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 descending
W. B. Aiken Laborer Caucasian Male 53 Shock 145 Satula Ave Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Charles W. Heard Police Caucasian Male 64 Paralysis 585 Barber St Dorsey Furniture Co. Bogart, Georgia
Willie A. Draper Caucasian Male 49 Heart [Unknown Address] McDorman Bridges Co. Bogart, Georgia
Dicy Strickland Domestic Caucasian Female 63 Bright's Disease Hoyt St & State St B. Dunaway and Sons Bogart, Georgia
Mary Branch Farmer African American Female 46 Cancer [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Bogart, Georgia
Annie Ruth Jackson Farm Laborer Caucasian Female 10 Infection 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Mille Finch Caucasian Female 74 Old Age Bogart, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Bogart, Georgia
Herschel Cash Farmer Caucasian Male 15 Accident (gun) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Bogart, Georgia
Louis Manar Butler African American Male 21 Homicide (gun) 190 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Bogart, Georgia
Ada Gray Farmer African American Female 29 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Randal Chappelle Laborer African American Male 52 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Bogart, Georgia
Judge Roberson Waiter African American Male 38 Stomach, Heart [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Bogart, Georgia
Mattie A. Hammonds Domestic Caucasian Female 58 Paralysis 424 1st St B. Dunaway and Sons Bogart, Georgia
Mildred Irene Davise Caucasian Female 0 Premature birth Mitchell Bridge Rd & Atlanta Highway B. Dunaway and Sons Bogart, Georgia
Rusell Sojrns Farmer African American Male 80 Heart, Bright's Disease Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Bogart, Georgia
West Barnett Farmer African American Male 62 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Bogart, Georgia
Adaline Jackson Farm Laborer African American Female 80 Dropsy Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Matilda Elder Farmer African American Female 49 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Bogart, Georgia
Tom J Tiller Farmer Caucasian Male 54 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
J C Carson Caucasian Male 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
T.E. Kenney Mill Employee Caucasian Male 32 Accident (electricity) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Wm. J. Foster Clerk Caucasian Male 66 Apoplexy 565 College Ave Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Young F. Cash Caucasian Male 79 Old Age 860 Chase St B. Dunaway and Sons Bogart, Georgia
Munnally Caucasian Male 0 Premature [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Mary Green Laundress African American Female 78 Homicide (gun) 190 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Bogart, Georgia
Ollie Ophelia Couch Domestic Caucasian Female 37 Unknown Jefferson, GA McDorman Bridges Co. Bogart, Georgia
J. N. Sheats Farmer Caucasian Male 79 Heart, Surgery Bogart, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Bogart, Georgia
Horace M. Williamson Sales Caucasian Male 49 Pneumonia 165 Nacoochee Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Bogg's Chapel Cemetery
James D Fleming Farmer Caucasian Male 44 Nephritis Athens, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Alford L. King Farmer Caucasian Male 72 Heart [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Robert A Lawrence Mechanic Caucasian Male 59 Ulcer 303 W Hancock Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Summer Jewell Bird Farmer Caucasian Male 50 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Caroline Nichols Caucasian Female 68 Stomach Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Alfred M. Fleming Caucasian Male 73 Bronchitis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Henrietta Reeves Housewife Caucasian Female 65 Uremia, pneumonia Newton Bridge Rd & Paradise Blvd Dorsey Furniture Co. Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Clayton H. Greenway Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Boggs Chapel Cemetery
James Leon King Sales Caucasian Male 45 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Carrie Lou Bales Caucasian Female 6 Dysentery [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Elizabeth Martin Housewife Caucasian Female 28 Cancer Newton Bridge Rd & Paradise Blvd Dorsey Furniture Co. Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Martha R. Caldwell Caucasian Female 0 Colitis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Boggs Chapel Cemetery
William Preston Phillips Machinist Caucasian Male 85 Pneumonia Jefferson Rd & Trinity Pl Dorsey Furniture Co. Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Carl Adams Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth 880 College Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Bowman, Georgia
W.N. Hilley Caucasian Female 67 Cancer 275 Bloomfield St Dunbar & Dorsey Bowman, Georgia
Pearl Adams Housewife Caucasian Female 38 Heart 880 College Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Bowman, Georgia
Murray Green Farmer African American Male 14 Gun [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Bradbury District
Sallie Seagraves Domestic Caucasian Female 44 Stomach 566 Nantahala Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Bradley Cemetery
James Thomas Seargaves Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia 565 Nantahala St B. Dunaway and Sons Bradley Cemetery
W. B. Seagraves Merchant Caucasian Male 54 Bright's Disease 138 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Bradley Cemetery
Wm Smith Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 38 Appendicitis 180 Hiawassee Ave Bernstein Brothers Braselton, Georgia
Jannie A Donaldson Housework Caucasian Female 41 Pneumonia Commerce, GA Bernstein Brothers Bristol, Virginia
