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
Louise	Taylor	Child	African American	Female	0	Bronchitis	Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee County, Georgia
Mattie J.	Pearson	Child	African American	Female	4	Typhoid fever	Bogart, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
	Ellis	Child	African American	Female	0	Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Annie Laura	Nunnally	Child	African American	Female	4	Pneumonia	Barnett Shoals Rd & Lexington Rd	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
	Winfrey	Child	African American	Female	0	Delivery	1365 W Hancock Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
John Roof	Johnson	Child	African American	Male	0	Colitis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Lizzie	Arnold	Child	African American	Female	0	Heart	312 W Broad St	Mack and Payne
Susie	Layne	Child	African American	Female	0	Marasmus	420 N Peter St	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery
H Huffman	Smith	Child	Caucasian	Male	0	Seizures, Starvation	Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Augusta, Georgia
Bob Willie	Marton	Child	African American	Male	10	Accident (drowning)	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Helen	Taylor	Child	Caucasian	Female	0	Stomach	Clarke County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Hull, Georgia
Hattie Lou	Jackson	Child	African American	Female	2	Whooping cough	437 Reese St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Jesse	Payne	Child	African American	Male	1	Pneumonia	149 N Newton St	Lomax & Morton	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Lula Ellis	Lampkin	Child	African American	Female	47	Nephritis	1127 W Hancock Ave	W. P. Hopson	Cave Spring, Georgia
Eddie	Hopkins	Child	African American	Female	0	Small pox	Clarke County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Madison County, Georgia
Marvin	Gabriel	Child	Caucasian	Male	8	Infection	Lexington, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
	Jones	Child	African American	Male		Stillborn	E Broad St & Hickory St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Brooklyn Cemetery
Howard	Bates	Child	African American	Male	0	Seizures	[Unknown Address]	Parents [family]	Clarke County, Georgia
Claud	Billips	Child	African American	Male	2	Diphtheria	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Billups Grove Cemetery
Pinkie	Cannon	Child	African American	Female	0	Whooping cough	768 4th St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Lenia May	Bushin	Child	African American	Female	12	Appendix	392 Augusta Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Madison County, Georgia
Walter H. A.	Barrow	Child	Caucasian	Male	1	Dysentery	109 Herty Dr	Dunbar & Dorsey	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Garfield	Greg	Child	African American	Male	3	Accident (fire)	Clarke County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
	Philips	Child	African American	Male		Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Buried by parents [family]	Athens, Georgia
Theoda	Howard	Child	African American	Male	0	Pneumonia	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Margrett	Owens	Child	African American	Female	0	Whooping cough	Athens Ave & Savannah Ave	Mack and Payne	Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
Jack Q.	Lane	Child	African American	Male	1	Whooping cough	335 Arch St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
	Pope	Child	African American	Male	0	Neonatal	North Avenue & Willow Street	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Ruby	Warren	Child	African American	Female	0	Tuberculosis, Pneumonia	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Marion	Moore	Child	African American	Female	0	Starvation	348 4th St	Parent Fred Moore [family]	Athens, Georgia
Edgar	Jordan	Child	African American	Male	1	Stomach	[Unknown Address]	Gabe Jordan [father] [family]	Clarke County, Georgia
Jerry	Davis	Child	Caucasian	Male	0	Pneumonia	223 Hancock Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Isaac Jaro	Allen	Child	African American	Male	0	Syphilis	138 Glenhaven Ave	Mack and Payne	Barber's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Emma	Randolph	Child	African American	Female	1	Stomach	Athens, GA	Mack and Payne	Kenney Cemetery
Ruth	Jordon	Child	African American	Female	0	Stomach	4180 Jefferson Rd.	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Robert Lee	Arnold	Child	Caucasian	Male	0	Intestinal	Clarke County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Dunlap Cemetery
Fannie B.	Berry	Child	African American	Female	9	Diabetes	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Jackson County, Georgia
James D.	Smith	Child	African American	Male	0	Neonatal	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Anna	Hunter	Child	African American	Female	36	Premature birth	139 N Newton	Sterling Hunter Father [father] [family]	Athens, Georgia
Claud	Merritte	Child	African American	Male	0	Brain, Hemorrhage	Baxter St & S Lumpkin St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
	Wright	Child	African American	Female		Premature	[Unknown Address]	B. Dunaway and Sons	Brooklyn Cemetery
Ruth	Lester	Child	African American	Female	0	Smallpox	Hickman Dr. & College Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Zella Mae	Lester	Child	African American	Female	0	Neonatal	167 N Finley St	Parents [family]	Athens, Georgia
John	Elder	Child	African American	Male	0	Premature birth	N Hull St & N Lumpkin St	Parents [family]	Clarke County, Georgia
Joe	White	Child	Caucasian	Male	3	Bronchitis	255 Bloomfield St	Bernstein Brothers	Williamston, South Carolina
Hershal	Milligan	Child	Caucasian	Male	0	Heart	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee County, Georgia
Earnest James	Hill	Child	African American	Male	0	Pneumonia	W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave	Mack and Payne	Brooklyn Cemetery
John	Hill	Child	African American	Female	0	Malnutrition	Hoyt St & State St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Elijah	Peacachr	Cigar Maker	Caucasian	Male	70	Bright's Disease	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Will	Brittin	City Employee	African American	Male	57	Apoplexy	140 Glenhaven Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Franklin P.	Mann	City Streets	Caucasian	Male	53	Heart, Kidneys, Bright's Disease	397 Pound Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
O C	Jones	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	35	Pneumonia	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
