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
Fred	Edwards	Fireman	African American	Male	62	Hernia	132 4th St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Thomas J.	Stapleton	Farmer	Caucasian	Male		Bronchitis	788 Baxter St	Dunbar & Dorsey	Hartwell, Georgia
Ferdie	Cook	Waiter	African American	Male	19	Tuberculosis	Strong St & N Lumpkin St	W. P. Hopson	Barrow County, Georgia
Chas.	Harris	Laborer	African American	Male	71	Bladder	154 Yonah Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Albon Lee	Herring	Housework	Caucasian	Male	5	Diphtheria	1434 E Broad St	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Henry Grady	Hudson	Drayman	African American	Male	23	Pneumonia	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Sam	Baker	Laborer	African American	Male	50	Apoplexy	Strong St & Foundry St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Claud	Merritte	Child	African American	Male	0	Brain, Hemorrhage	Baxter St & S Lumpkin St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Charles James	Clements	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	91	Heart, Gangrene	State St & Hoyt St	Bernstein Brothers	Madison County, Georgia
Charlie N.	Snellings	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	43	Gun	Athens, GA	D. E. Griffth [individual]	Danielsville, Georgia
Paul	Smith		African American	Male	0	Seizures	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
William	Reed	Laborer	African American	Male	63	Accident	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Homer H	Lester		Caucasian	Male	0	Cholera, improper food	[Unknown Address]	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Cherokee Corner United Methodist Church Cemetery
Will	Varnell	Laborer	African American	Male	55	Heart	S Finley St & W Broad St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Clarence	Adams		African American	Male	1	Bright's Disease	167 Green St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
	Denny	None	Caucasian	Male	0	Dropsy	860 N Chase St	Dunbar & Dorsey	Athens, Georgia
	Duckworth	Housewife	Caucasian	Male		Premature birth	458 Clayton St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Amos	Durham	Laborer	African American	Male	36	Heart	Odd St & Griffeth St	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
D. C.	Nichols	Retired	Caucasian	Male	76	Heart	372 Hancock Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Commerce, Georgia
George	Middlebrooks	Bell Boy	African American	Male	36	Accident (car)	Reese St & N Milledge Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Charlie	Hubbert	Porter	African American	Male	53	Heart	330 Augusta Ave	Mack and Payne
Butch	Watson	Laborer	African American	Male	39	Pellagra	131 Lyndon Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Maxeys, Georgia
Eddie	Hearel	Laborer	African American	Male	37	Tuberculosis	386 W Broad St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Charlie	Robinson	Farm Laborer	African American	Male	70	Heart	770 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	B. Dunaway and Sons	Hull, Georgia
	Nash		Caucasian	Male	0	Natural causes	239 Oak St	Bernstein Brothers	Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery
	Kinney		African American	Male		Stillborn	S Finley St & W Broad St	Mack and Payne	Clarke County, Georgia
Henry	Brooks	Laborer	African American	Male	55	Accident (car)	Lyndon St & Dubose Ave	Lomax & Morton	Athens, Georgia
Ivy	Billips	Laborer	African American	Male	68	Nephritis	607 W Borad St	Mack and Payne	Billups Grove Cemetery
Ruben C.	Stone	Machine Operator	Caucasian	Male	24	Poisoning	247 Pulaski St	Dunbar & Dorsey	Athens, Georgia
Seymour	Ray	Cook	African American	Male	41	Pneumonia	137 Odd St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Ralph P.	Brown		Caucasian	Male	0	Pneumonia	968 College Ave	Dunbar & Dorsey	Nicholson, Georgia
Ruphus	Webb		African American	Male	2	Dysentery	Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave	Mack and Payne	Clarke County, Georgia
Albert E.	Peeler	Student	Caucasian	Male	7	Meningitis	425 Meigs St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Oconee Hill Cemetery
