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 Sexsort ascending Age at Death Cause of Death Address Funeral Home Cemetery
Charles W. Brandt Bookkeeper Caucasian Male 47 Heart N Hull St & N Lumpkin St McDorman Bridges Co Evergreen Cemetery
John Thomas Porter Retired Caucasian Male 76 Uremia Statham, GA McDorman Bridges Co. Barrow County, Georgia
Ramp Jones Farmer African American Male 58 Heart Athens, GA [??]
Chas Johnson Farmer African American Male 55 Nephritis Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
Frank Sims Laborer African American Male 62 Pneumonia Pittard Rd & Old Elberton Rd Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
James Patten Farmer African American Male 80 Bronchitis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Fred J. Lewis African American Male 13 Paralysis 390 N Milledge Ave W. P. Hopson Madison County, Georgia
James Thomas Seargaves Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia 565 Nantahala St B. Dunaway and Sons Bradley Cemetery
Thomas Crane Gardener African American Male 57 Apoplexy 1133 W Broad Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
John Brandon Laborer African American Male 60 Stomach Pearl St & Third St Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Rufus Williams Student African American Male 9 Influenza Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Wm. Alexander Lewis Farmer Caucasian Male 3 Infection 236 W Dougherty St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Willie B. Lesley Laborer African American Male 21 Tuberculosis, Nephritis 183 Lyndon Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Jim Crawford Farmer African American Male 67 Kidneys Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Mount Zion Cemetery
Alex Ford Mill Employee Caucasian Male 54 Heart, Bright's Disease 163 Tibbetts Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
David Conger Engineer Caucasian Male 52 Diabetes Maxeys, Clarke County, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Ocone Hill Cemetery
Oliver Busch Laborer African American Male 31 Heart, Nephritis 1298 Oconee St Dorsey Furniture Co. Spalding County, Georgia
Jerry G. Gray Farmer Caucasian Male 83 Heart 797 Cobb St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Edward Devanport None African American Male 0 Premature birth Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy & Strickland Ave Dunbar & Dunaway Athens, Georgia
Enoch Prather Caucasian Male 70 Heart 380 Satula Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
J. T. Fitzpatrick Merchant Caucasian Male 75 Influenza 697 Barber St B. Dunaway and Sons Fitzpatrick Cemetery (Buchanan Cemetery)
Jesse Payne Child African American Male 1 Pneumonia 149 N Newton St Lomax & Morton Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Young Latimer Farmer African American Male 17 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Heights Cemetery
C. E. Nicholson Merchant Caucasian Male 59 Apoplexy Statham, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Statham, Georgia
Willie Wilson Laborer African American Male 50 Bladder [Unknown Address] Dunbar & Dunaway Brooklyn Cemetery
Malcom Caucasian Male Stillborn Monroe, Walton County, GA Parents [family] Walton County, Georgia
Cortis Williams Caucasian Male 6 Typhoid Fever 298 Baldwin St Bernstein Brothers Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Logan Grisham Cook African American Male 65 Hernia, Dropsy 862 Reese St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
William Clark Laborer African American Male 49 Heart 140 N Pope St Mack and Payne Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Willie Witcher Farm Laborer African American Male 16 Brain [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Edward Stewart Kirk Caucasian Male 0 Convulsions 184 Willow St B. Dunaway and Sons Colbert, Georgia
Roy Cooper Farmer African American Male 22 Ulcer [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Dock Jackson Laborer African American Male 66 Bright's Disease, Heart Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
William Emery Wooten Mill Employee Caucasian Male 44 Natural Causes, Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Hall County, Georgia
William H. Merck Retired Caucasian Male 74 Cancer 175 Childs St Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Wm. A. Haralsen Clerk Caucasian Male 45 Diabetes Danielsville, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Dawsonville, Georgia
Elisha Caldwell Farmer Caucasian Male 70 Stomach 177 Miles St Dunbar & Dorsey Bairdstown, Georgia
Dallas Hayes African American Male 80 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Alarnza Johnson Laborer African American Male 15 Tuberculosis 1032 W Reese St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Malory L. Hill Caucasian Male Stillborn 1264 E Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Hugh Hartley Carithers Caucasian Male 0 Malnutrition 694 Boulevard Dorsey Furniture Co. Madison County, Georgia
B. Cornelious Freeman Student African American Male 16 Stomach 237 Church St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Dorkus Lee Shelton Student Caucasian Male 9 Accident (drowning) 748 Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
William Barnett Driver African American Male 38 Heart 1324 Hancock Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Betney Smith Cook African American Male 71 Nephritis 1163 Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Scott Caucasian Male 0 Premature [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
John T. Anderson Real Estate Caucasian Male 70 Cancer Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Daniel Thomas African American Male 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Harry E. White Hotel Caucasian Male 64 Heart 134 Prince Ave Bernstein Brothers Chattanooga, Tennessee