Janie King Laborer African American Female 52 Nephritis 170 Paris St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Mary Ann Mooreland Housework African American Female 26 Pellagra [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Joseph Macon Cox Domestic Caucasian Male 73 Tuberculosis 185 Miller St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Durhums Rubin Laborer African American Male 36 Homicide (gun) 1532 W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Sam Hamilton Laborer African American Male 49 Nephritis, Heart 297 N Finley St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Almeda White Student African American Female 12 Sunstroke 224 Miller St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Lucy Jackson Housework African American Female 51 Hemmorhage, Brain 831 W Waddell St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Martin African American Female 0 Syphilis, Malnutrition 332 W Hancock Ave Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Josephine Blackwell Housework African American Female 25 Typhoid Fever 170 Stevens St Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Annie B. Eberheart African American Female 0 Pneumonia 200 Glenhaven Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
William O. Terrell African American Male 0 Syphilis Hendrix Ave & Pulaski Heights B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Wash Hill Laborer African American Male 86 Cancer Prince Ave & Oglethorpe Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Winn African American Female Stillborn Epps Bridge Rd. & Timothy RD Buried by Family Brooklyn Cemetery
Jones Child African American Male Stillborn E Broad St & Hickory St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Ben Langston Drayman African American Male 60 Bright's disease W Hancock Ave & N Billups St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Fannie Acree Laborer African American Female 46 Cancer 270 N Chase St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Willie Mae Oldham African American Female 0 Malnutrition [Unknown Address] Dunbar & Dunaway Brooklyn Cemetery
Robt Dammons African American Male 0 Bronchitis 360 W Hancock Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Camila Singleton Laborer African American Female 75 Paralysis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Akerson Harris African American Male 0 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Rosemary Funeral Directors Brooklyn Cemetery
Alaxandre Williams Laborer African American Male 48 Tuberculosis 185 Miller St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Martha Jewel African American Female 0 Stomach Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
June Jones Housework African American Female 34 Tuberculosis 1398 W Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Janie Mcree Laborer African American Female 56 Nephritis 1213 W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Marrion Bradford Laborer African American Male 40 Nephritis 1127 Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Henry Evans African American Male 50 Appendicitis 166 Paris St Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Emma Tilman African American Female 0 Stomach [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Elena Horton Laundress African American Female 19 Abscess, Liver Miller St & W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Wright Child African American Female Premature [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Spencer Lester Laborer African American Male 54 Heart, Dropsy 1760 W Hancock Ave Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Marthea Badger Laundress African American Female 71 Influenza 1528 W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Joe Payne African American Male 70 Apoplexy S Rocksprings St & W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Robert Daniels Unknown African American Male 22 Tuberculosis 142 Hoyt St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Smith African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Ann Hill African American Female 77 Old Age, Lungs 1575 W Broad St Dunbar & Dorsey Brooklyn Cemetery
Julia Williams Laborer African American Female 70 Apoplexy 187 S Miller St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Elbet Johnson Farmer African American Male 55 Bright's Disease Reese St & N Milledge Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Lester Jordan Laborer African American Male 41 Typhoid fever 224 Miller St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Lou Mills Housework African American Female 68 Apoplexy 140 Rockspring St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Lizzie Byrd Laundress African American Female 55 Nephritis 666 W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
William Reed Barber African American Male 41 Apoplexy North Avenue & Spring Ct Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Andrew Fuller Janitor African American Male 57 Paralysis Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Dorothy Walker African American Female 0 Convulsions W Broad St & S Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Robert Horton African American Male 0 Malnutrition 1349 Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Charlie Littleton Carpenter African American Male 59 Heart, Dropsy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Murdell Barnett Housework African American Female 29 Tuberculosis 1553 W Broad St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Rosa Pierce Teacher African American Female 21 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Lem Dawsons African American Male 39 Stomach [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Annie Lue Stephens Student African American Female 14 Nephritis Athens, GA Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Earnest James Hill Child African American Male 0 Pneumonia W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery

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