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
Geo.	Ramey	Farmer	African American	Male	51	Stomach	186 John St	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Nolia	Witcher	Cook	African American	Female	29	Apoplexy	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Flossie May Da Bell	Hill		African American	Female	0	Unknown	[Unknown Address]	None [family]	Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Melba	Mckever	Child	African American	Female	1	Colitis	953 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Hattie May	Hudson	Housework	African American	Female	26	Pneumonia	Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Evaline	Watson	Domestic	African American	Female	72	Paralysis	Newton Bridge Rd & Paradise Blvd	Lomax & Morton	Clarke County, Georgia
Courtney	Thomas	Tailor	African American	Male	53	Brain, Hemorrhage	Athens, GA	W. P. Hopson	Newberry, South Carolina
Fannie	Grant	Beautician	African American	Female	33	Heart	Lyndon St & Dubose Ave	Mack and Payne	Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
Evia	Henderson	Housework	African American	Female	60	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
	Sims	Child	African American	Male	0	Premature, Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Robert	Dykes		African American	Male	1	Typhoid fever	4180 Jefferson Rd.	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Heights Cemetery
	Jones	Child	African American	Male		Stillborn	E Broad St & Hickory St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Brooklyn Cemetery
Ida	Davis	Domestic	African American	Female	42	Bright's Disease	957 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
John	Jones	Drayman	African American	Male	40	[??]	286 1st St	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Lizzie Bell	Robertson	Housework	African American	Female	23	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Whitehall, Georgia
Nancy Dean	Jones	Housewife	African American	Female	65	Cancer	147 N Chase St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Willie B.	Dozier		African American	Male	0	Fire, Surgery	1387 W Hancock Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Anna	Beal	Domestic	African American	Female	70	Bronchitis	139 N Newton St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Ellen	Hunt	Housework	African American	Female	48	Pneumonia	Strong St & Foundry St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Lizzie	Stokley	Cook	African American	Female	48	Cancer	386 Chase St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Ann	Pierce	Housework	African American	Female	80	Old Age, Natural Causes	242 Savannah Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Brooklyn Cemetery
Jim	Haze	Farmer	African American	Male	50	Apoplexy	North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	Mack and Payne	Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Corneilia	Cofer	Laborer	African American	Female	37	Tuberculosis	Winterville, GA	Mack and Payne	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Thos.	Kemp		African American	Male	2	Pneumonia	160 Strickland Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Ella May	Young	Student	African American	Female	12	Infection, Hemorrhage	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Logan	Daniel	Laborer	African American	Male	36	Drowning	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers
Piety Lou	Ector		African American	Female	42	Surgery, Female, Stomach	293 S Finley St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Julia	Jackson	Domestic	African American	Female	41	Female	Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy	Bernstein Brothers	Watkinsville, Georgia
	Dolittle		African American	Male	0	Premature birth	270 Satula Ave	B. Dunaway and Sons	Mars Hill Cemetery
Lena	Henderson	Laborer	African American	Female	56	Pellagra	283 Fairview St	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery
Willie	Foster	Laborer	African American	Female	45	Apoplexy	Milledge Terrace & Greenwood Drive	Mack and Payne	Allensville, Georgia
Jas. Harper	Gaines	Mechanic	African American	Male	22	Typhoid fever, pneumonia	North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
	Stokes		African American	Female		Premature	[Unknown Address]	No Undertaker (Pauper) [family]	Athens, Georgia
J. P.	Merritt	Laborer	African American	Male	51	Heart	280 Savannah Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Alfred	Thomas	Mechanic	African American	Male	27	Tuberculosis	Hickman Dr. & College Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Horace	Johnson	Gardener	African American	Male	58	Bright's Disease	Strong St & Foundry St	Bernstein Brothers	Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Ormus	Lewis	Compress work	African American	Male	64	Pneumonia	425 Cleveland Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Gabralla	Brown	Housewife	African American	Female	96	Old Age	Athens, GA	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Claud	Billips	Child	African American	Male	2	Diphtheria	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Billups Grove Cemetery
M.L.	Fambrough	Reverend	African American	Male	37	Diabetes	524 Reese St	Mack and Payne	Madison County, Georgia
James H.	Jones	Painter	African American	Male	22	Tuberculosis	1423 W Hancock Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Jane	Elder	Child	African American	Female	6	Pellagra	Clarke County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Huff Cemetery
	Winn		African American	Female		Stillborn	Epps Bridge Rd. & Timothy RD	Buried by Family	Brooklyn Cemetery
Lena	Benfood	Housework	African American	Female	34	Tuberculosis, Pellagra	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Shady Dale, Georgia
Gladys	Morse		African American	Female	0	Pneumonia	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Laura	Neely	Seamstress	African American	Female	21	Tuberculosis	Atlanta, GA	W. P. Hopson
Lizzie	Cook	Housework	African American	Female	24	Tuberculosis	Athens, GA	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Annie B.	Eberheart		African American	Female	0	Pneumonia	200 Glenhaven Ave	B. Dunaway and Sons	Brooklyn Cemetery
