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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | Brown | Housework | African American | Female | 54 | Paralysis | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
| Janette | Johnson | Child | African American | Female | 0 | Unknown | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Lillie J. | Haper | African American | Female | 2 | Diphtheria | 190 Indale Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
| Fanny E | Muckle | Farmer | African American | Female | 28 | Tuberculosis | 224 N Newton St | Bernstein Brothers | Stephens, Georgia |
| Mamie Lou | Weatherford | Domestic | African American | Female | 27 | Heart, Exhaustion | 268 Baxter St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
| Alberta | Kinny | African American | Female | 0 | Pneumonia | North Ave & Willow St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
| Virginia | Davenport | African American | Female | 1 | Stomach | N Chase St & Hill St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | ||
| Irene | Morse | African American | Female | 5 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
| Ruby | Wheeler | Farmer | African American | Female | 17 | Bronchitis | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Lucy V. | Matthews | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Bright's Disease, Heart | 1073 Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
| Martha | Thornton | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Pneumona | 1015 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
| Christin | Hayes | African American | Female | 13 | Tuberculosis | First Street & Ridge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Johnson Cemetery | |
| Mammie | Autry | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 22 | Tuberculosis | Johnson Dr & Barnett Shoals Rd | B. Dunaway and Sons | Winterville, Georgia |
| Willie C. | Poldo | Farmer | African American | Female | 16 | Tuberculosis | Allensville, GA | Mack and Payne | Allensville, Georgia |
| Ovie | Mize | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 17 | Homicide (gun) | Hull, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Hull, Georgia |
| Carrie | Pitman | Laundress | African American | Female | 30 | Tuberculosis | 537 4th St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
| Jennie Mae | Lane | African American | Female | 0 | Premature | 335 Arch St | Mack and Payne | Spaulding Cemetery | |
| Elizabeth | Willis | African American | Female | Premature | 540 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Parent [family] | Athens, Georgia | ||
| Florence Mazell | Wages | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Dysentery | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
| Pearl | Adams | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 38 | Heart | 880 College Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Bowman, Georgia |
| Ruba | Wall | Student | African American | Female | 16 | Pneumonia | Pope St & Reese St | W. P. Hopson | Elberton, Georgia |
| Pinkie | Cannon | Child | African American | Female | 0 | Whooping cough | 768 4th St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
| Willie Mae | Daniel | Child | African American | Female | 0 | Poisoning | 221 Pearl St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
| Janice | Jackson | Housework | African American | Female | 40 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Jerolene | Hulson | African American | Female | 0 | Premature birth | [Unknown Address] | Buried by parents [family] | Clarke County, Georgia | |
| Hale | Caucasian | Female | Stillborn, Premature | N Chase St & Boulevard | Dunbar & Dorsey | Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery | |||
| Alena | Clark | Housework | African American | Female | 38 | Lungs | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
| Dora | Bales | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 26 | Dysentery | 297 Oak St | Bernstein Brothers | White Hall Cemetery |
| Sarah G. | Jackson | None | Caucasian | Female | 69 | Heart | 396 Oconee St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
| Katie | Nowell | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | |
| Harrett | Johnson | Housework | African American | Female | 70 | Pellagra | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
| Emma H. | Moon | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 62 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
| Laura | Hatten | Domestic | African American | Female | 40 | Tuberculosis | 397 Augusta Ave | W. P. Hopson | Lexington, Georgia |
| Fronnie A. | Allgood | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 70 | Dysentery | 148 Bryan St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
| Mamie Lou | Johnson | Housework | African American | Female | 24 | Female | Newton Bridge Rd & Paradise Blvd | Mack and Payne | Jackson County, Georgia |
| Tabor | Caucasian | Female | Stillborn | 1229 S Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Monticello, Georgia | |||
| Birdie May | Rucker | Housework | African American | Female | 25 | Unknown | 328 Flint St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
| Callie B. | Sneldith | Caucasian | Female | 31 | Pneumonia, Influenza | Strong St & N Jackson St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Penfield, Georgia | |
| Rachael | Hertz | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 62 | Cancer | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Augusta, Georgia |
| Jessie | Glinn | African American | Female | 48 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
| Hettie | Smith | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 58 | Heart, Kidneys | 179 Miles St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
| Lovada | Strickland | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
| Carrie | Williams | Cook | African American | Female | 55 | Stomach | Waddell St & S Milledge Ave | Mack and Payne | Farmington, Georgia |
| Lizzie | Christerphor | African American | Female | 0 | Food poisoning | [Unknown Address] | B. Dunaway and Sons | Saint Luke AME Cemetery | |
| Eugenia Ann | Jackson | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Premature | 396 Oconee St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
| Mamie L. | Jones | African American | Female | 2 | Rheumatism | 345 W Broad St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | |
| Smith | African American | Female | Stillborn | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Brooklyn Cemetery | |||
| Annie | Moody | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 41 | Stomach, Appendicitis | Prince Ave & Georgia Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
| Ida Bell | McClure | African American | Female | 5 | Nephritis | North Ave & Madison Heights | Dunbar & Dunaway | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
| Amanda | Walker | Janitor | African American | Female | 60 | Tuberculosis | 145 Pope St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
| Mille | Finch | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Old Age | Bogart, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | Bogart, Georgia | |