W. J.	Brittian	Police	Caucasian	Male	42	Nephritis	North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Frank	Pittard	Farmer	African American	Male	75	Apoplexy	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Winterville, Georgia
Henry	Evans		African American	Male	50	Appendicitis	166 Paris St	Bernstein Brothers	Brooklyn Cemetery
Son Quiller	Sims	Farmer	African American	Male	30	Infection, Stomach	360 N Milledge Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Greene County, Georgia
Loucious	Cole	Laborer	African American	Male	20	Mitral, Nephritis	Lyndon St & Dubose Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
	Ford	None	African American	Male		Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Buried by parents [family]	Athens, Georgia
William	Thomas	Contractor	African American	Male	72	Nephritis	[Unknown Address]	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery
Rufus	Gaines		African American	Male	1	Diphtheria	139 Yonah Ave	B. Dunaway and Sons	Oconee Heights Cemetery
Willie Livingston	Hardeman	Farmer	African American	Male	28	Tuberculosis	Indale Ave & Glenhaven Ave	Mack and Payne	Clarke County, Georgia
Henry	Swann		Caucasian	Male	60	Paralysis	153 Barrow St	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Murry	Eberhart		African American	Male	0	Unknown	[Unknown Address]	James Eberhart [father] [family]	New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Johnie	Strickland	Butcher	African American	Male	24	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Arthur T	Howard	Barber	African American	Male	35	Tuberculosis	543 W Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Madison, Georgia
Walter	Collins	Laborer	African American	Male	38	Dropsy	1486 W Broad St	Bernstein Brothers	Spaulding Cemetery
J. B. L.	Cobb	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	57	Pneumonia	Oglethorpe Ave & Hawthorne Ave	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Bun	Lyles	Glazer	African American	Male	60	Nephritis	N Hull St & N Lumpkin St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
James B.	Williams	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	57	Nephritis	Winterville, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Winterville, Georgia
Geral B	Heard	Farmer	African American	Male	31	Tuberculosis	[Unknown Address]	W. P. Hopson	Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Green	Roberts	Retired	Caucasian	Male	89	Heart	140 Inglewood Ave	McDorman Bridges Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
C. C.	Mcphail	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	59	Heart	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Hawkinsville, Georgia
David	Harris	Lather	African American	Male	65	Heart	386 W Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Andrew	Owens	Laborer	African American	Male	72	Stomach	N Billups St & W Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Stephens, Georgia
	Alexandra		Caucasian	Male		Stillborn, Delivery	185 Baxter St	B. Dunaway and Sons	Oconee Hill Cemetery
	Ballews		Caucasian	Male		Delivery	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Marion H.	Downs	Student	Caucasian	Male	11	Accident (drowning)	E Broad St & S Lumpkin St	Bernstein Brothers	Watkinsville, Georgia
Carter	Daniel	Farmer	African American	Male	80	Cancer	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Madison County, Georgia
Sherman	Smith	Inmate	African American	Male	96	Old Age	Clarke County, GA	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Clarke County, Georgia
D W	Rhom	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	70	Stomach	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
J. L.	Patterson	Retired	Caucasian	Male	73	Bright's Disease	Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy	Bernstein Brothers	Princeton Factory
George	Wagner	Plasterer	African American	Male	65	Heart	Hickman Dr. & College Ave	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Hardeman	Wilson		African American	Male	0	Abscess, Brain	Strong St & Foundry St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
J. W.	Anderson	Painter	African American	Male	60	Heart	N Hull St & N Lumpkin St	Mack and Payne	Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Willis	Lane	Laborer	African American	Male	31	Tuberculosis	185 Derby St	Bernstein Brothers	Spaulding Cemetery