J. B. L.	Cobb	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	57	Pneumonia	Oglethorpe Ave & Hawthorne Ave	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Grafton	Junkin	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	48	Apoplexy	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Rome, Georgia
C. E.	Guest	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	36	Stomach	797 Cobb St	Bernstein Brothers	Rose Hill Cemetery
Coy Elmer	Winn	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	38	Tuberculosis	Satula Ave & Boulevard	B. Dunaway and Sons	Cord Mill Cemetery / Hale-Couch Cemetery
William H.	Powell	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	65	Apoplexy	940 College Ave	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
John N.	Williamson	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	72	Heart, [??}	149 Virginia Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Walden Chase	Talmage	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	21	Unknown	360 N Milledge Ave.	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Francis	Epper	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	61	Appendix	297 Peabody	Dunbar & Dunaway	Athens, Georgia
C. C.	Mcphail	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	59	Heart	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Hawkinsville, Georgia
Willis Gray	Kimbro	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	0	Stomach	Union Point, GA	Dunbar & Dunaway
Harold	Reddy	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	17	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Talford	Smith	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	65	Bright's Disease, Heart, Gangrene	1050 S Lumpkin St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Wm. J.	Foster	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	66	Apoplexy	565 College Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Bogart, Georgia
J. C.	Mcclain	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	46	Tuberculosis	130 Springdale St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
J. R.	Hale	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	52	Pneumonia	620 Barber St	Bernstein Brothers	Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery
George B.	Davis	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	61	Heart, Diabetes, Nephritis, Broken bone	456 College Ave	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Eufaula, Alabama
Fred	Lemon	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	30	Neurological	Winder, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Wm. A.	Haralsen	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	45	Diabetes	Danielsville, GA	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Dawsonville, Georgia
Jack	Mortimer	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	19	Suicide (poisoning)	Lake City, FL	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Lake City, Florida
P.H.	Culp	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	57	Tuberculosis	Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Bettie Neel	Thomas	Clerk	African American	Female	3	Diphtheria	Clarke County, GA	Mack and Payne
H. N.	Hilliard	Collector	Caucasian	Male	66	Accident (fall)	597 S Lumpkin St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Farmington, Georgia
Wm. A.	Mcclain	Collector	Caucasian	Male	56	Accident (car)	Forsyth, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Elberton, Georgia
Ormus	Lewis	Compress work	African American	Male	64	Pneumonia	425 Cleveland Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Dave	Hawkins	Construction	African American	Male	60	Nephritis, Heart	864 Oconee St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Peter	Hawkins	Construction	African American	Male	36	Pneumonia	925 Oconee St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
William	Thomas	Contractor	African American	Male	72	Nephritis	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery
Richard A.	Stephens	Contractor	Caucasian	Male	52	Stomach	547 Boulevard	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery
John Alexander	Saye	Contractor	Caucasian	Male	60	Suicide (gun)	Pulaski St & Barrow St	Dunbar & Dorsey	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Maggie	Durham	Cook	African American	Female	20	Tuberculosis	South Lumpkin St & East Broad St	Mack and Payne	Allensville, Georgia
Susie	Fields	Cook	African American	Female	68	Heart	Hickman Dr. & College Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Emma	Payne	Cook	African American	Female	20	Gun	N Newton St & W Broad St	Mack and Payne	Little Creek Church Cemetery
Susan	Hill	Cook	African American	Female	60	Nephritis	165 Paris St	Mack and Payne	Brooklyn Cemetery
Ellen	Hiram	Cook	African American	Female	56	Brain, Hemmorhage	1376 Hancock Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Nolia	Witcher	Cook	African American	Female	29	Apoplexy	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Minnie	Laney	Cook	African American	Female	28	Tuberculosis	Lyndon St & Dubose Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Alice	Thomas	Cook	African American	Female	75	Bright's Disease	W Broad St & N Milledge Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Margret	Thomas	Cook	African American	Female	80	Paralysis	168 N Thomas St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Camilla	Bridy	Cook	African American	Female	74	Apoplexy	168 N Finley St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Leitha	Linton	Cook	African American	Female	58	Influenza	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Annie	Clarke	Cook	African American	Female	38	Nephritis	North Ave & Willow St	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery
Hellen	Nesbrit	Cook	African American	Female	70	Paralysis	220 Pearl St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Minnie	Upson	Cook	African American	Female	65	Diabetes	W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Essie	Steed	Cook	African American	Female		Tuberculosis	125 Green St	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery
Flora Bell	Hanson	Cook	Caucasian	Female	0	Premature birth	Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy	E. L. Hanson [family]	Watkinsville, Georgia
Orrie	Thomas	Cook	African American	Female	56	Inflluenza	447 Reese St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Susie	Newsome	Cook	African American	Female	66	Nephritis	Athens, GA	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Robt.	Brown	Cook	African American	Male	70	Brain	825 W Hancock Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia

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