| Creacues | African American | Female | Stillborn | E Dougherty St & N Lumpkin St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
| Lenia May | Bushin | Child | African American | Female | 12 | Appendix | 392 Augusta Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
| J A | Davis | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 90 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Davis Cemetery |
| Loula | Bostick | Cook | African American | Female | 42 | Mitral x | 155 Parris St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
| Marguerite | Johnson | Housework | African American | Female | 30 | Nephritis, Dropsy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Minnie | Dunn | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 25 | Nephritis | Derby St & E Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Barrow County, Georgia |
| Lorane | Weatherly | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 33 | Coma | E Dougherty St & N Jackson St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
| Willie | De Scott | Student | African American | Female | 13 | Tuberculosis | 1086 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Comer, Georgia |
| Luretta | Hightower | Housewife | African American | Female | 27 | Infection | Athens, GA | Dunbar & Dunaway | Watkinsville, Georgia |
| June | Jones | Housework | African American | Female | 34 | Tuberculosis | 1398 W Hancock Ave | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
| Hill | African American | Female | Stillborn | 220 Pearl St | Parents buried baby [family] | Athens, Georgia | |||
| Cleo | Knowles | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Female | 24 | Gun | Reese St & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
| Laura | Elder | African American | Female | 78 | Uremia, Stomach | 431 N Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | ||
| Annie L. | Harrison | Housewife | African American | Female | 43 | Nephritis | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
| Bertha | Morton | Domestic | African American | Female | 32 | Bright's Disease | 249 Billups St | Lomax & Morton | Clarke County, Georgia |
| Williams | African American | Female | Stillborn | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery | |||
| Leoiner | Maxwell | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 28 | [??] | 169 Park Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
| Ruby | Tiller | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 29 | Stomach | 147 Hickory St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
| Nellie | Morton | Cook | African American | Female | 65 | Paralysis | N Hull St & W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Jones Cemetery |
| Sarah | Bailey | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Heart, Bright's Disease | S Hull St & W Wray St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Winterville, Georgia | |
| Jenni | Bell | Farmer | African American | Female | 60 | [??] | [Unknown Address] | Colored Undertakers Association | New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Mary C. | Jennings | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 70 | Heart | 797 Cobb St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Buena Vista Church Cemetery |
| Susan Jane | Peeler | None | Caucasian | Female | 86 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
| Fay Etta | Poole | African American | Female | 5 | Rheumatism | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
| Victoria | Wages | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 79 | Apoplexy | 4180 Jefferson Rd. | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
| W.N. | Hilley | Caucasian | Female | 67 | Cancer | 275 Bloomfield St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Bowman, Georgia | |
| Duthrege | Caucasian | Female | Stillborn | Bryan St & N Chase St | Pauper buried by J. H. [Be??on] [??ton] | Athens, Georgia | |||
| Janie Lee | Jones | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
| Muzzettes | Webb | Housework | African American | Female | 20 | Tuberculosis | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Elberton, Georgia |
| Demerise | Carethers | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 72 | Accident (fire) | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
| Lizie | Daniels | Housework | African American | Female | 50 | Heart, Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
| Belena B. | Hale | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 54 | Pellagra | Winterville, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Elizabeth Amy | Coile | Telephone Company | Caucasian | Female | 19 | Diabetes | Hoyt St & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
| Mary E | Davis | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 78 | Old Age | Clarke County, GA | B. Dunaway and Sons | County Pauper Farm |
| Lila | Benidict | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 35 | Dysentery | Whitehall, GA | B. Dunaway and Sons | White Hall Cemetery |
| Dora | Willingham | Cook | African American | Female | 27 | Homicide (gun) | 150 N Harris St | Lomax & Morton | Greene County, Georgia |
| Eva | Collins | Cook | African American | Female | 70 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
| Corrie | Oglesby | Housework | African American | Female | 50 | Paralysis | Yonah Ave & Buena Vista Ave | Bernstein Brothers | |
| Jane | Carey | African American | Female | 77 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billups Grove Cemetery | |
| Mary | Howard | Cook | African American | Female | 32 | Surgery, Appendix | N Church St & Meigs St | Mack and Payne | Lexington, Georgia |
| Ola | Aycock | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 23 | Heart | Strong St & N Jackson St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
| Hennie | Halley | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 60 | Meningitis, Hemmorhage | 1324 S Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Montvale, Virginia |
| Woodie | Sale | None | Caucasian | Female | 42 | Acidosis | 240 Baldwin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
| Ivie | Casper | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Infection | Jefferson, Jackson County, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Pentecost United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Rencie | Smith | Laborer | African American | Female | 56 | Dropsy | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
| Basaline | Wyche | Domestic | African American | Female | 24 | Heart | Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
| C. L. | Goodruns | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 41 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Valdosta, Georgia |
| Maerine | Ford | Housework | African American | Female | 43 | Mitral, Nephritis | 860 Waddell St | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
| Sallie | Rich | Domestic | African American | Female | 70 | Nephritis, Heart | W Broad St & N Milledge Ave | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
