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
H.J. Nelms Farmer Caucasian Male 63 Cancer 360 N Milledge Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Madison County, Georgia
Flipper Craig Farmer African American Male 42 Gun [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Wm Brown Steward African American Male 54 Apoplexy 760 Chase St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Osie Umgfield Farmer African American Male 41 Heart Strong St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
R. L. Melton Merchant Caucasian Male 24 Pneumonia 1725 W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
William D. Greggs Driver Caucasian Male 49 Cancer 153 Inglewood Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Tom J Tiller Farmer Caucasian Male 54 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Francis E. Burns Student Caucasian Male 26 Tuberculosis 698 Cobb St Dunbar & Dorsey Saint John's Cemetery in Pawling, New York
Henry Grady Hudson Drayman African American Male 23 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
William Grady Myers Farmer Caucasian Male 23 Accident (gun) Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Hale-Meyer Cemetery
John Williams Farmer African American Male 55 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
John Cole African American Male Stillborn 187 John St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Frank Jones Laborer Caucasian Male 15 Heart [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Lula, Georgia
Homer H Lester Caucasian Male 0 Cholera, improper food [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Cherokee Corner United Methodist Church Cemetery
Chas. Harris Laborer African American Male 71 Bladder 154 Yonah Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Will Stovall Blacksmith African American Male 42 Tuberculosis 420 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
George Middlebrooks Bell Boy African American Male 36 Accident (car) Reese St & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
William Reed Laborer African American Male 63 Accident Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Roach Caucasian Male Premature 253 Satula Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
A. Jack Wages Carpenter Caucasian Male 49 Dropsy 250 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Fat Grism Cook African American Male 37 Nephritis, Liver, Heart 478 Strong St Mack and Payne Washington, Georgia
Harvey Cooper Student Caucasian Male 17 Heart E Dougherty St & Foundry St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Daniel Shelwitt Housework Caucasian Male 1 Croup Whitehall, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Crawford, Georgia
Newt Griffith Mason Caucasian Male 50 Heart Kent St & Georgia Dr Bernstein Brothers Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery
Fred Edwards Fireman African American Male 62 Hernia 132 4th St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
J. Tom Beazley Guard Caucasian Male 62 Apoplexy College Ave & E Broad St Dunbar & Dorsey Princeton Factory
Lovick P. Doolittle Carpenter Caucasian Male 76 Uremia, Heart, Nephritis, Arteries 850 Boulevard McDorman Bridges Co. Mars Hill Cemetery
James Carlon Blair Mill Employee Caucasian Male 65 Heart, Paralysis 145 S Popler St B. Dunaway and Sons Princeton Factory
Eberhart African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Jim Eberhart [father] [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Alexandra Caucasian Male Stillborn, Delivery 185 Baxter St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Cook African American Male Stillborn North Avenue & Willow St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Jinie Williams None African American Male 1 Heart 250 Broad St Dunbar & Dunaway Athens, Georgia
Arthar Acker Laborer African American Male 40 Pellagra 760 Dearing St W. P. Hopson Williamston, South Carolina
Marrion Bradford Laborer African American Male 40 Nephritis 1127 Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Kinney African American Male Stillborn S Finley St & W Broad St Mack and Payne Clarke County, Georgia
James L. Johnson African American Male 0 Neonatal Chicago, IL Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
W. B. Hartley Merchant Caucasian Male 46 Nephritis 795 Baxter St Dorsey Furniture Co. Holly Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery
W. J. Brittian Police Caucasian Male 42 Nephritis North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Charlie Hubbert Porter African American Male 53 Heart 330 Augusta Ave Mack and Payne
Will Henry Bird African American Male Stillborn 135 Pearl St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
John H Spratling Laborer African American Male 17 Heart Strong St & N Lumpkin St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Ed Monorel Farmer African American Male 78 Dysentery, Infection Athens, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Watkinsville, Georgia
Eddie Hearel Laborer African American Male 37 Tuberculosis 386 W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Willie Livingston Hardeman Farmer African American Male 28 Tuberculosis Indale Ave & Glenhaven Ave Mack and Payne Clarke County, Georgia
Jim Williams Farmer African American Male 64 Paralysis 160 2nd St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
J. W. Anderson Painter African American Male 60 Heart N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
John T. Lang Laborer African American Male 67 Bright's Disease 534 N Chase St Mack and Payne Leesville, South Carolina
Ford None African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Buried by parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Seymour Ray Cook African American Male 41 Pneumonia 137 Odd St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Bun Lyles Glazer African American Male 60 Nephritis N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Ralph P. Brown Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia 968 College Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Nicholson, Georgia
