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 |
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James W. | Sampler | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 63 | Accident (fire) | Clarke County, GA | B. Dunaway and Sons | Buford, Georgia |
Marvin | Barnett | Farmer | African American | Male | 18 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Charlie | Camp | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 50 | Accident (gun) | Statham, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Barrow County, Georgia |
Emma | Maples | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 23 | Accident (gun) | Watkinsville, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Watkinsville, Georgia |
John | Robinson | Farmer | African American | Male | 51 | Accident (gun) | Athens, GA | Mack and Payne | Mount Perry Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery |
James | Stokes | Laborer | African American | Male | 26 | Accident (gun) | Monroe, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Monroe, Georgia |
Lula Belle | Hill | Student | African American | Female | 8 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bairdstown, Georgia |
R. D. | Lumpkin | Student | African American | Male | 13 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
William Grady | Myers | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 23 | Accident (gun) | Clarke County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Hale-Meyer Cemetery |
Herschel | Cash | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 15 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bogart, Georgia |
Jno. R. | Arnold | Farmer | African American | Male | 13 | Accident (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery |
Lucile | Haynes | Caucasian | Female | 4 | Accident (poison) | 845 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
W. H. | Wade | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 45 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Atlanta, Georgia |
J.C. | Fowler | Caucasian | Male | 9 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Attica, Georgia | |
Earl O. | Shealy | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 27 | Accident (railroad train) | 240 DuBose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Augusta, Georgia |
William | Wheeler | None | Caucasian | Male | 2 | Accident (railroad train) | Maxeys, Ga | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bairdstown, Georgia |
Allen | Sims | Laborer | African American | Male | 17 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
C. P. | Payton | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Elberton, Georgia | |
James Sidney | Martin | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Accident (tractor) | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
James General | Allen | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 53 | Accident (train) | 450 Nachoochee Ave | McDorman Bridges Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Lee | Thomas | Farmer | African American | Male | 20 | Accident (transportation) | Clarke County, GA | Mack and Payne | |
Hilliary | Wood | Messenger | Caucasian | Male | 13 | Accident (wagon) | North Ave & Madison Heights | Dunbar & Dorsey | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Robert | Woods | Caucasian | Male | 4 | Accident, Blunt Force Trauma | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Wallace | Fears | Drayman | African American | Male | 44 | Accident, Blunt Force Trauma | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Mack and Payne | Covington, Georgia |
Ada | Marshall | Farmer | African American | Female | 59 | Acidosis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Woodie | Sale | None | Caucasian | Female | 42 | Acidosis | 240 Baldwin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Arthur | Tuck | Invalid | Caucasian | Male | 50 | Alcoholism, Broken bone | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Annie E. B. | Webb | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 61 | Anemia | 595 Waddell St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Luvenia | Bond | Teacher | African American | Female | 30 | Anemia | Hull, GA | Mack and Payne | Carnesville, Georgia |
Edna | Mcclain | Caucasian | Female | 21 | Anemia | 154 Park Ave | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Julia | Wilkins | Laundress | African American | Female | 73 | Anemia | 224 N Miller St | Mack and Payne | Elberton, Georgia |
C. E. | Nicholson | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 59 | Apoplexy | Statham, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | Statham, Georgia |
Hattie Belle | Ross | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | 545 Pulaski St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Dallas | Hayes | African American | Male | 80 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Rebecca | Hawkins | Housework | African American | Female | 78 | Apoplexy | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Thomas | Crane | Gardener | African American | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | 1133 W Broad | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Wade Hampton | Dyre | Laborer | African American | Male | 36 | Apoplexy | 195 Lyndon Ave | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
R L | Doster | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 80 | Apoplexy | Jefferson Rd & Trinity Pl | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Doster Cemetery |
Albert | Boykin | African American | Male | 80 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | |
William H | Flanagan | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 53 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Olivia | Lewis | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Apoplexy | 367 Oconee St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Lester Cemetery |
Bolton M | Crocker | Driver | Caucasian | Male | 64 | Apoplexy | Spartanburg, SC | Bernstein Brothers | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
John | Watkins | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Evelyn M. | Osborn | Caucasian | Female | 59 | Apoplexy | Normal Ave & Georgia Ave | Dunbar & Dunaway | Mars Hill Church Cemetery | |
Nolia | Witcher | Cook | African American | Female | 29 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
S. R. | Mcduffie | Accountant | Caucasian | Male | 36 | Apoplexy | Milledge Ave & Cobb St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Frank | Myers | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Matilda | Elder | Farmer | African American | Female | 49 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Bogart, Georgia |
Sallie | Bishop | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Cornelia S. | Powell | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 54 | Apoplexy | 940 College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Athens, Georgia |
