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
Wm. Alexander Lewis Farmer Caucasian Male 3 Infection 236 W Dougherty St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Kenneth Lilly Mason Caucasian Male 27 Carbolic poisoning 225 Barrow St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Spencer Lester Laborer African American Male 54 Heart, Dropsy 1760 W Hancock Ave Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Fred Lucas Johnson African American Male 0 [??] Grove St & Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Filmore Dailey Caucasian Male 2 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
George Mitchel Farmer African American Male 21 Pneumonia Athens, GA Mack and Payne Union Point, Georgia
Alsa F. Reddling Guard Caucasian Male 58 Aarteries, Heart, Bright's Disease Whitehall, GA Dorsey Furniture Co.
James L. Reeves Merchant Caucasian Male 63 Uremia, Heart Danielsville, Madison County, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Madison County, Georgia
Jos. White Woods Retired Caucasian Male 82 Bright's Disease, Heart North Avenue & Spring Ct Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Joseph A Landrum Farmer Caucasian Male 70 Paralysis Whitehall, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Big Creek Church Cemetery
William J. Glenn Retired Caucasian Male 63 Heart North Avenue & Spring Dorsey Furniture Co. Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
James D. Price Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 65 Heart 248 Springdale St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Tom Bank African American Male 45 Periostitis Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Merriweather African American Male Stillborn 268 S Thomas St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Claud C. Cox Laborer African American Male Suicide (drowning) State St & Hoyt St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Landrum Caucasian Male 0 Infection [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Whitehall, Georgia
Wade Hampton Dyre Laborer African American Male 36 Apoplexy 195 Lyndon Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
John Thos. Stanley Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 45 Heart 207 Franklin St Bernstein Brothers Hampton, Georgia
William Lloyd Smith Carpenter Caucasian Male 41 Pneumonia, Influenza 375 Peter St Dorsey Furniture Co. Athens, Georgia
Calvin Nilson Laborer African American Male 19 Tuberculosis 183 Miller St Mack and Payne Woodville, Georgia
Richard Booth Laborer African American Male 38 Hemmorhage N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Nick Gear Farmer African American Male 80 Old Age [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Carlton Beusse Student Caucasian Male 13 Infection E Dougherty St & N Lumpkin St Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
Henry Shaw African American Male 34 Heart, Nephritis Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
M Ector Janitor African American Male 49 Heart 293 S Finley St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
J T Mclean Farmer Caucasian Male 80 Hernia Stephens, GA Bernstein Brothers Stephens, Georgia
Andrew Stroud African American Male 0 Stillborn [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Chester Leroy Harris African American Male 0 Dysentery [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Watkinsville, Georgia
Wm. T. Bruce Farmer Caucasian Male 68 Paralysis Oak St & Kent St Bernstein Brothers Comer, Georgia
T C Mead Jeweler Caucasian Male 62 Brain 865 Boulevard Bernstein Brothers Princeton Factory
James H. Sheppard Retired Caucasian Male 88 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Cash African American Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Collins Caucasian Male Delivery Danielsville, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Family Cemetery
Morton Caucasian Male Stillborn Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Lattin African American Male Lungs Milledge Avenue Extension & East Campus Road Mack and Payne Allensville, Georgia
Horston Haynes Farmer African American Male 75 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Jones African American Male Premature 149 S Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Sebo Jordan Farmer African American Male 20 Tuberculosis Athens, GA Mack and Payne Horton Cemetery
E. G. Turner Salesmen Caucasian Male 51 Cancer 728 Cobb St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
David Johnson African American Male 0 Premature [unknown Address] Dunbar & Dorsey
Clement Walker African American Male 0 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
James Woodly Unknown African American Male 17 Typhoid fever 230 Derby St W. P. Hopson Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
Joseph H. Lovinggood Painter African American Male 45 Heart 540 Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
George M. Booth Farmer Caucasian Male 70 Kidneys, Heart, Bright's 445 Meigs St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
James Smith Prisoner African American Male 23 Homicide (gun) [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons County Farm
Steve Stanley Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia Washington D.C. Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
L C Wise Child African American Male 1 Pneumonia 137 Strickland Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
John Gilmore Farmer African American Male 60 Pneumonia Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Wm Eaton Farmer Caucasian Male 85 Paralysis 440 Foundry St Bernstein Brothers Franklin County, Georgia
