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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Janice | Smith | Housework | African American | Female | 34 | Pneumonia | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
John | Winfrey | Retired | African American | Male | 100 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billups Grove Cemetery |
Henry Grady | Storez | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 34 | Tuberculosis | 225 Dubose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Fletcher | Reese | Gardener | African American | Male | 70 | Old Age | 187 Fairview St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Will P. | Hill | Farmer | African American | Male | 27 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Peter | Hill | Farmer | African American | Male | 39 | Infection | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Thos. | Hardiman | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 58 | Heart | Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Elliott | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Heart | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | ||
John Henry | Gann | Watchmaker | Caucasian | Male | 52 | Heart | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Earl O. | Shealy | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 27 | Accident (railroad train) | 240 DuBose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Augusta, Georgia |
Pope | Child | African American | Male | 0 | Neonatal | North Avenue & Willow Street | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Lula Jane | Williams | Domestic | African American | Female | 25 | Heart | 882 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Francis | Morton | Student | Caucasian | Female | 9 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Everett | Tolbert | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Bright's Disease, Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
C. L. | Goodruns | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 41 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Valdosta, Georgia |
Ella | Burton | Housework | African American | Female | 53 | Accident (car) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
Geo W. | Brown | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Bright's Disease | 347 Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Henry Kennion | Cooper | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Heart, Kidneys | 327 Peabody St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Louise B. | Scott | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 19 | Stomach | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | |
Elizabeth C. | O'Kelley | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 83 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | O'Kelly Family Cemetery |
Joe | Walker | Laborer | African American | Male | 54 | Stomach | 484 Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Muzzettes | Webb | Housework | African American | Female | 20 | Tuberculosis | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Elberton, Georgia |
Mattie | Booth | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 80 | Heart | 670 Nantahala Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Monroe, Georgia |
Nancy M. | Segraves | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 88 | Paralysis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Hunter | Caucasian | Male | Stillborn | Barrow St & Childs St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |||
Lizie | Daniels | Housework | African American | Female | 50 | Heart, Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Pullim | Caucasian | Male | Natural causes | Spring Valley Rd & Hancock Rd | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |||
Mary Jane | Hulsey | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Cancer | 310 Nellie B. Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Hall County, Georgia |
Dock | Oglsby | Laborer | African American | Male | 38 | Heart, Dropsy | 158 Strickland Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Berkly, Georgia |
Mattie Lane | Howard | Housework | African American | Female | 24 | Tuberculosis | 185 Derby St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
M. W. G. | Bone | Machinest | Caucasian | Male | 28 | Influenza | 305 S Pope St | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Jane | Couch | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 66 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
John W. | Allen | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 47 | Accident (fire) | 128 1st St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Jas H | Dozier | State Employee | Caucasian | Male | 58 | Tuberculosis, Kidneys | Meigs St & N Pope St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Wyatt | Fears | Laborer | African American | Male | 48 | Paralysis | Hickory St & Willow St | Bernstein Brothers | Farrar, Georgia |
Mary Lou | Kittle | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Premature | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Tom T. | Leachman | Caucasian | Male | 55 | Tuberculosis | Florida Ave & Waddell St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Jackson | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Premature birth | 1075 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | ||
Robert Henry | Simpson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Uremia, Bright's Disease, Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
C. E. | Guest | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 36 | Stomach | 797 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Rose Hill Cemetery |
Lizzie | Scott | Laborer | African American | Female | Brain, Hemorrhage | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Sarah P. | Hancock | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 79 | Bright's Disease, Arteries | W Broad St & S Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Jefferson, Georgia |
J.C. | Bell | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Brain | E Hancock Ave & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery |
Augustus | Suins | Farmer | African American | Male | 69 | Heart | Hull Rd & Danielsville Rd | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
James Charlie | Neely | African American | Male | 1 | Cholera | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billy's Grove Cemetery | |
Ida May | Strickland | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Female | 22 | Tuberculosis | 257 Oak St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Julia Nesbit | Hawkins | Housework | African American | Female | 37 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Cliner | Howard | Laborer | African American | Male | 50 | Stomach | Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Mary | Johnson | Farmer | African American | Female | 39 | Abscess | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Maxeys, Georgia |