Victoria | Wages | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 79 | Apoplexy | 4180 Jefferson Rd. | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Wm. J. | Foster | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Apoplexy | 565 College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia |
Mary Alice | George | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 67 | Apoplexy | Danielsville, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery |
Lizzie | Oliver | Domestic | African American | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | Reese St & N Newton St | Lomax & Morton | Athens, Georgia |
Emily | Mckennon | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Apoplexy | 357 Oak St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Fannye | Caruthers | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 44 | Apoplexy | 197 Childs St | Bernstein Brothers | Wilkes County, Georgia |
Elden | Fields | Laborer | African American | Male | 76 | Apoplexy | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Martha | Boyce | Domestic | African American | Female | 53 | Apoplexy | Strong St & Foundry St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Mary | Collins | Housework | African American | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | 253 Bailey St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Edward B. | Clarke | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | 348 N Church St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Lexington, Georgia |
Bettie | Love | Domestic | African American | Female | 82 | Apoplexy | 1052 W Reese St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
John P. | Hall | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Apoplexy | Park Ave & Easy St | Bernstein Brothers | Walton County, Georgia | |
Margie E. | Bush | Teacher | African American | Female | 40 | Apoplexy | 400 Reese St | W. P. Hopson | Maxeys, Georgia |
Joe C. | Cartledge | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 42 | Apoplexy | 186 Park Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Georgia | Carlquet | Laborer | African American | Female | 49 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Mount Perry Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery |
James C. | Fuller | Real Estate | Caucasian | Male | 42 | Apoplexy | 523 Prince Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Henry | Strickland | Laborer | African American | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | 185 N Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Jim | Haze | Farmer | African American | Male | 50 | Apoplexy | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Mack and Payne | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Elic | Wade | Laborer | African American | Male | 48 | Apoplexy | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
Alice | Henderson | Caucasian | Female | 70 | Apoplexy | 377 Baxter St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Eliza | Leird | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Apoplexy | 164 Park Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Franklin County, Georgia |
Mattie | Partee | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 52 | Apoplexy | Sanford Dr & Baldwin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Henry | Palmer | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 77 | Apoplexy | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Lou | Mills | Housework | African American | Female | 68 | Apoplexy | 140 Rockspring St | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Sam | Baker | Laborer | African American | Male | 50 | Apoplexy | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Orrin | Lawrence | African American | Male | 82 | Apoplexy | 233 4th St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Claura | Boyd | Laborer | African American | Female | 26 | Apoplexy | 362 W Hancock Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Anna | Tiller | Cook | African American | Female | 48 | Apoplexy | 144 Chase St | Mack and Payne | Billups Grove Cemetery |
Sallie | Middlebrooks | Cook | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | 290 Barber St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Roy | Howard | Laborer | African American | Male | 44 | Apoplexy | 757 Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Minnie | Carter | Cook | African American | Female | 39 | Apoplexy | 550 Odd St | W. P. Hopson | Crawford, Georgia |
Will | Collins | Laborer | African American | Male | 52 | Apoplexy | 520 N Peter St | Mack and Payne | Spaulding Cemetery |
John | Winfrey | Retired | African American | Male | 100 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billups Grove Cemetery |
M. H. | Dunaway | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 59 | Apoplexy | Gainesville, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | Gainesville, Georgia |
Julia | Williams | Laborer | African American | Female | 70 | Apoplexy | 187 S Miller St | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Grafton | Junkin | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Rome, Georgia |
Martha | Pope | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Rittie B | Horton | Housework | African American | Female | 45 | Apoplexy | 257 Finley St | Mack and Payne | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Luther | Howiger | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
R W | Branch | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 64 | Apoplexy | 156 Grady | Bernstein Brothers | Greensboro, Georgia |
Cornelia | Jarrell | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 62 | Apoplexy | 760 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Lexington, Georgia |
Louie | Battle | Housework | African American | Female | 52 | Apoplexy | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Crawfordville, Georgia |
Camilla | Bridy | Cook | African American | Female | 74 | Apoplexy | 168 N Finley St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
William | Lewis | Fireman | Caucasian | Male | 55 | Apoplexy | 742 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Eunice | Williams | Cook | African American | Female | 38 | Apoplexy | 274 Arch St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Spaulding Cemetery |
William H. | Powell | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | 940 College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Ellen | Gregory | Laborer | African American | Female | 70 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Athens, Georgia |
Emma Lee | Daniel | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | Apoplexy | 361 S Lumpkin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Crawfordville, Georgia | |
Fannie | Hall | Farmer | African American | Female | 49 | Apoplexy | 123 Glenhaven Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Sinis | Patterson | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 72 | Apoplexy | S Jackson St & Baldwin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |