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 Homesort ascending Cemetery
Fannie L. Winfrey Housewife African American Female 26 Hemorrhage 588 Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
Murray Green Farmer African American Male 14 Gun [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Bradbury District
Josephine Wilkins Domestic African American Female 54 Pneumonia Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Oglesby, Georgia
Sallie Mae Jones African American Female 3 Stomach 242 Savannah Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Julia Williams Domestic African American Female 76 Apoplexy, Brain, Hemorrhage 298 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Hugh Maxwell Haynes Student African American Male 24 Tuberculosis 537 Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Etta Boswell Housewife African American Female Childbirth, Female Hendrix Ave & Pulaski Heights W. P. Hopson Madison County, Georgia
Matilda Jewel Laundress African American Female 64 Nephritis 341 Atlanta Ave W. P. Hopson Stephens, Georgia
George Gaston Mason African American Male 47 Mitral 140 Savanah Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Amos Hansom Drayman African American Male 34 Pneumonia 1548 S Lumpkin St W. P. Hopson Barnett, Georgia
Steve Hill Laborer African American Male 25 Tuberculosis 134 N Church St W. P. Hopson Madison County, Georgia
Sue Winfrey Farm Laborer African American Female 93 Dropsy [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Arnoldsville, Georgia
George Hutcherson Farmer African American Male 58 Paralysis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave W. P. Hopson Watkinsville, Georgia
Ollive African American Female Stillborn 153 Strickland Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Fred Stokes Chauffer African American Male 22 Accident (fall) 321 Athens Ave W. P. Hopson Eatonton, Georgia
Callie Johnson Farmer African American Female 53 Stomach 360 N Milledge Ave. W. P. Hopson Oconee County, Georgia
Bettie Love Domestic African American Female 82 Apoplexy 1052 W Reese St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Albert Tate Porter African American Male 25 Hemorrhage 215 Lumpkin St W. P. Hopson New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Minnie Upson Cook African American Female 65 Diabetes W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Byrd African American Female Stillborn 187 Popler St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Isaac Gather African American Male Stillborn Strong St & College Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Mamie L Mathis Domestic African American Female 37 Nephritis 1699 E Broad St W. P. Hopson Barnett, Georgia
Bessie Holt Domestic African American Female 17 Pneumonia 134 N Church St W. P. Hopson Madison County, Georgia
Margie E. Bush Teacher African American Female 40 Apoplexy 400 Reese St W. P. Hopson Maxeys, Georgia
John Lowe Farmer African American Male 77 Nephritis, Heart Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
Maria M Heard Teacher African American Female 59 Pneumonia Reese St & N Milledge Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Mary Green Laundress African American Female 78 Homicide (gun) 190 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Bogart, Georgia
Alfred Johnson Student African American Male 16 Pneumonia 123 Johnson Dr. Theo Williams [individual] City Athens
Loretta Moore Huddlston Housework Caucasian Female 26 Infection, Heart Atlanta, GA The E. L. Almand Company Monroe Cemetery
James A. P. Langston Retired Caucasian Male 70 Pneumonia Monroe, GA The E. L. Almand Company Watkinsville, Georgia
Josephine Lewis Hammond Caucasian Female 45 Appendix, Surgery, Infection, Pneumonia Monroe, GA The E. L. Almand Company Rest Haven Cemetery
Jasper Ellis African American Male 2 Unknown Winterville, GA T. G. Holbrook [individual] Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Anna Hunter Child African American Female 36 Premature birth 139 N Newton Sterling Hunter Father [father] [family] Athens, Georgia
Julia Ruth Bell Caucasian Female 3 Pneumonia, Stomach 240 Dubose Ave Star Bell + Co. Cleveland, Georgia
Sims African American Male 0 Stillborn [Unknown Address] Sherman Brown [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Charlie Sims Railroad Employee African American Male 50 Paralysis [Unknown Address] Sara Ann Moore [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Jackson African American Female 0 Premature [Unknown Address] Sam Wyche [individual] Place near family house
James Shearer Veteran Caucasian Male 26 [Nothing Listed] [Unknown Address] S.E McGowan [individual] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beatrice Carroll African American Female 0 Premature birth 256 Dr Martin Luther King Parkway Rufus Carroll [father] [family] Athens, Georgia
Akerson Harris African American Male 0 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Rosemary Funeral Directors Brooklyn Cemetery
Mary Hall Caucasian Female 77 Old Age 290 Baldwin St Rosemary Funeral Directors White Hall Cemetery
Rebeco E. Daniel Housewife African American Female 35 Syphilis 695 Vine Rosemary Funeral Directors Athens, Georgia
Tom Jerrel Farmer African American Male 80 Natural causes, Heart Athens, GA Rosemary Funeral Directors Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Jade Theron Damron Caucasian Male 1 Colitis 280 Baldwin St Rosemary Funeral Directors Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sallie Mae Jones Child African American Female 0 Syphilis 242 Savannah Ave Robt E. Jones [relative] Athens, Georgia
Sam Carter Farmer African American Male 75 Bowel [Unknown Address] Rich Watkins [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
John Columbus Duke Drayman African American Male 60 Dysentery Athens, GA Randolph-Smith Co. [Randolph Brothers] Paradise Cemetery