Annia M.	Bayne	Housework	African American	Female	50	[Nothing Listed]	North Avenue & Spring Ct	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Magnola	Hayes	Housework	African American	Female	18	Infection	473 3rd St	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Mose	Scott	Farmer	African American	Male	28	Suicide (poisoning)	Atlanta, GA	Mack and Payne	Maxeys, Georgia
Easter	Parks	Farmer	African American	Male	45	Dropsy	Clarke County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Spaulding Cemetery
Mary Belle	Cosley	Domestic	African American	Female	15	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Seaser	Watson	Laborer	African American	Male	57	Paralysis	S Church St & Peabody St	Mack and Payne	Anderson, Georgia
	Walker		African American	Female	0	Premature	1693 E Broad St	Levi Walker [father] [family]	Athens, Georgia
Elsie	Ray	Laborer	African American	Female	79	Heart	297 Lyndon Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
	Jackson		African American	Male	0	Dysentery	[Unknown Address]	[Nothing Listed]	Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Henry Grady	Hudson	Drayman	African American	Male	23	Pneumonia	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Inez	Collins	Seamstress	African American	Female	24	Tuberculosis	347 Augusta Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Matilda	Elder	Farmer	African American	Female	49	Apoplexy	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Bogart, Georgia
Rhew May	Hawkins		African American	Female	0	Premature birth	[Unknown Address]	Will Roberson [individual]	Family Burial Ground
Ferdie	Cook	Waiter	African American	Male	19	Tuberculosis	Strong St & N Lumpkin St	W. P. Hopson	Barrow County, Georgia
Eliza	Griffith	Domestic	African American	Female	24	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Lomax & Morton	Jackson County, Georgia
Mattie	Hill		African American	Female	0	Natural causes	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Odessa C.	Singilton		African American	Female	0	Infection	150 S Newton St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
William	Reed	Laborer	African American	Male	63	Accident	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Charlie	Alexandra	Farmer	African American	Male	39	Homicide	Crawford, GA	Mack and Payne	Crawford, Georgia
Jennie B.	Elie	Housewife	African American	Female	18	Typhoid fever	4180 Jefferson Rd.	Dunbar & Dorsey	Oconee Heights Cemetery
Jessie	Stroud		African American	Male	85	Natural Causes	[Unknown Address]	B. Dunaway and Sons
Frank	Jones	Unknown	African American	Male	29	Tuberculosis	Lula, GA	Mack and Payne	Brooklyn Cemetery
Mary An	Davis	Housewife	African American	Female	79	Hemmorhage	273 Reese St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Louvenia	Jones	Housework	African American	Female	65	[??]	187 Poplar St	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Amos	Durham	Laborer	African American	Male	36	Heart	Odd St & Griffeth St	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
	Beck	None	African American	Female	0	Premature birth	Glenhaven Ave & Indale Ave	Buried by Grand-Parents [family]	Athens, Georgia
Anna	Hunter	Child	African American	Female	36	Premature birth	139 N Newton	Sterling Hunter Father [father] [family]	Athens, Georgia
Elizabeth	Willis		African American	Female		Premature	540 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	Parent [family]	Athens, Georgia
Will	Stovall	Blacksmith	African American	Male	42	Tuberculosis	420 Reese St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Rosa	Pierce	Teacher	African American	Female	21	Stomach	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Brooklyn Cemetery
George Clarke	Heard	Farmer	African American	Male	59	Typhoid fever	[Unknown Address]	W. P. Hopson	Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Boston	Coleman	Farmer	African American	Male	51	Dropsy	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Gertrude	Oldham	Laborer	African American	Female	23	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Va.	King	Student	African American	Female	9	Pneumonia	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Henry	Young		African American	Male	0	Pneumonia	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Virginia	Davenport		African American	Female	1	Stomach	N Chase St & Hill St	Dorsey Furniture Co.
Francis	Faust		African American	Female	2	Diphtheria	[Unknown Address]	B. Dunaway and Sons	Fork Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Fred	Edwards	Fireman	African American	Male	62	Hernia	132 4th St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Rozie	Jones		African American	Male	1	Stomach	N Rocksprings St & W Broad St	Bernstein Brothers	Watkinsville, Georgia
Nelie	Holder	Laborer	African American	Female	45	Paralysis, Apoplexy	840 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery
James D.	Smith	Child	African American	Male	0	Neonatal	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Malery	Horton	Housework	African American	Female	22	Tuberculosis	1287 Hancock Ave	Mack and Payne	Allensville, Georgia
	Stone		African American	Male		Stillborn	1253 W Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Claud	Merritte	Child	African American	Male	0	Brain, Hemorrhage	Baxter St & S Lumpkin St	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
Janette	Johnson	Child	African American	Female	0	Unknown	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Willie	Moon	Barber	African American	Male	37	Paralysis	114 S Rockspring St	W. P. Hopson	Thomson, Georgia
Lillie J.	Haper		African American	Female	2	Diphtheria	190 Indale Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Paul	Smith		African American	Male	0	Seizures	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
John Mac	Brown		African American	Male	0	Marasmus	114 South Rocksprings St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Dollie	Billips	Farmer	African American	Female	45	Paralysis	Clarke County, GA	Mack and Payne	Billups Grove Cemetery
Marree	Flournoy		African American	Female	24	Nephritis	515 Reese St	Mack and Payne	Madison County, Georgia

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