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
Dora	Bales	Housework	Caucasian	Female	26	Dysentery	297 Oak St	Bernstein Brothers	White Hall Cemetery
Ruba	Wall	Student	African American	Female	16	Pneumonia	Pope St & Reese St	W. P. Hopson	Elberton, Georgia
Jeanett	Barton		Caucasian	Female	0	Colitis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Rome, Georgia
Rassie Paschal	Jones	Domestic	African American	Female	40	Cancer	283 Savannah Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Martha A.	Fordham	Lawyer	Caucasian	Female	69	Paralysis, Dysentery	185 Mulberry St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Jerolene	Hulson		African American	Female	0	Premature birth	[Unknown Address]	Buried by parents [family]	Clarke County, Georgia
Iralene	Epps	Cook	African American	Female	37	Tuberculosis	Athens, GA	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Ola	Burt		Caucasian	Female	0	Premature birth	Elizabeth St & Willow St	Bernstein Brothers	Jackson County, Georgia
	Cheney		African American	Female	19	Dropsy	Newton Bridge Rd & Paradise Blvd	Dunbar & Dunaway	Oconee Heights Cemetery
Lavonia	Williams	Farmer	African American	Female	19	Influenza	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Louise	Williams	Child	African American	Female	5	Convulsions	North Ave & Willow St	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Rhoda Cathrine	Berryman	Domestic	Caucasian	Female	71	Diabetes, Gangrene	Winterville, GA	McDorman Bridges Co.	Clarke County, Georgia
Eva	Collins	Cook	African American	Female	70	Cancer	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Annie M.	Lyle	Mail Carrier	Caucasian	Female	52	Cancer	279 Henderson Ave	Dunbar & Dorsey	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lizzie	Oliver	Domestic	African American	Female	50	Apoplexy	Reese St & N Newton St	Lomax & Morton	Athens, Georgia
	Unknown		African American	Female		Stillborn	220 Pearl St	Buried by Parents [family]	Athens, Georgia
Stella H.	Burton	Housewife	Caucasian	Female	50	Cancer	197 W Hancock Ave	Dunbar & Dorsey	Smithville, Georgia
Mollie	Ruderselle	Retired	Caucasian	Female	69	Pneumonia	Winterville, GA	McDorman Bridges Co.	Winterville, Georgia
Loutha Mae	Johnson	Student	African American	Female	6	Diphtheria	Athens, GA	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Mary	Howard	Cook	African American	Female	32	Surgery, Appendix	N Church St & Meigs St	Mack and Payne	Lexington, Georgia
Laura	Bell	Laundress	African American	Female	26	Tuberculosis	224 Rocksprings St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Felman	Jordan	Child	African American	Female	0	Unknown	290 Macon Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
C. L.	Goodruns	Housewife	Caucasian	Female	41	Cancer	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Valdosta, Georgia
Mary Jane	Winters	Domestic	Caucasian	Female	79	Cancer	245 Washington St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Blacks Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Gennie Alice	Norman	Housewife	Caucasian	Female	39	[??]	457 Baldwin St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Harriet	Chandler		Caucasian	Female	1	Pneumonia	486 Hill 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
Lucile	Brooks	Laundress	African American	Female	21	Tuberculosis	Lyndon St & Dubose Ave	Mack and Payne	Barnett Shoals Cemetery
Sallie	Spradling	Laborer	African American	Female	50	Apoplexy	Hoyt St & N Jackson St	Mack and Payne
Mary Jane	Hulsey	Domestic	Caucasian	Female	65	Cancer	310 Nellie B. Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Hall County, Georgia
Carrie Lee	Billups	Student	African American	Female	10	Typhoid Fever	123 Hill St	Mack and Payne	Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Mary M.	Dickens		Caucasian	Female	87	Old Age	Boulevard & N Chase St	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee County, Georgia
Julia	Williams	Laborer	African American	Female	70	Apoplexy	187 S Miller St	Mack and Payne	Brooklyn Cemetery
Lena	Fean		African American	Female	85	Old Age	Strong St & Foundry St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Farrar, Georgia
Elizzibeth	Horton		African American	Female	0	Pneumonia	1444 W Broad St	Mack and Payne	Brooklyn Cemetery
Susie	Hodge	Housewife	African American	Female	22	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Lucile	Haynes		Caucasian	Female	4	Accident (poison)	845 Oconee St	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Martha Mary Ann	Kittle		Caucasian	Female	0	Premature	1398 E Broad St	McDorman Bridges Co.	Clarke County, Georgia
Lucindia	Hall	Laborer	African American	Female	50	Cancer	180 Rockspring St	Mack and Payne	Athens, Georgia
Lucindy	Jackson	Laborer	African American	Female	60	Nephritis	387 N Chase St	Mack and Payne	Allensville, Georgia
Viola	Walker	Farm Laborer	African American	Female	22	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Heights Cemetery
Pearl	Conyers	Housework	African American	Female	27	Bright's Disease	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Adesa Ann	Miller	Housewife	Caucasian	Female	52	Heart	347 Hill St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Julia M.	Mcclusky	Housework	African American	Female	71	Heart	293 Cleveland Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Julia	Williams	Domestic	African American	Female	76	Apoplexy, Brain, Hemorrhage	298 Lyndon Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Mattie Lane	Howard	Housework	African American	Female	24	Tuberculosis	185 Derby St	Bernstein Brothers	Spaulding Cemetery
Mary E.	Sullivan	Housework	African American	Female	46	Stomach	694 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Manervia	Brown	Laundress	African American	Female	60	Accident (fire)	Miller St & W Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Carrie Lou	Bales		Caucasian	Female	6	Dysentery	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Lela	Pledge	Domestic	Caucasian	Female	41	Nephritis	189 Miles St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Princeton Factory
	Davenport		African American	Female		Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Parents [family]	Athens, Georgia
