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 Occupationsort descending Race Sex Age at Death Cause of Death Address Funeral Home Cemetery
Thos. Kemp African American Male 2 Pneumonia 160 Strickland Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Georgia Mae Sims Caucasian Female Pneumonia [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Mattie Hill African American Female 0 Natural causes [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
J. W. Cook Caucasian Male 0 Delivery 170 E Dougherty St McDorman Bridges Co. Comer, Georgia
Lillie J. Haper African American Female 2 Diphtheria 190 Indale Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Lucy V. Matthews Caucasian Female 75 Bright's Disease, Heart 1073 Milledge Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Akerson Harris African American Male 0 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Rosemary Funeral Directors Brooklyn Cemetery
Barnes African American Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Rufus W Center Caucasian Male 32 Heart 724 Boulevard B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Florence Inez Hardigree Caucasian Female 0 Asthma 183 New Ave Dunbar & Dunaway Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Irene Morse African American Female 5 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Roach Caucasian Male Premature 253 Satula Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Rhew May Hawkins African American Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Will Roberson [individual] Family Burial Ground
Smith African American Male Stillborn 1755 E Broad St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Patat Caucasian Female Stillborn 590 Nantahala Ave Bernstein Brothers Stephens County, Georgia
Florence Mazell Wages Caucasian Female 0 Dysentery [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Seymour Caucasian Female 0 Premature [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Athens, Georgia
Walter P. Winkfield African American Male 1 Pneumonia 460 N Billups St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Hill African American Male 0 Premature birth Hoyt St & North Jackson St Buried by parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Unknown African American Male Stillborn Boulevard & N Chase St Bernstein Brothers County Farm
Mary Alice Bullock Caucasian Female 0 Heart Whitehall, GA Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Annie Lu Neely African American Female 9 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] J. T. Griffith New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Leila Wooten Caucasian Female 78 Hemorrhage, Brain 185 Grady Ave Bernstein Brothers
Francis Faust African American Female 2 Diphtheria [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Fork Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Chandler Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth Winterville, GA Bernstein Brothers Toccoa, Georgia
Chester Redfield Whitehead African American Male 1 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] None [Family] Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Wright African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Nelson Wright [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Jackson Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth 420 Strong St Dorsey Furniture Co. Huff Cemetery
Christin Hayes African American Female 13 Tuberculosis First Street & Ridge Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Johnson Cemetery
Sallie Bishop Caucasian Female 75 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Cristine Harper African American Female Diphtheria [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
V Adelada Peebles Caucasian Female 85 Heart, Pneumonia 560 Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Clara Stephens Caucasian Female 10 Pneumonia 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sims African American Female 0 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Josephine Lewis Hammond Caucasian Female 45 Appendix, Surgery, Infection, Pneumonia Monroe, GA The E. L. Almand Company Rest Haven Cemetery
Jeanett Barton Caucasian Female 0 Colitis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Rome, Georgia
Jessie Glinn African American Female 48 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Bryant Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Wm. Hembrick Caucasian Male 1 Colitis 150 Hancock Ave Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
Ballews Caucasian Male Delivery [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Jeanett Hearal African American Female 1 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Sarah Elizabeth Chambers Caucasian Female 0 Colitis Strong St & N Jackson St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Smith African American Male Premature Ruth St & Lake St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Joies Francis Waldrup African American Female 0 Pneumonia Whitehall Rd. & S Milledge Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Creacues African American Female Stillborn E Dougherty St & N Lumpkin St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Jeroline Brown African American Female 0 Pneumonia 128 Odd St Mack and Payne Handy Cemetery
Ethel Coleman African American Female 6 Accident (fire) Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Wood Caucasian Female 0 Stilborn Athens, GA Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Mamie Smith African American Female 0 Malnutrition [Unknown Address] Will Williams [individual] Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Hill African American Female Stillborn 220 Pearl St Parents buried baby [family] Athens, Georgia
