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 Cemeterysort ascending
Eddie Goosby Laborer African American Male 41 Apoplexy 248 Arch St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Mack Johnson Laborer African American Male 67 Heart, Dropsy Strong St & Foundry St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Charlie Nickerson Cotton Seed Work African American Male 18 Bronchitis Grove St & Oconee St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Francis Smithe Laborer African American Female 45 Diabetes Athens, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Sam Vergius Laborer African American Male 55 Nephritis 1142 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Kilmard Dillard Housework African American Female 62 Heart, Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Cadelia Huff Cook African American Female 75 Hemmorhage, Brain 520 Prince Ave Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Susie Layne Child African American Female 0 Marasmus 420 N Peter St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Gussie Reese Laborer African American Female 80 Heart, Nephritis Baker St & Fairview St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Annie Clarke Cook African American Female 38 Nephritis North Ave & Willow St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Sarah Haward Farmer African American Female 74 Dropsy Barnett Shoals Rd & Lexington Rd Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Ben Jones Laborer African American Male 55 Paralysis 243 Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Nixon African American Female Stillborn Grove St & Oconee St Buried by grand father [family] Spaulding Cemetery
Essie Steed Cook African American Female Tuberculosis 125 Green St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Robt. Williams Laborer African American Male 22 Nephritis, Heart 161 Willow St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Emily Finch Laborer African American Female 45 Paralysis 187 Fairview St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Alarnza Johnson Laborer African American Male 15 Tuberculosis 1032 W Reese St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
L.D. Merrett African American Male 7 Heart 280 S Peter St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Frank Sims Laborer African American Male 62 Pneumonia Pittard Rd & Old Elberton Rd Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Lou Cleveland Farmer African American Female 75 Pneumonia 761 N Chase St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Malinda Heard African American Female 80 Paralysis 695 Vine St W. P. Hopson Spaulding Cemetery
Catherine Lane African American Female 0 Marasmus 420 N Peter St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Luke Oliver Laborer African American Male 41 Gun 186 Vine St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Henry Strickland Laborer African American Male 57 Apoplexy 185 N Peter St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Amanda Winkfield Laborer African American Female 41 Stomach 463 Oak St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Rosa Lee Jena Finley African American Female 0 Infection [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Claudia Johnson Housewife African American Female 32 Malnutrition Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Reo. Mitchel African American Male 0 Heart 1475 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Ellen Smith Housework African American Female 55 Paralysis Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Lucy Allen Stricklyn Housework African American Female 20 Female 483 Third St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Marie Collins African American Female 7 Diphtheria 228 Fairview St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Nelie Holder Laborer African American Female 45 Paralysis, Apoplexy 840 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Jennie Mae Lane African American Female 0 Premature 335 Arch St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Bailey Pope Laborer African American Male 58 Paralysis 448 Georgia Dr. Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Rosa J. Barnett Student African American Female 8 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Richard Glenn Laborer African American Male 85 Nephritis 144 Willow St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
James L. Johnson African American Male 0 Neonatal Chicago, IL Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Ada Neal Cook African American Female 28 Unknown 1750 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
John Lewis Smith Child African American Male 2 Pneumonia Oconee St & Grove St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Bolton M Crocker Driver Caucasian Male 64 Apoplexy Spartanburg, SC Bernstein Brothers Spartanburg, South Carolina
L.C. Mcmillan Supplier Caucasian Male 48 Suicide (gun) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Spartanburg, South Carolina
Oliver Busch Laborer African American Male 31 Heart, Nephritis 1298 Oconee St Dorsey Furniture Co. Spalding County, Georgia
Julia Jinkins Housework African American Female 32 Gun 133 2nd St Bernstein Brothers South Carolina
Commodore Decatur Caffee Store Clerk Caucasian Male 69 Arteries Atlanta, GA Bernstein Brothers Soule Cemetery in Swanquarter, North Carolina
Stella H. Burton Housewife Caucasian Female 50 Cancer 197 W Hancock Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Smithville, Georgia
Heneritta Peeks African American Female 1 Dysentery [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Smith Cemetery
James O. Simmons Farmer Caucasian Male 77 Heart Danielsville Rd & Collins Ind Blvd Dorsey Furniture Co. Simmons Family Cemetery
L. J. Vonderau Caucasian Female 85 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Dunbar & Dorsey Siloam, Georgia
Nettie Ray Cook African American Female 52 Bright's Disease 483 3rd St Mack and Payne Shoal Creek Cemetery
