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
Quincie Yerby Farmer African American Male 17 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Lee Ely Farmer African American Male 60 Paralysis, Cancer [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Richard Bazzell Laborer African American Male 19 Accident (drowning) Prince Ave & Oglethorpe Ave Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
John Thos. Stanley Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 45 Heart 207 Franklin St Bernstein Brothers Hampton, Georgia
Tom Johnson Laborer African American Male 33 Accident (drowning) Broad St & Paris St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
G. L. Baxter Farmer Caucasian Male 48 Arteries, Hernia Commerce, GA M. S. Sanders [individual] Union Baptist Church Cemetery
James Aaron Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia Georgia Drive & Kent St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
O. L. Deadwyler Physician Caucasian Male 51 Accident (car) Carlton, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Old Fork Cemetery
Will Mckinney Farmer African American Male 50 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Durhums Rubin Laborer African American Male 36 Homicide (gun) 1532 W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
James Wilburn Scoggins Farmer Caucasian Male 62 Nephritis, Heart [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Steve Stanley Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia Washington D.C. Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
James Zockrich Prairie Caucasian Male 0 [??] Strong St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Vineyards Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Luther Smith Farmer African American Male 21 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Willie Lee Chauffeur African American Male 23 Accident (electric wire) [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Bishop, Georgia
Forrest Brown African American Male 0 Pneumonia 160 Glenhaven Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
E. G. Turner Salesmen Caucasian Male 51 Cancer 728 Cobb St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Green Brown Farmer African American Male 65 Dropsy Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
Tom Mongumory Laborer African American Male 60 Pneumonia N Hull St & W Broad St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Denny Caucasian Male Stillborn 199 Ruth St Dunbar & Dorsey Commerce, Georgia
Ben Dillard Laborer African American Male 43 Tuberculosis 440 N Finley St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Sebo Jordan Farmer African American Male 20 Tuberculosis Athens, GA Mack and Payne Horton Cemetery
Oldham Caucasian Male 0 Premature 168 E Dougherty St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Luther Harbin Barrett Laborer African American Male 5 Tuberculosis Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Seaborn Mccurry Farmer Caucasian Male 60 Cancer Abbeville, SC B. Dunaway and Sons Anderson County, South Carolina
J.N. Woods Farmer Caucasian Male 81 Influenza [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Pleasant Grove Cemetery
John L. Gholson Sales Caucasian Male 19 Diabetes 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Milledgesville, Georgia
Rusell Sojrns Farmer African American Male 80 Heart, Bright's Disease Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Bogart, Georgia
L C Wise Child African American Male 1 Pneumonia 137 Strickland Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
William H Flanagan Mill Employee Caucasian Male 53 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Chas. H. Krumrine Engineer Caucasian Male 37 Cancer Strong St & N Jackson St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
J. T. Richards Reverend African American Male Nephritis 175 N Billups St W. P. Hopson Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Clark African American Male Stillborn Strong St & Foundry St Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
James G. Herring Road Work Caucasian Male 30 Stomach Rutledge, GA Bernstein Brothers Fairplay, Georgia
Wallace Fears Drayman African American Male 44 Accident, Blunt Force Trauma North Avenue & Spring Ct Mack and Payne Covington, Georgia
Mose Matthews Laborer African American Male 75 Rheumatism 1365 W Hancock St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Ceasor Jackson Laborer African American Male 41 Nephritis 246 N Pope St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Filmore Dailey Caucasian Male 2 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
John T. Pollard Painter Caucasian Male 46 Paralysis, Insanity Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
James L. Reeves Merchant Caucasian Male 63 Uremia, Heart Danielsville, Madison County, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Madison County, Georgia
Henry Credell Laborer African American Male 80 Insanity, Nephritis Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
H. T. Griffith Caucasian Male 0 Poisoning [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery
Eddie Baynes African American Male 0 Seizures 132 Flint St Buried by parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Henry Scott African American Male 0 Stillborn 137 Odd St Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Henry C. Cauch Farmer Caucasian Male 72 Bright's Disease 246 W Clayton St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
William Lloyd Smith Carpenter Caucasian Male 41 Pneumonia, Influenza 375 Peter St Dorsey Furniture Co. Athens, Georgia
James Jones Presser African American Male 29 Tuberculosis W Broad St & S Milledge Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Harmon Neal African American Male 2 Marasmus [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers
Moses Milner Mill Employee African American Male 61 Apoplexy 1843 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Jutson Elder Railroad Employee African American Male 18 Stomach 482 Cleveland Ave W. P. Hopson Oconee County, Georgia