Irean	Smith	Cook	African American	Female	50	Paralysis	335 Lyndon Ave	W. P. Hopson	Thomson, Georgia
R. W.	Gardner	Farm Laborer	Caucasian	Female	21	Stomach	4180 Jefferson Rd.	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Homer, Georgia
Bessie	Patman	Housework	African American	Female	29	Tuberculosis	180 Valley Rd.	Bernstein Brothers	Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Annie Evelin	Suddeth	Housework	Caucasian	Female	38	Pneumonia	Winterville, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
J. P.	Johnson	Housework	Caucasian	Female	33	Infection	Center, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Center, Georgia
Rhoda	Barnett		African American	Female	0	Premature birth	Winterville, GA	by family	Winterville, Georgia
Julia	Arnold	Laborer	African American	Female	65	Tuberculosis	N Harris St & W Hancock Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Coroline	Jackson	Farmer	African American	Female	58	Nephritis	W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave	Mack and Payne	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
J H	Mealor	Housework	Caucasian	Female	67	Lungs, Arteries	E Broad St & S Thomas St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Francis	Morton	Student	Caucasian	Female	9	Heart	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Georgia	Hammand	Housewife	Caucasian	Female	63	Apoplexy	120 Herring St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
Elizabeth Amy	Coile	Telephone Company	Caucasian	Female	19	Diabetes	Hoyt St & College Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Vera Lovlace	Satcher		Caucasian	Female	0	Dysentery	[Unknown Address]	B. Dunaway and Sons	Cord Mill Cemetery / Hale-Couch Cemetery
Lizzie	Patat	Mill Employee	Caucasian	Female	45	Brain, Hemorrhage	215 Williams St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Ora	Ebberhart	Farmer	African American	Female	30	Heart	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Attica, Georgia
Myrtis	Mathews	Housework	Caucasian	Female	19	Stomach	Lexington, GA	Dorsey Furniture Co.
Lula Jane	Williams	Domestic	African American	Female	25	Heart	882 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Laura	Leid	Housework	Caucasian	Female	40	Pellagra	184 Bryan St	Bernstein Brothers	Madison County, Georgia
Mary Ann	Mooreland	Housework	African American	Female	26	Pellagra	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Brooklyn Cemetery
Lila	Benidict	Domestic	Caucasian	Female	35	Dysentery	Whitehall, GA	B. Dunaway and Sons	White Hall Cemetery
Muzzettes	Webb	Housework	African American	Female	20	Tuberculosis	N Hull St & N Lumpkin St	Bernstein Brothers	Elberton, Georgia
Sallie Mae	Jones		African American	Female	3	Stomach	242 Savannah Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Mary F.	Forrester	Retired	Caucasian	Female	83	Old Age	578 Pulaski St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Mary	Epps	Domestic	African American	Female	90	Old Age	Florida Ave & W Broad St	Mack and Payne	Athens, Georgia
Ella	Burton	Housework	African American	Female	53	Accident (car)	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Jackson County, Georgia
Annie Pauline	Allen		Caucasian	Female	1	Meningitis	Statham, GA	J. B. Cheek [individual]	Mount Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
Magnolia	Williams		African American	Female	0	Unknown	[Unknown Address]	J. T. Griffith	Clarke County, Georgia
Mary	Cook	Laborer	African American	Female	60	Cancer, Hemmorhage	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Fannie	Mack	Laundress	African American	Female	65	Cancer	170 Green St	Mack and Payne	Oconee Hill Cemetery
	Ollive		African American	Female		Stillborn	153 Strickland Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Eliza	Shackleford	Housework	Caucasian	Female	73	Heart	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Winterville, Georgia
Cornelia	Jarrell	Housework	Caucasian	Female	62	Apoplexy	760 Cobb St	Bernstein Brothers	Lexington, Georgia
Annie L.	Bentley	Laundress	African American	Female	48	Uremia	Waddell St & South Milledge Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Sarah L.	Church	Housework	Caucasian	Female	56	Stomach	Athens, GA	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Anna L.	Rawson	Housewife	Caucasian	Female	53	Bright's Disease	915 Chase St	Dunbar & Dorsey	Oconee Hill Cemetery
	Drake		Caucasian	Female		Premature birth	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee County, Georgia
Julie Lee	Robertson		African American	Female	3	Cold	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Henrietta	Walker	Domestic	African American	Female	55	Heart	Winterville Rd & Spring Valley Rd	Bernstein Brothers	Madison County, Georgia
Mary	Williams	Housework	African American	Female	55	Dropsy, Heart	170 Stevens St,	Bernstein Brothers	Brooklyn Cemetery
Thelma	Hopkins		African American	Female	0	Unknown	[Unknown Address]	Will Neal [individual]	Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Mary Elizabeth	Haynes	Housewife	Caucasian	Female	54	Stomach	553 Pulaski St	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Mary Lou	Kittle		Caucasian	Female	0	Premature	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Mattie Mae	Hall		African American	Female	3	Accident (fire)	341 Field St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Annie Mae	Howard	Farmer	African American	Female	21	Heart	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Lizzie May	Johnson	Housewife	African American	Female	25	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Allensville, Georgia
Annie E. B.	Webb	Housework	Caucasian	Female	61	Anemia	595 Waddell St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Caroline	Glenn	Domestic	African American	Female	100	Old Age	468 1st St	Lomax & Morton	Colbert, Georgia
Edna	Miller		Caucasian	Female	11	Nephritis	280 Baldwin St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Cadelia	Huff	Cook	African American	Female	75	Hemmorhage, Brain	520 Prince Ave	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery

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