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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Willie | Foster | Laborer | African American | Female | 45 | Apoplexy | Milledge Terrace & Greenwood Drive | Mack and Payne | Allensville, Georgia |
Lewis | Lester | Drayman | African American | Male | 52 | Apoplexy | 599 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Winnie | Smith | Farmer | African American | Female | 45 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Oconee County, Georgia |
Claura | Boyd | Laborer | African American | Female | 26 | Apoplexy | 362 W Hancock Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Tom J | Tiller | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 54 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Bogart, Georgia |
John | Williams | Farmer | African American | Male | 55 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
M. H. | Dunaway | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 59 | Apoplexy | Gainesville, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | Gainesville, Georgia |
Georgia | Hammand | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 63 | Apoplexy | 120 Herring St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery |
Richard | Collins | Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Athens, Georgia |
Will | Collins | Laborer | African American | Male | 52 | Apoplexy | 520 N Peter St | Mack and Payne | Spaulding Cemetery |
Joe C | Robertson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
James David | Roberts | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 24 | Apoplexy | Warren St & Vine St | McDorman Bridges Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Elden | Fields | Laborer | African American | Male | 76 | Apoplexy | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
R W | Branch | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 64 | Apoplexy | 156 Grady | Bernstein Brothers | Greensboro, Georgia |
Fannye | Caruthers | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 44 | Apoplexy | 197 Childs St | Bernstein Brothers | Wilkes County, Georgia |
William | Reed | Barber | African American | Male | 41 | Apoplexy | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Camilla | Bridy | Cook | African American | Female | 74 | Apoplexy | 168 N Finley St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
M. W. | Cochran | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 54 | Apoplexy | 168 Grady Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Antioch Christian Church Cemetery |
Eunice | Williams | Cook | African American | Female | 38 | Apoplexy | 274 Arch St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Spaulding Cemetery |
John P. | Hall | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Apoplexy | Park Ave & Easy St | Bernstein Brothers | Walton County, Georgia | |
Louie | Battle | Housework | African American | Female | 52 | Apoplexy | N Hull St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Crawfordville, Georgia |
Ellen A. | Crawford | Caucasian | Female | 84 | Apoplexy | 560 Hill St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Hattie Belle | Ross | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | 545 Pulaski St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Emma Lee | Daniel | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | Apoplexy | 361 S Lumpkin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Crawfordville, Georgia | |
Moses | Milner | Mill Employee | African American | Male | 61 | Apoplexy | 1843 W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Spaulding Cemetery |
Sallie | Brown | Domestic | African American | Female | 41 | Apoplexy | 1443 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Matilda | Brewer | Housework | African American | Female | 65 | Apoplexy | 293 N Finley St | Mack and Payne | County Farm |
Will | Brittin | City Employee | African American | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | 140 Glenhaven Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Lollie | Winfrey | Cook | African American | Female | 36 | Apoplexy | 116 S Rockspring St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Permelia | Murry | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 78 | Apoplexy | Boulevard & N Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
E. H. | Hale | Physician | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Apoplexy | 150 Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Viola | Clevland | Farmer | African American | Female | 48 | Apoplexy | Woodstock, GA | Wiley P. Dibbs [individual] | Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Martha M. | Stanford | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Apoplexy | Thompson, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | McCrary-Lewis Cemetery |
S. R. | Mcduffie | Accountant | Caucasian | Male | 36 | Apoplexy | Milledge Ave & Cobb St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jim | Haze | Farmer | African American | Male | 50 | Apoplexy | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Mack and Payne | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Cootney | Robinson | Farmer | African American | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Clarke County, Georgia |
Frank | Myers | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm Jas Thos | Baker | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Apoplexy | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm | Brown | Steward | African American | Male | 54 | Apoplexy | 760 Chase St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
B G | Bullock | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Apoplexy | 146 Herring St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm J | Thornton | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Apoplexy | Grady Ave & Dubose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Orrin | Lawrence | African American | Male | 82 | Apoplexy | 233 4th St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Roy | Howard | Laborer | African American | Male | 44 | Apoplexy | 757 Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Robert Marcell | Miller | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Apoplexy | 150 King Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Middle River Cemetery |
Fannie | Hane | Cook | African American | Female | 40 | Apoplexy | 269 Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Susie | Jones | Cook | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | 223 Nantahala Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
Cornelia S. | Powell | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 54 | Apoplexy | 940 College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Athens, Georgia |
Florence Long | Bartow | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Apoplexy | 436 Dearing St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Grafton | Junkin | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Rome, Georgia |
Lizzie | Oliver | Domestic | African American | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | Reese St & N Newton St | Lomax & Morton | Athens, Georgia |