Louther T. Escoe Child Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia 569 Pulaski St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Charlie Cochran Laborer African American Male 22 Homicide (gun) Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
William W. Harrison Mail Carrier Caucasian Male 42 Nephritis, Heart [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Will Henry Barnett Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] H.C. Tolbert by A.B. Barnett [father] [family] Madison County, Georgia
Monroe Bowers (Pink) Morton Retired Capitalist African American Male 63 Stomach 823 Prince Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Athens, Georgia
Charlie Lester Farmer African American Male 50 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Miner Harris Farmer African American Male 57 Heart, Bright's Disease 804 Dearing St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Henry Enoch Spratlin Farmer Caucasian Male 78 Paralysis, Hemorrhage, Brain Winterville, GA Jas. Bernstein [Bernstein Brothers] Winterville, Georgia
Scott Caucasian Male 0 Premature 360 N Milledge Ave. Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
W. T. Sims Farmer African American Male 20 Accident (car) Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
John Davis Owens African American Male 7 Typhoid fever, Whooping Cough 337 1st St Bernstein Brothers Bishop, Georgia
Alfred Thomas Mechanic African American Male 27 Tuberculosis Hickman Dr. & College Ave Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Alex H. Davison Merchant Caucasian Male 66 Heart 740 Prince Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Robert James Moore Child African American Male 1 Infection North Ave & Madison Heights Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Henry Reginald Walters Banker Caucasian Male 62 Heart 198 Hall St Bernstein Brothers Jacksonville, Florida
Robert Lee Arnold Child Caucasian Male 0 Intestinal Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Dunlap Cemetery
Joseph W. Simmons Caucasian Male [??] 250 Williams St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee County, Georgia
Lewis Lester Drayman African American Male 52 Apoplexy 599 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Henry Stephens Farmer African American Male 16 Bronchitis Tallassee Rd. & Whitehead Rd [Nothing Listed] Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Wash Hill Laborer African American Male 86 Cancer Prince Ave & Oglethorpe Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Seaser Watson Laborer African American Male 57 Paralysis S Church St & Peabody St Mack and Payne Anderson, Georgia
James A. Pitner Merchant Caucasian Male 65 Cancer Barrow St & Barber St Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
T C Wall Farmer Caucasian Male 71 Hernia Statham, GA Clark, Wall and Arnold Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Frank Moss Laborer African American Male 22 Influenza, Tuberculosis 1469 W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
James Adams Farmer Caucasian Male 68 Heart 745 Pulaski St Dorsey Furniture Co. Buena Vista Cemetery
Logan Daniel Laborer African American Male 36 Drowning [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers
Courtney Thomas Tailor African American Male 53 Brain, Hemorrhage Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Newberry, South Carolina
Edw. D. Treanor Farmer Caucasian Male 62 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Milledgeville, Georgia
Robert Perry Colley Caucasian Male 0 Stomach 470 Yonah Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Sabe Moon Farmer African American Male 79 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Charlie Williams Retired Caucasian Male 61 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Roy Landers Caucasian Male 3 Typhoid fever, meningitis 338 Barber St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Clarence D. Nelms Mail Carrier Caucasian Male 23 Meningitis, Brain, Hemorrhage 194 Barber St Dorsey Furniture Co. Lester Cemetery
Henry Frank Smith Farmer Caucasian Male 26 Stomach Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Elex Cunningham Farmer Caucasian Male 59 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Ralph E. Bishop Caucasian Male 1 Poisoning Georgia Ave & Normal Ave Dunbar & Dunaway Family Burial Ground
Alza Thornton Mill Employee Caucasian Male 18 Typhoid fever 127 Miles St Dorsey Furniture Co. Stone Cemetery
Powers Caucasian Male Stillborn 1093 S Lumpkin St Dorsey Furniture Co. Covington, Georgia
Robert Dykes African American Male 1 Typhoid fever 4180 Jefferson Rd. Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Heights Cemetery
Hawkins Dillard Farmer African American Male 61 Diabetes [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Mount Zion Cemetery
Jas. Harper Gaines Mechanic African American Male 22 Typhoid fever, pneumonia North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
John Potts Painter Caucasian Male 78 Bright's Disease, Heart 552 Pulaski St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Jim Griffith Planter Caucasian Male 56 Gangrene Watkinsville, Oconee County, GA Bernstein Brothers Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery
Sandy Scott Laborer African American Male 75 Dropsy 472 North Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Lucius Gordon Sims Student Caucasian Male 5 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Princeton Factory
Wyett Smith Student African American Male 15 Pneumonia 1140 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
James H. Jones Painter African American Male 22 Tuberculosis 1423 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Jemo Jennings Farmer African American Male 51 Stomach [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
James Walter Wright Student Caucasian Male 7 Accident (car) Athens, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Reo. Mitchel African American Male 0 Heart 1475 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery

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