Bertie Lou Crow Caucasian Female Stillborn 763 Pulaski St Bernstein Brothers Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Tom Johnson Laborer African American Male 33 Accident (drowning) Broad St & Paris St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Mary Jane Winfrey Farmer African American Female 17 Heart, Nephritis 4180 Jefferson Rd. Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
R. D. Lumpkin Student African American Male 13 Accident (gun) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Ema Davenport Farmer African American Female 60 Stomach 183 Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Anna Robinson Farmer African American Female 56 Influenza Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Marie Jackson African American Female 1 Malnutrition Ruth St & Lake St B. Dunaway and Sons Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Melia Thrasher Laborer African American Female 65 Arteries, Apoplexy 130 Green St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Allen Johnson Laborer African American Male 55 Paralysis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Juber Turner Farmer African American Male 76 Bright's Disease [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Fernie Lowe Cook African American Female 63 Paralysis 226 N Rocksprings St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Jim Winkfield Reverend African American Male 49 Abscess, nephritis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Ella Morton Laundress African American Female 67 Pellagra 272 N Newton St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Coroline Jackson Farmer African American Female 58 Nephritis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
W. T. Sims Farmer African American Male 20 Accident (car) Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Emma Jeffery African American Female 68 Paralysis, Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
West Thrasher Farmer African American Male 54 Heart W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Lena Benfood Housework African American Female 34 Tuberculosis, Pellagra [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Shady Dale, Georgia
Anderson African American Female Stillborn 150 S Newton St W. P. Hopson Shady Dale, Georgia
Mattie Anderson Laundress African American Female 26 Uremia 150 S Newton St W. P. Hopson Shady Dale, Georgia
Johnson Binford Farmer African American Male 60 Cancer Prince Ave & N Finley St Bernstein Brothers Shady Dale, Georgia
Harrry J. Reid Merchant Caucasian Male 35 Cancer Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Senoia, Georgia
Annie King Davis Teacher Caucasian Female 44 Diabetes 491 Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. Searcy, Arkansas
George Bacon Laborer African American Male 51 Nephritis Strong St & N Lumpkin St Lomax & Morton Savannah, Georgia
Marie E Branch Domestic Caucasian Female 70 Cancer 598 Prince Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Savannah, Georgia
Nannie Lou Callaway Teacher Caucasian Female 33 Strep Throat LaFayette, Walker County, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Eberhart African American Female Premature birth [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Sandy Cross Baptist Church Cemetery
John Henry Westley Student African American Male 13 Stomach Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Salem, Georgia
Henry R. Thrasher Student Caucasian Male 6 Meningitis 1253 Prince Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Salem, Georgia
Reese Thompson Caucasian Male 0 Neonatal [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
Herbert Johnson Barber African American Male 1 Colitis 684 S Church St Dorsey Furniture Co. Saint Matthew Baptist Church Cemetery
Jane Harris African American Female 86 Cancer, Old Age Danielsville Rd & Collins Ind Blvd B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
James Thomas Farmer African American Male 21 Tuberculosis Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Sabe Moon Farmer African American Male 79 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Bush African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] [Nothing Listed] Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
George Clarke Heard Farmer African American Male 59 Typhoid fever [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Ruby Wheeler Farmer African American Female 17 Bronchitis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Earnest Simmons African American Male 2 Diphtheria [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Rosa Lee Fleming African American Female 0 Dysentery Athens, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Susie Hodge Housewife African American Female 22 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Jane Yerby Retired African American Female 97 Old Age [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Essie Strickland Student African American Female 11 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Harper African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Jackson African American Male Stillborn 153 Cleveland Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Wm. H. Harper Teacher African American Male 48 Pneumonia Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
William Stricklyn Farmer African American Male 56 Old Age, Stomach 157 Strickland St Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Marthia King Farmer African American Female 50 Brain, Hemmorhage Athens, GA Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church 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
Edw. Veal African American Male 0 Teething [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Amandia Pitman Farmer African American Female 22 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
William Bush African American Male 0 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery

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