Martha | Pope | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Eddie | Goosby | Laborer | African American | Male | 41 | Apoplexy | 248 Arch St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Luther | Howiger | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
F. H. | Cobb | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 49 | Apoplexy | 836 N Lumpkin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Middle River Church Cemetery |
Fannie A | Turner | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 89 | Apoplexy | 125 N Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Emily | Mckennon | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Apoplexy | 357 Oak St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Ida | Bisson | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 50 | Apoplexy | Cemetery St & East Campus Road | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Bettie | Love | Domestic | African American | Female | 82 | Apoplexy | 1052 W Reese St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Rena M. | Dorman | Caucasian | Female | 62 | Apoplexy, Arteries | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Toccoa, Georgia | |
Lizzie | Fambrough | Cook | African American | Female | 28 | Apoplexy, Brain | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Mack and Payne | Chester, South Carolina |
Will | Johnson | Laborer | African American | Male | 54 | Apoplexy, Brain, Hemmorhage | North Avenue & Willow Street | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Jean | Robinson | Laborer | African American | Male | 78 | Apoplexy, Brain, Hemorrhage | Woodlawn Ave & Stanton Way | Bernstein Brothers | Allensville, Georgia |
Julia | Williams | Domestic | African American | Female | 76 | Apoplexy, Brain, Hemorrhage | 298 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Sarah H. | Williams | Caucasian | Female | 71 | Apoplexy, Brain, Hemorrhage | 224 Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Laura | Speer | None | Caucasian | Female | 64 | Apoplexy, Cancer | 725 Prince Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Virginia | Wynn | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 76 | Apoplexy, Fall | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
L. A. | Herring | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 42 | Apoplexy, Female | Colbert, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Colbert, Georgia |
George | Davis | Laborer | African American | Male | 48 | Apoplexy, Hemmorhage | Lyndon Ave & Dubose Ave | Mack and Payne | Watkinsville, Georgia |
W. A. | Clarke | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Apoplexy, Influenza | 245 Boulevard | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Leila Estel | Cooper | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 42 | Apoplexy, Nephritis | Elizabeth St & Willow St | Bernstein Brothers | Hull, Georgia |
J. P. | Bradford | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 68 | Apoplexy, Paralysis | Satula Ave & Boulevard | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Hugh | Mckay | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Apoplexy, Paralysis | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Greenville, South Carolina | |
A. O. | Harper | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Apoplexy, Paralysis | 436 Dearing St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Al Benny | Wright | African American | Male | 11 | Apoplexy, Whooping Cough | US-441 & Sandy Creek Rd | Dunbar & Dorsey | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Henry | Evans | African American | Male | 50 | Appendicitis | 166 Paris St | Bernstein Brothers | Brooklyn Cemetery | |
Wm | Smith | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 38 | Appendicitis | 180 Hiawassee Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Braselton, Georgia |
J.H. | Williams | Printer | Caucasian | Male | 56 | Appendicitis | 225 N Thomas St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Francis | Epper | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 61 | Appendix | 297 Peabody | Dunbar & Dunaway | Athens, Georgia |
L. L. | Brandon | Proprietor | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Appendix | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Leonard | Butler | Farm Laborer | Caucasian | Male | 17 | Appendix | Madison County, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | |
Lenia May | Bushin | Child | African American | Female | 12 | Appendix | 392 Augusta Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Leila M. | Borrow | Student | African American | Female | 11 | Appendix | 181 Lyndon Ave | Mack and Payne | Greene County, Georgia |
William | Johnson | Laborer | African American | Male | 26 | Appendix | 270 Atlanta Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Josephine Lewis | Hammond | Caucasian | Female | 45 | Appendix, Surgery, Infection, Pneumonia | Monroe, GA | The E. L. Almand Company | Rest Haven Cemetery | |
Alfred B. | Bailey | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Arteries | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Union Point, Georgia |
Commodore Decatur | Caffee | Store Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Arteries | Atlanta, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Soule Cemetery in Swanquarter, North Carolina |
Lucinda | Sloan | Laborer | African American | Female | 80 | Arteries | 1132 W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Richard | Bayne | Farmer | African American | Male | 75 | Arteries | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Ruth | Bates | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Arteries | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Cicero | Jones | Laborer | African American | Male | 57 | Arteries | 542 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Charlotte L. | Derricotte | African American | Female | 64 | Arteries | Everett, Massachusetts | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Lucy | Harris | Domestic | African American | Female | 66 | Arteries | S Church St & Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Annie M. W. | Bryant | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 36 | Arteries | 257 Woodlawn Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
B. F. | Wood | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Arteries | 163 W Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Fannie M | Lewis | Teacher | African American | Female | 63 | Arteries | 1280 W Broad St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Melia | Thrasher | Laborer | African American | Female | 65 | Arteries, Apoplexy | 130 Green St | Mack and Payne | Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Ben | Tilman | Laborer | African American | Male | 70 | Arteries, Brights | 515 W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Liboria | Paleuisans | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 90 | Arteries, Broken bone, Old Age | Boulevard & Virginia Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Elizabeth | Mitchell | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 90 | Arteries, Dysentery | 723 Boulevard | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Winterville Cemetery |
G. L. | Baxter | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 48 | Arteries, Hernia | Commerce, GA | M. S. Sanders [individual] | Union Baptist Church Cemetery |