Gaddis Caucasian Male Premature birth, Stillborn Strong St & N Jackson St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Henry Strickland Laborer African American Male 57 Apoplexy 185 N Peter St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Charlie Little African American Male 0 Convulsions 167 Odd St Dunbar & Dunaway Brooklyn Cemetery
Harry C. Johnson Planter Caucasian Male 19 Accident (cotton gin) Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Charlie Williams Retired Caucasian Male 61 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Geo. Richards African American Male 3 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers
Reese Colquitt Tailor African American Male 42 Heart 294 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Robert Woods Caucasian Male 4 Accident, Blunt Force Trauma North Avenue & Spring Ct Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
John Jones Drayman African American Male 40 [??] 286 1st St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Henry Horton Shoemaker African American Male 49 Cancer 535 Reese St Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Claud Billips Child African American Male 2 Diphtheria [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Billups Grove Cemetery
E. A. Prince Carpenter Caucasian Male 68 Cancer 235 Satula Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Charlie Barnett Child African American Male 6 Influenza Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Ed. D. Meslor Caucasian Male 42 Nephritis, Heart, Brain E Broad St & S Jackson St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Neal Aycock African American Male 9 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
James Hartman Lee Caucasian Male 0 Stomach Whitehall, GA Dunbar & Dunaway Whitehall, Georgia
W. A. Clarke Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 62 Apoplexy, Influenza 245 Boulevard Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Andrew Collins Laborer African American Male 68 Nephritis 1776 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Willie Myer Fowler Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Jim Haze Farmer African American Male 50 Apoplexy North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Wyett Smith Student African American Male 15 Pneumonia 1140 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Jasper Hemphill Minister African American Male 64 Heart 199 Marlin St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Jack Bowmans Laborer African American Male 60 Nephritis 195 Lyndon Rd. Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Will Henry Barnett Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] H.C. Tolbert by A.B. Barnett [father] [family] Madison County, Georgia
Amous William Jeffery African American Male 0 Food poisoning Athens, GA Gadsen Jeffery [father] [family] Oconee County, Georgia
William O. Terrell African American Male 0 Syphilis Hendrix Ave & Pulaski Heights B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Rufus Mack Child African American Male 13 Accident (drowning) 290 Peter St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Henry Frank Smith Farmer Caucasian Male 26 Stomach Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Charlie Woodley Laborer African American Male 50 Nephritis 230 Derby St Mack and Payne
J. P. Merritt Laborer African American Male 51 Heart 280 Savannah Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Willie A. Draper Caucasian Male 49 Heart [Unknown Address] McDorman Bridges Co. Bogart, Georgia
Shipp Caucasian Male 0 Premature 228 Barber St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Alfred Thomas Mechanic African American Male 27 Tuberculosis Hickman Dr. & College Ave Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Don Dupree Physician Caucasian Male 40 Heart S Milledge Ave & W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Henry Reginald Walters Banker Caucasian Male 62 Heart 198 Hall St Bernstein Brothers Jacksonville, Florida
Pink Morton African American Male 4 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
William Edward Anthony Caucasian Male 0 Accident (fire) Winterville, GA Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Carl Sims African American Male 0 Premature [Unknown Address] J. T. Griffith New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
William Dotson Manufacturing Caucasian Male 81 Pneumonia 797 Cobb St  Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Eddie K Lane Garage Porter African American Male 19 Lungs 185 Derby St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Jones Child African American Male Stillborn E Broad St & Hickory St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
James Walter Wright Student Caucasian Male 7 Accident (car) Athens, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Hiram Echols Laborer African American Male 53 Paralysis Strong St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Wilson Brown Merchant African American Male 50 Hemmorhage W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Andrew Wade Laborer African American Male 28 Pneumonia Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Wm Ed Watkins Sales Caucasian Male 60 Pellagra S Finley St & W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Hugh Caucasian Male Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery
Wallace Parnell Caucasian Male 12 Gun N Peter St & Vine St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sherman Nunnally African American Male 0 Cold [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
John Terrell Chauffer African American Male 35 Heart, Lungs Crawford, GA W. P. Hopson Crawford, Georgia
John H. Milner Printer Caucasian Male 78 Heart 279 Meigs St Dorsey Furniture Co. Westview Cemetery

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