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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Wm | Smith | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 38 | Appendicitis | 180 Hiawassee Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Braselton, Georgia |
James D. | Price | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Heart | 248 Springdale St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
John Thos. | Stanley | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 45 | Heart | 207 Franklin St | Bernstein Brothers | Hampton, Georgia |
W. A. | Clarke | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Apoplexy, Influenza | 245 Boulevard | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
W. H. | Wade | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 45 | Accident (railroad train) | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Atlanta, Georgia |
Charlie | Sims | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 50 | Paralysis | [Unknown Address] | Sara Ann Moore [individual] | Clarke County, Georgia |
Will | Evans | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 39 | Mental Health, Heart | 488 Strong St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Jutson | Elder | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 18 | Stomach | 482 Cleveland Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oconee County, Georgia |
Earl O. | Shealy | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 27 | Accident (railroad train) | 240 DuBose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Augusta, Georgia |
Alfred B. | Bailey | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Arteries | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Union Point, Georgia |
John | Nickson | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 59 | Heart | Grove St & Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Owen D. | Perry | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Accident (fall) | 340 Barber | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Ralph | Gales | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | Meningitis | Crawford, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | Crawford, Georgia | |
Frank Western | Garrison | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 45 | Homicide | Fountain Grove, SC | Bernstein Brothers | Fountain Inn Municipal Cemetery |
James B. | Mccluid | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Pneumonia, Stomach | 237 Bryan St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Charlie | Gardner | Public Work | African American | Male | 33 | Heart | 1760 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Crawfordville, Georgia |
Anthiney | Bailey | Public Work | African American | Male | 18 | Heart, Lung, Kidneys | 123 Franklin St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
L. L. | Brandon | Proprietor | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Appendix | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Henry Clay | White | Professor | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Pneumonia | 480 S Milledge St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
E. A. | Luster | Professor | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Heart | 150 Cloverhurst Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Joseph | Lustrat | Professor | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Heart | 109 Herty Dr | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Janie | Glenn | Prisoner | African American | Female | 70 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | County Farm |
James | Smith | Prisoner | African American | Male | 23 | Homicide (gun) | [Unknown Address] | B. Dunaway and Sons | County Farm |
John | Harris | Prisoner | African American | Male | 48 | Pneumonia, Surgery | Clarke County, GA | B. Dunaway and Sons | County Pauper Farm |
John H. | Milner | Printer | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Heart | 279 Meigs St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Westview Cemetery |
A. T. | Thomas | Printer | Caucasian | Male | 35 | Stomach | Pulaski St & Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Franklin County, Georgia |
Richard | Thomas | Printer | Caucasian | Male | 56 | Tuberculosis | 797 Cobb St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
J.H. | Williams | Printer | Caucasian | Male | 56 | Appendicitis | 225 N Thomas St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
James | Jones | Presser | African American | Male | 29 | Tuberculosis | W Broad St & S Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Warren | Shaw | Presser | African American | Male | 33 | Stomach, Heart | 882 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Austin H | Vaughn | Power Company | Caucasian | Male | 36 | Accident (electricity) | [Unknown Address] | McDorman Bridges Co. | |
Howard | Buggs | Porter | African American | Male | 44 | Tuberculosis | E Broad St & S Tabernacle Street | Bernstein Brothers | Hutchins, Georgia |
Albert | Tate | Porter | African American | Male | 25 | Hemorrhage | 215 Lumpkin St | W. P. Hopson | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Will Henry | Graham | Porter | African American | Male | 47 | Heart | 542 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
June | Moore | Porter | African American | Male | 42 | Pellagra | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Elberton, Georgia |
L. B. | Barnett | Porter | African American | Male | 29 | Tuberculosis | Chicago, IL | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Willie | Finley | Porter | African American | Male | 20 | Tuberculosis | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Charlie | Hubbert | Porter | African American | Male | 53 | Heart | 330 Augusta Ave | Mack and Payne | |
Edwin C. | Poss | Police | Caucasian | Male | 43 | Heart | 735 Boulevard | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Poss-McLeroy Family Cemetery |
W. J. | Brittian | Police | Caucasian | Male | 42 | Nephritis | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Charles W. | Heard | Police | Caucasian | Male | 64 | Paralysis | 585 Barber St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bogart, Georgia |
Sam | Mcleroy | Police | Caucasian | Male | 58 | Accident (car) | Danielsville, Madison County, GA | Hemperley Undertaking Company | Madison County, Georgia |
David W. | Bailey | Plumber | Caucasian | Male | 64 | Heart | Hoyt St & N Jackson St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Julius | Dornblatt | Plumber | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Cancer | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Pete | Harris | Plumber | African American | Male | 43 | Pneumonia | 115 Milledge Terrace | W. P. Hopson | Washington, Georgia |
Tom | Richards | Plumber | Caucasian | Male | 46 | Tuberculosis | 185 Poplar St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Princeton Factory |
William | Holbrooks | Plumber | African American | Male | 44 | Surgery | 1367 W Broad | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
George | Wagner | Plasterer | African American | Male | 65 | Heart | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
J A | Voyles | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