Artie | Brown | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 62 | Heart, Lungs | Burney St & Branch St | Bernstein Brothers | White Hall Cemetery |
Mary | Hardin | Domestic | African American | Female | 38 | Mitral | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Calloway | African American | Male | Premature birth | 599 Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |||
Mary Agnes | Patat | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Stomach | 215 Williams St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Dennis | Hill | Laborer | African American | Male | 57 | Heart | 750 Dearing St | Bernstein Brothers | Brooklyn Cemetery |
H Huffman | Smith | Child | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Seizures, Starvation | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Augusta, Georgia |
W. H. | Morton | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 77 | Influenza | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Henry | Massey | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 64 | Uremia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Commodore Decatur | Caffee | Store Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Arteries | Atlanta, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Soule Cemetery in Swanquarter, North Carolina |
Wallace | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Premature | 340 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | ||
Leodes | Barron | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Pneumonia | 181 Bryan St | Bernstein Brothers | Vanna, Georgia |
Webster A. | Carter | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Cancer | Jefferson, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
Lodis | Cooper | African American | Female | 0 | Pneumonia | 1668 E Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
F. Caroline | Blackmon | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Pneumonia | Sanford Dr & Baldwin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oakland Cemetery | |
Paul | Salter | Gas House | African American | Male | 80 | Old Age | Hoyt St & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Munnally | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Premature | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia | ||
Minnie | Smith | Laborer | African American | Female | 21 | Tuberculosis, Heart | E Dougherty St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Mary Va. | Jones | Caucasian | Female | 2 | Heart | 797 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Monroe, Georgia | |
Fannye | Sewell | Farmer | African American | Female | 23 | Uremia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Ethel | Hunter | African American | Female | 38 | [?? | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Edith | Davenport | Housework | African American | Female | 41 | Female | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
James C* | Haynie | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Suicide (gun) | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Barrow County, Georgia |
Mary | Boyd | Housework | African American | Female | 65 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
B F H | Jackson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 87 | Kidneys, Old Age | 429 Meigs St | Bernstein Brothers | Hall County, Georgia |
L.A. | Adams | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 78 | Old Age | Lexington, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Jas | Winfrey | African American | Male | 0 | Croup | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Ben A. | Crane | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 49 | Influenza, Pneumonia | Cobb St & N Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Craner | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Hemmorhage | 797 Cobb St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | ||
Georgia | Arncer | Housework | African American | Female | 19 | Tuberculosis | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Lucy Ann | Johnson | Housework | African American | Female | 90 | Old age | 137 W Dearing St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Caroline | Nicholson | Caucasian | Female | 3 | Brain | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Fitzgerald, Georgia | |
Katie May | Huff | Housework | African American | Female | 24 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Mary | Brittian | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 83 | Old Age | 524 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Mary R. | Landrum | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 22 | Female | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Holmes | Caucasian | Male | Stillborn | 734 Barber St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |||
Fred | Lemon | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 30 | Neurological | Winder, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Jackson | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Premature birth | 1075 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | ||
Myer | Stern | Banker | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Heart | Reese St & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Emma Blanch | Barken | Caucasian | Female | Stillborn | 450 Strong St | Bernstein Brothers | Ross Chapel Cemetery | ||
Wash | Scott | Laborer | African American | Male | 79 | Old Age | Clarke County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Fannie | Harrison | Domestic | African American | Female | 60 | Cancer | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Jefferson, Georgia |
Robt. P. | Pierce | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 73 | Nephritis | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Elmer | Davenport | Laborer | African American | Male | 23 | Pneumonia | 768 Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Bishop, Georgia |
Mary | Suddith | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 67 | Paralysis | 187 Poplar St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Marcellis | James | [Unknown] | African American | Male | 31 | Tuberculosis | 162 Hoyt St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Mary | Brown | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 63 | Dropsy | Third Street & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | White Hall Cemetery |
Elmira | Hargrove | Housework | African American | Female | 30 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Mary J. | Carey | Housework | African American | Female | 38 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Annie | Winbush | Laundress | African American | Female | 49 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Charlie | Patel | Caucasian | Male | 41 | Unknown | Clarke County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
William Thomas | Wellingham | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Paralysis, [??] | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Pleasant Grove Cemetery |