Ephraim Marcey Laborer African American Male 43 Gun [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Allensville, Georgia
Albert E. Peeler Student Caucasian Male 7 Meningitis 425 Meigs St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Johnie Stephens African American Male 0 Pneumonia 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
John Lewis Smith Child African American Male 2 Pneumonia Oconee St & Grove St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Saml P Alexander Farmer Caucasian Male 69 Nephritis, Stomach 4180 Jefferson Rd Dorsey Furniture Co. Mizpah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Dempsy W. Brooks Farmer Caucasian Male 79 Heart 126 S Newton St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Frank Hendrix Caucasian Male 0 [??] [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Cord Mill Cemetery / Hale-Couch Cemetery
Rufus Gaines African American Male 1 Diphtheria 139 Yonah Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Heights Cemetery
Wm. Brown Ice Cream Worker Caucasian Male 18 Syphilis 325 N Rocksprings St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Square Hill Farmer African American Male 85 Paralysis Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Alferd Pierce Laborer African American Male 89 Nephritis, Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers White Plains, Georgia
Frank Griffith Merchant Caucasian Male 77 Stomach, Heart S Lumpkin St & S Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Horace M. Williamson Sales Caucasian Male 49 Pneumonia 165 Nacoochee Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Bogg's Chapel Cemetery
Loucious Cole Laborer African American Male 20 Mitral, Nephritis Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
David Harris Lather African American Male 65 Heart 386 W Broad St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Johnie Strickland Butcher African American Male 24 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
James B. Williams Farmer Caucasian Male 57 Nephritis Winterville, GA Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
D W Rhom Farmer Caucasian Male 70 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Green Roberts Retired Caucasian Male 89 Heart 140 Inglewood Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Pete Harris Plumber African American Male 43 Pneumonia 115 Milledge Terrace W. P. Hopson Washington, Georgia
Curtis Waymon Wages Bakery Caucasian Male 15 Heart 720 N Chase St McDorman Bridges Co. Jackson County, Georgia
Jos. Costa Merchant Caucasian Male 70 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Jessie R. Smith Farmer Caucasian Male 32 Meningitis Lexington, GA Bernstein Brothers Crawford, Georgia
Elmer Locklin Caucasian Male 5 Scarlet fever 140 Field St Bernstein Brothers Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery
John C. Boles Farmer Caucasian Male 59 Infection Athens, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Princeton Factory
Eberhart African American Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Jim Eberhart [father] [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Austin H Vaughn Power Company Caucasian Male 36 Accident (electricity) [Unknown Address] McDorman Bridges Co.
Joe C Robertson Retired Caucasian Male 71 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Allen C Holliday Physician Caucasian Male 25 Tuberculosis 357 Hill St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Whitehead Caucasian Male Premature [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
Dave Brown Laborer African American Male 50 Nephritis Reese St & N Milledge Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Will Price Laborer African American Male 60 Tuberculosis Jefferson Rd & Trinity Pl Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Johnnie Merriweather African American Male 5 Accident (car) 268 N Thomas St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Sam'L L. Mooney Carpenter Caucasian Male 53 Uremia E Broad St & Wilkerson St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Mack Johnson Laborer African American Male 67 Heart, Dropsy Strong St & Foundry St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Leonard David Matthews Caucasian Male 0 Meningitis Lexington, GA C. R. Crawford [individual] Matthews Cemetery
Rylie Colbert Railroad Employee African American Male Pneumonia 439 North Ave W. P. Hopson Colbert, Georgia
John W. Fowler Planter Caucasian Male 52 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Brock Caucasian Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
James Hughes Laborer African American Male 24 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons
Pearl Thomas Butler African American Male 26 Unknown 379 Meigs St Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Thomas John Bishop None Caucasian Male 82 Paralysis [Unknown Address] Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
Chas Stanley Mechanic African American Male 27 Uremia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Jas. Ray Bryant Caucasian Male 0 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery
Edward Hudson Barnett African American Male 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Eve Barnett [mother] [family] Davis Graveyard
Elliott Caucasian Male 0 Heart 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Thos. Hardiman Farmer Caucasian Male 58 Heart Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
John Johnson African American Male 55 Gangrene E Hancock Ave & N Lumpkin St B. Dunaway and Sons Winterville, Georgia
William Young Laborer African American Male 58 Heart Herring St & S Peter St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery

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