John W. | Fowler | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 52 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Wm. J. | Threlkeld | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Richard P | Bell | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Heart, Kidneys | 135 Park Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Glade Baptist Church Cemetery |
Thomas E. | Middlebrooks | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 84 | Old Age | 225 Henderson Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
James D. | Powell | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Heart | Conyers, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Madison County, Georgia |
Eunice | Roberson | Planter | African American | Male | 24 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Harry C. | Johnson | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 19 | Accident (cotton gin) | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Jim | Griffith | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 56 | Gangrene | Watkinsville, Oconee County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery |
Howard | Jarrett | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Cancer | Center, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
Edward A. | Lampkin | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Tuberculosis | 230 DuBose Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Ryan-Nance Cemetery |
E. H. | Hale | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Apoplexy | 150 Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
L. A. | Felder | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 58 | Pneumonia, Apoplexy | 566 N Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Perry, Georgia |
Don | Dupree | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 40 | Heart | S Milledge Ave & W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
James C. | Bloomfield | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 63 | Cancer | W Broad St & S Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
J. P. | Procter | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Accident (car) | 360 Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
I. H. | Goss | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Nephritis | 297 W Hancock St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Asa Ludie | Payne | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Stomach, Hemorrhage | Fort Lamar, Madison County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
O. L. | Deadwyler | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 51 | Accident (car) | Carlton, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Old Fork Cemetery |
Allen C | Holliday | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 25 | Tuberculosis | 357 Hill St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Boone (Dummy) | Rawson | Pauper | Caucasian | Male | 32 | Tuberculosis | Clarke County, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | County Farm |
Eddie | Mills | Painter | African American | Male | 40 | Heart | 140 Rockspring St | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
James H. | Jones | Painter | African American | Male | 22 | Tuberculosis | 1423 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Walter Hill | Hardigree | Painter | Caucasian | Male | 41 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Statham, Georgia |
Willie G | Terrell | Painter | African American | Male | 34 | Tuberculosis | 140 Dubose Ave | W. P. Hopson | Berkeley, Georgia |
Joe U. | Pollard | Painter | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Tuberculosis | 399 Buena Vista Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Nicholas S | Schrott | Painter | Caucasian | Male | 46 | Heart | 880 College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
John T. | Pollard | Painter | Caucasian | Male | 46 | Paralysis, Insanity | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
John | Potts | Painter | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Bright's Disease, Heart | 552 Pulaski St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jesse | Bazzell | Painter | African American | Male | 50 | Mitral | 1375 W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
J. W. | Anderson | Painter | African American | Male | 60 | Heart | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Alonzo | Anderson | Painter | Caucasian | Male | 43 | Homicide | 267 Dubose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Commerce, Georgia |
Joseph H. | Lovinggood | Painter | African American | Male | 45 | Heart | 540 Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Wade H. | Lankford | Operator | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Asthma | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Greene County, Georgia |
Viola | Parr | Office Work | Caucasian | Female | 23 | Female | 1589 S Lumpkin St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Princeton Factory |
Olive | Wynne | Office Work | Caucasian | Female | 26 | Heart | Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
J. W. | O'Kelly | Office Work | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Dropsy | 269 N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Erastus J. | Murphy | Office Holder | Caucasian | Male | 83 | [??] | Prince Ave & Oglethorpe Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Barnesville, Georgia |
Virginia | Allen | Office Employee | Caucasian | Female | 25 | Uremia | 975 Baxter St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Lula | Harris | Nurse | African American | Female | 42 | Lungs | 125 Henderson Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Eldora | Biggs | Nurse | African American | Female | 16 | Tuberculosis | 158 Yonah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oglesby, Georgia |
Fannie | Cassell | Nurse | African American | Female | 74 | Influenza | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Irene | Day | Nurse | Caucasian | Female | 26 | Accident (car) | Jefferson Rd & Whitehead Rd | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery |
Olivia | Sheets | Nurse | African American | Female | 16 | Meningitis | 224 N Newton St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Janie | Pettus | Nurse | African American | Female | 36 | Surgery | Washington, GA | W. P. Hopson | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Sussie | Jordon | Nurse | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Pneumonia | 365 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Lavonia, Georgia |
Edward | Devanport | None | African American | Male | 0 | Premature birth | Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy & Strickland Ave | Dunbar & Dunaway | Athens, Georgia |
Henry | Beusse | None | Caucasian | Female | 84 | Old Age | Hill St & North Milledge Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Elwin | Terrell | None | African American | Female | 1 | Pneumonia | 169 E Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
James F. | Hart | None | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Stillborn | University Dr & Pinecrest Dr | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Susan Jane | Peeler | None | Caucasian | Female | 86 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
William | Wheeler | None | Caucasian | Male | 2 | Accident (railroad train) | Maxeys, Ga | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Bairdstown, Georgia |