George Terrell Laborer African American Male 37 Hemorrhage, Lungs North Ave & Madison Heights B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Chas. Walton Drayman African American Male 55 Heart, Nephritis 267 Atlanta Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Oscar Thomas Reverend African American Male 69 Heart N Chase St & Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
David Johnson African American Male 0 Premature [unknown Address] Dunbar & Dorsey
Albert Boykin African American Male 80 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Huff African American Male 0 Stillborn [Unknown Address] D. W. Pittard [individual] Winterville, Georgia
Tom Johnson Laborer African American Male 33 Accident (drowning) Broad St & Paris St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Sebo Jordan Farmer African American Male 20 Tuberculosis Athens, GA Mack and Payne Horton Cemetery
James G. Herring Road Work Caucasian Male 30 Stomach Rutledge, GA Bernstein Brothers Fairplay, Georgia
Martin C. Mige Merchant Caucasian Male 64 Cancer 340 Boulevard B. Dunaway and Sons Beaver Dam Church Cemetery
Fred Lucas Johnson African American Male 0 [??] Grove St & Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Duson Smith Child African American Male 0 Pneumonia Winterville, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Joe Payne African American Male 70 Apoplexy S Rocksprings St & W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
O. L. Deadwyler Physician Caucasian Male 51 Accident (car) Carlton, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Old Fork Cemetery
Nelson O. Little Laborer African American Male 74 Uremia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Wm Smith Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 38 Appendicitis 180 Hiawassee Ave Bernstein Brothers Braselton, Georgia
John L. Gholson Sales Caucasian Male 19 Diabetes 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Milledgesville, Georgia
Henry Credell Laborer African American Male 80 Insanity, Nephritis Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
L. L. Brandon Proprietor Caucasian Male 33 Appendix [Unknown Address] Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
Thomas Norman Williams Retired Caucasian Male 52 Uremia, Heart, Nephritis, Arteries 234 Peter St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
R. L. Hammond Caucasian Male 0 Marasmus, Stomach Whitehall, GA Bernstein Brothers White Hall Cemetery
L C Wise Child African American Male 1 Pneumonia 137 Strickland Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Kenneth Lilly Mason Caucasian Male 27 Carbolic poisoning 225 Barrow St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Bolton M Crocker Driver Caucasian Male 64 Apoplexy Spartanburg, SC Bernstein Brothers Spartanburg, South Carolina
Alsa F. Reddling Guard Caucasian Male 58 Aarteries, Heart, Bright's Disease Whitehall, GA Dorsey Furniture Co.
Richard B. Gray Telephone Company Caucasian Male 50 Infection 175 Nacoochee Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Archa Mckenley Butler African American Male 40 Heart 350 University Ave W. P. Hopson Lexington, Georgia
Ben Dillard Laborer African American Male 43 Tuberculosis 440 N Finley St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Filmore Dailey Caucasian Male 2 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
James D. Price Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 65 Heart 248 Springdale St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Jessie Payne Laborer African American Male 22 Tuberculosis Finley St & W Broad St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Wm Robertson Student African American Male 14 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Elb. Lerricotte Farmer African American Male 56 Heart Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Jamison F. Baldwin Merchant Caucasian Male 72 Heart, Surgery 1150 S Milledge Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Washington, Georgia
J.N. Woods Farmer Caucasian Male 81 Influenza [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Will Williams Fireman African American Male 34 [??] Athens, GA Mack and Payne Madison County, Georgia
Sam Hamilton Laborer African American Male 49 Nephritis, Heart 297 N Finley St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Calvin Nilson Laborer African American Male 19 Tuberculosis 183 Miller St Mack and Payne Woodville, Georgia
George Colley Mill Employee Caucasian Male 28 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Emery S*S Waters Caucasian Male 0 Meningitis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Berry J. Porterfield Retired Caucasian Male 74 Cognitive 122 Normal Ave Bernstein Brothers Colbert, Georgia
John Thos. Stanley Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 45 Heart 207 Franklin St Bernstein Brothers Hampton, Georgia
Minor Jerby Farmer African American Male 49 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Mose Matthews Laborer African American Male 75 Rheumatism 1365 W Hancock St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Will Mckinney Farmer African American Male 50 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Horston Haynes Farmer African American Male 75 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Augustus G. Johnson Laborer African American Male 63 Old Age, Heart 473 Oak St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Charles W. Heard Police Caucasian Male 64 Paralysis 585 Barber St Dorsey Furniture Co. Bogart, Georgia
James H. Sheppard Retired Caucasian Male 88 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Luther Harbin Barrett Laborer African American Male 5 Tuberculosis Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Henry Scott African American Male 0 Stillborn 137 Odd St Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia

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