Jerolene Hulson African American Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Buried by parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Mclease Powers African American Female 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Lizzie Hunt [individual] New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
James L. Johnson African American Male 0 Neonatal Chicago, IL Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Duthrege Caucasian Female Stillborn Bryan St & N Chase St Pauper buried by J. H. [Be??on] [??ton] Athens, Georgia
Rena M. Dorman Caucasian Female 62 Apoplexy, Arteries Strong St & Foundry St Bernstein Brothers Toccoa, Georgia
Eberhart African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Jim Eberhart [father] [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Mary Coile Hart Caucasian Female 1 Stomach 268 DuBose Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Hull Cemetery
Eugenia Ann Jackson Caucasian Female 0 Premature 396 Oconee St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Kinney African American Male Stillborn S Finley St & W Broad St Mack and Payne Clarke County, Georgia
Johnson African American Female Stillborn 217 N Chase St Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
William Henry Calloway African American Male 1 Whooping cough Epps Bridge Rd. & Timothy RD Dunbar & Dunaway East Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Johnie Stephens African American Male 0 Pneumonia 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Smith African American Female Stillborn Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Brooklyn Cemetery
Sims African American Male 0 Stillborn [Unknown Address] Sherman Brown [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Pittard African American Male 0 Premature 246 N Pope St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Cheney African American Female 19 Dropsy Newton Bridge Rd & Paradise Blvd Dunbar & Dunaway Oconee Heights Cemetery
Plummer African American Male Stillborn W Broad St & S Milledge Ave By parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Anthony B. Cheney African American Male 0 Cholera Athens, GA Dunbar & Dunaway Oconee Heights Cemetery
Easter Holts African American Female 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Lawson [Deanl?] Green Family Cemetery
Joseph Ellsreerry Feelds Caucasian Male Stillborn N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Dorsey Furniture Co. Mizpah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Clennie Harris African American Male 6 [??] [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Comer, Georgia
Edna Mcclain Caucasian Female 21 Anemia 154 Park Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Ann Hill African American Female 77 Old Age, Lungs 1575 W Broad St Dunbar & Dorsey Brooklyn Cemetery
Harriet Chandler Caucasian Female 1 Pneumonia 486 Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Mary M. Dickens Caucasian Female 87 Old Age Boulevard & N Chase St Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Smith African American Male 0 Premature Ruth St & Lake St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Walker Caucasian Female 0 Heart Hoyt St & N Jackson St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lucile Haynes Caucasian Female 4 Accident (poison) 845 Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Adams Caucasian Male 0 Delivery [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co.
Mary Smith African American Female 0 Malnutrition [Unknown Address] Geo Clark [individual] Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Hill African American Female Stillborn 215 N Pope St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Hunter Caucasian Male Stillborn Barrow St & Childs St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
M.J. Epting Caucasian Female 78 Cancer W Cloverhurst Ave & S Milledge Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Williamston, South Carolina
Cariethers Caucasian Male 0 Stillborn 426 W Hancock Ave Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Johnnie Merriweather African American Male 5 Accident (car) 268 N Thomas St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
W. C. Dewy Caucasian Male 3 Stomach, Lungs 499 Ruth St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Leonard David Matthews Caucasian Male 0 Meningitis Lexington, GA C. R. Crawford [individual] Matthews Cemetery
George Dye African American Male 80 Natural causes W Hancock Ave & N Franklin St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Jas. Ray Bryant Caucasian Male 0 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery
Eberhart African American Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Jim Eberhart [father] [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Eliza Warren African American Female 0 Whooping cough [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Elsie Cicalia Jahlin Caucasian Female 4 Nephritis 153 Vine St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Martha Mary Ann Kittle Caucasian Female 0 Premature 1398 E Broad St McDorman Bridges Co. Clarke County, Georgia
John Johnson African American Male 55 Gangrene E Hancock Ave & N Lumpkin St B. Dunaway and Sons Winterville, Georgia
Jessie Mack Clemons African American Male 0 Premature birth, Malnutrition 945 College Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Anne Peters Caucasian Female 0 Lungs 797 Cobb St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Julis Stephens Caucasian Male 6 Pneumonia 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Smith African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
George Sims African American Male Stillborn Athens, GA John Sims [father] [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Pope African American Male Stillborn 1385 W Hancock Ave Parents [family] Athens, Georgia

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