne	Brooklyn Cemetery
Odessa C.	Singilton		African American	Female	0	Infection	150 S Newton St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Mary E.	Sims		Caucasian	Female	82	Heart	411 N Thomas St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Frank	Sims	Laborer	African American	Male	62	Pneumonia	Pittard Rd & Old Elberton Rd	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Spaulding Cemetery
	Sims		African American	Female	0	Heart	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
	Sims		African American	Male	0	Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Sherman Brown [individual]	Clarke County, Georgia
Charlie	Sims	Railroad Employee	African American	Male	50	Paralysis	[Unknown Address]	Sara Ann Moore [individual]	Clarke County, Georgia
George	Sims		African American	Male		Stillborn	Athens, GA	John Sims [father] [family]	Clarke County, Georgia
Emma	Sims	Housework	African American	Female	60	Paralysis	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Saint Luke AME Cemetery
	Sims	Child	African American	Male	0	Premature, Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Annie Mae	Sims	Domestic	African American	Female	28	Paralysis	134 Hendricks Ave	B. Dunaway and Sons	Old Arnold's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Victoria	Sims	Housework	African American	Female	23	Tuberculosis	Nicholson, GA	M. P. Sanders [individual]	Nicholson, Georgia
Jane	Sims	Farmer	African American	Female	81	Heart	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Winterville, Georgia
Carl	Sims		African American	Male	0	Premature	[Unknown Address]	J. T. Griffith	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
W. T.	Sims	Farmer	African American	Male	20	Accident (car)	Clarke County, GA	Mack and Payne	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Emily	Sims		African American	Female	0	Whooping cough	Winterville, GA	Lon Sims [father] [family]	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Till	Sims	Farmer	African American	Male	55	Bright's Disease	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Son Quiller	Sims	Farmer	African American	Male	30	Infection, Stomach	360 N Milledge Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Greene County, Georgia
Burnice	Sims		Caucasian	Female	0	Colitis	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Princeton Factory
Lucius Gordon	Sims	Student	Caucasian	Male	5	Unknown	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Princeton Factory
Georgia Mae	Sims		Caucasian	Female		Pneumonia	[Unknown Address]	B. Dunaway and Sons	Brooklyn Cemetery
	Sims		African American	Male		Premature	134 Hendricks Ave	No undertaker [family]	Jackson County, Georgia
Allen	Sims	Laborer	African American	Male	17	Accident (railroad train)	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Jackson County, Georgia
	Sims		Caucasian	Female		Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
J. A.	Simpson		Caucasian	Male		Stillborn	Ila, GA	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Robert Henry	Simpson	Retired	Caucasian	Male	74	Uremia, Bright's Disease, Heart	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery

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