Dorthy Lee Brown African American Female 1 Colitis [Unknown Address] Randolph Brothers Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Brown African American Male Stillborn 128 Odd St Pauper, no undertaker; J. H. Booth, health officer
Garfield Henderson African American Female 0 Stillborn 398 Cleveland Ave Pauper No Undertaker [family] Athens, Georgia
Noble None African American Female 0 Neonatal North Ave & Willow St Pauper No Undertaker Allensville [family] Allensville, Georgia
Wright None African American Male Stillborn 360 Milledge Ave Pauper by city Athens, Georgia
Duthrege Caucasian Female Stillborn Bryan St & N Chase St Pauper buried by J. H. [Be??on] [??ton] Athens, Georgia
Woods Caucasian Male Stillborn 146 Bryant St Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Malcom Caucasian Male Stillborn Monroe, Walton County, GA Parents [family] Walton County, Georgia
Henry Clark African American Male 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Smith African American Male Premature Ruth St & Lake St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Wood Caucasian Female 0 Stilborn Athens, GA Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Davenport African American Female Stillborn [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Julia Caters African American Female Stillborn 387 Arch St Parents [family]
Thomason None African American Male Stillborn 170 Trail Creek St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Howard Bates Child African American Male 0 Seizures [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Pope African American Male Stillborn 1385 W Hancock Ave Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
John Elder Child African American Male 0 Premature birth N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Zella Mae Lester Child African American Female 0 Neonatal 167 N Finley St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Nesbit African American Male Stillborn 386 Arch St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Hattie Lewis African American Male 0 Stomach 245 Atlanta Ave Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Evans African American Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Cook African American Male Stillborn North Avenue & Willow St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Will Henry Bird African American Male Stillborn 135 Pearl St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Johnson African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Hill African American Female Stillborn 220 Pearl St Parents buried baby [family] Athens, Georgia
Elizabeth Willis African American Female Premature 540 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Parent [family] Athens, Georgia
Marion Moore Child African American Female 0 Starvation 348 4th St Parent Fred Moore [family] Athens, Georgia
Chester Redfield Whitehead African American Male 1 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] None [Family] Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Flossie May Da Bell Hill African American Female 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] None [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Mathews African American Male Premature [Unknown Address] None [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Mathews African American Male Premature [Unknown Address] None [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Owens African American Male 0 Premature [Unknown Address] None [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Lucy Thrasher African American Female 80 Cancer Bogart, GA None [family] Oconee County, Georgia
Autry Caucasian Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] No undertaker, buried by parent [family] Cleveland, Georgia
Sims African American Male Premature 134 Hendricks Ave No undertaker [family] Jackson County, Georgia
Wilson Caucasian Female 0 Premature [Unknown Address] No undertaker [family] Banks County, Georgia
Ellington African American Stillborn Lyndon Ave & Dubose Ave No undertaker [family] At home
Tillman African American Female Stillborn 900 Henderson Extension No undertaker Family burial Brooklyn Cemetery
Noble African American Female 0 Premature North Ave & Willow St No undertaker by parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Stokes African American Female Premature [Unknown Address] No Undertaker (Pauper) [family] Athens, Georgia
Edward Wilson Farmer African American Male 50 Lungs [Unknown Address] No underaker in attendance [family]
Wright African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Nelson Wright [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Dean African American Female Stillborn 487 Athens Ave Mother & Father [family] Watkinsville, Georgia
Sarah Louise Davis Caucasian Female 0 Premature birth 180 Barrow St McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Minnie Brittian Retired Caucasian Female 86 Hemmorhage [Unknown Address] McDorman Bridges Co. Greene County, Georgia
Dora Jane Harris Housewife Caucasian Female 45 Cancer 386 W Broad St McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Anna Whitehead Retired Caucasian Female 86 Pneumonia 800 Oglethorpe Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Wray's Cemetery
George Calvin Aaron Sales Caucasian Male 42 Tuberculosis 583 Satula Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee County, Georgia
J. W. Cook Caucasian Male 0 Delivery 170 E Dougherty St McDorman Bridges Co. Comer, Georgia
Nancy A. Whitehead Retired Caucasian Female 72 Paralysis, Brain, Hemorrhage 979 S Lumpkin St McDorman Bridges Co. Wray's Cemetery
John Thomas Porter Retired Caucasian Male 76 Uremia Statham, GA McDorman Bridges Co. Barrow County, Georgia
Clovis G Talmadge Merchant Caucasian Male 49 Pneumonia, Epilepsy 1295 Prince Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Emma Westabrook Whitney Retired Caucasian Female 74 Heart, Lungs 784 Cobb St McDorman Bridges Co. Acton, Massachusetts

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