	Eberhart		African American	Male		Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Jim Eberhart [father] [family]	Clarke County, Georgia
	Eberhart		African American	Male	0	Premature birth	[Unknown Address]	Jim Eberhart [father] [family]	Clarke County, Georgia
Sam	Stricklyn	Farmer	African American	Male	56	Heart	Baxter St & S Lumpkin St	Mack and Payne	Commerce, Georgia
Earl	Bludson	Student	African American	Male	9	Typhoid Fever	[Unknown Address]	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Allensville, Georgia
Taylor	Middlebrooks	Stableman	African American	Male	41	Heart	290 Barber St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
James	Hughes	Laborer	African American	Male	24	Pneumonia	[Unknown Address]	B. Dunaway and Sons
Jack	Mortimer	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	19	Suicide (poisoning)	Lake City, FL	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Lake City, Florida
	Shackelford		Caucasian	Male		Premature	[Unknown Address]	Dorsey Furniture Co.	Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery
Ike	Brooks	Laborer	African American	Male	63	Accident (fire)	923 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Will	Price	Laborer	African American	Male	60	Tuberculosis	Jefferson Rd & Trinity Pl	Bernstein Brothers	Brooklyn Cemetery
Henry Grady	Storez	Merchant	Caucasian	Male	34	Tuberculosis	225 Dubose Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Tom	Jerrel	Farmer	African American	Male	80	Natural causes, Heart	Athens, GA	Rosemary Funeral Directors	Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Sam	Mcleroy	Police	Caucasian	Male	58	Accident (car)	Danielsville, Madison County, GA	Hemperley Undertaking Company	Madison County, Georgia
Eugene	Hembree		Caucasian	Male	0	Pneumonia	150 Hiawassee Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Nicholson, Georgia
Grafton	Junkin	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	48	Apoplexy	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Rome, Georgia
	Brock		Caucasian	Male		Stillborn	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Earl O.	Shealy	Railroad Employee	Caucasian	Male	27	Accident (railroad train)	240 DuBose Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Augusta, Georgia
	Foster		African American	Male		Stillborn	Athens Ave & Macon Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Joe B.	Thurmond		African American	Male	0	Dysentery	[Unknown Address]	Bernstein Brothers	Spaulding Cemetery
Thos.	Hardiman	Farmer	Caucasian	Male	58	Heart	Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia
Loysey	Clark		African American	Male	23	Gun	Winterville, GA	Mack and Payne	Crawford, Georgia
Sam O.	Swindle	Butcher	Caucasian	Male	53	Tuberculosis	North Ave & Madison Heights	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Alfred B.	Bailey	Railroad Employee	Caucasian	Male	62	Arteries	Athens, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Union Point, Georgia
Newton	Johnson		African American	Male	0	Unknown	Athens, GA	Mack and Payne	Jackson County, Georgia
Cleavland	Williams	Laborer	African American	Male	49	Heart	Athens, GA	W. P. Hopson	Lexington, Georgia
Cicero	Jones	Laborer	African American	Male	57	Arteries	542 W Broad St	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
Jessie Mack	Clemons		African American	Male	0	Premature birth, Malnutrition	945 College Ave	W. P. Hopson	Athens, Georgia
William	Young	Laborer	African American	Male	58	Heart	Herring St & S Peter St	Mack and Payne	Brooklyn Cemetery
Wm. J.	Foster	Clerk	Caucasian	Male	66	Apoplexy	565 College Ave	Bernstein Brothers	Bogart, Georgia
Joe	Walker	Laborer	African American	Male	54	Stomach	484 Foundry St	Bernstein Brothers	Athens, Georgia
Will	Collins	Laborer	African American	Male	52	Apoplexy	520 N Peter St	Mack and Payne	Spaulding Cemetery
John	Hadaway	Laborer	African American	Male	75	Old Age	1450 Lumpkin St	Bernstein Brothers	Oconee County, Georgia
James David	Roberts	Mill Employee	Caucasian	Male	24	Apoplexy	Warren St & Vine St	McDorman Bridges Co.	Oconee Hill Cemetery
Howard Franklin	Culp	Mill Employee	Caucasian	Male	21	Tuberculosis	Clarke County, GA	Bernstein Brothers	Clarke County, Georgia

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