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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Benjamin B. | Eaves | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Arteries, Lungs | 984 Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Ella Strickland | Gallaway | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 47 | Arteries, Lungs | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Athens, Georgia |
Katherine Louiz | Jones | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 57 | Arteries, nephritis | 160 Lenoir Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
M. E. | Burke | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 57 | Arteries, Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Thompson, Georgia |
Waie | Smith | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Arthritis | 200 N Milledge Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Grady | Welch | Student | Caucasian | Male | 7 | Asphyxiation | Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Jack | Williams | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Asphyxiation | 915 N Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Rosa | Lumpkin | Domestic | African American | Female | 52 | Asthma | 4180 Jefferson Rd. | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Carl Adolphus | Von Der Lieth | Accountant | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Asthma | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Florence Inez | Hardigree | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Asthma | 183 New Ave | Dunbar & Dunaway | Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Ossie | Mattox | Domestic | African American | Female | 48 | Asthma | 160 Strickland St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Wade H. | Lankford | Operator | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Asthma | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Greene County, Georgia |
Ruby Lee | Binson | African American | Female | 0 | Asthma | 168 Pope St | Mack and Payne | Lexington, Georgia | |
Candis | Wallace | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 60 | Asthma | Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy | Bernstein Brothers | Princeton Factory |
Park | Child | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Asthma | 535 Pulaski St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Margaret White | Welch | None | Caucasian | Female | 79 | Asthma, Bronchitis | 232 N Milledge Ave | Dunbar & Dunaway | Athens, Georgia |
Francis E. | Hubert | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 80 | Asthma, Heart | Cemetery St & East Campus Road | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Rebecca | Jordon | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Asthma, Old Age | [Unknown Address] | B. Dunaway and Sons | Watkinsville, Georgia |
Anna Elizabeth | Osborne | African American | Female | 0 | Birth | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Dunbar & Dorsey | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Willie | Wilson | Laborer | African American | Male | 50 | Bladder | [Unknown Address] | Dunbar & Dunaway | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Chas. | Harris | Laborer | African American | Male | 71 | Bladder | 154 Yonah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
W. B. | Hosey | Carpenter | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Bladder | 145 Elizabeth St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Harry | Mathews | Farmer | African American | Male | 100 | Bladder, Kidneys | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Mt. Zion Church Cemetery |
Mary | Hodge | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 24 | Blood poisoning, Infection | 152 Bryan St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
J. D | Pike | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 63 | Bone | 6248 Athens Hwy, Jefferson, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Jefferson, Georgia |
Henry | Power | African American | Male | 70 | Bones | 375 Vine St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Sam | Carter | Farmer | African American | Male | 75 | Bowel | [Unknown Address] | Rich Watkins [individual] | Clarke County, Georgia |
Martha | Banks | Caucasian | Female | 73 | Bowels | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Winterville Cemetery | |
Willie | Witcher | Farm Laborer | African American | Male | 16 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Susan E. | Jackson | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 48 | Brain | 298 S Lumpkin St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Oconee County, Georgia |
Norris Lee | Hosch | African American | Male | 0 | Brain | Hickman Dr. & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Avis | Pruitt | Teacher | Caucasian | Female | 23 | Brain | Commerce, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Webbs Creek Cemetery |
Janie Lee | Jones | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Ted | Bowden | Caucasian | Male | 1 | Brain | Pulaski St & Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Francis Magnolia | Smith | African American | Female | 0 | Brain | Athens, GA | [Nothing Listed] | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Susia May | Maceer | Farmer | African American | Female | 17 | Brain | Clarke County, GA | Mack and Payne | |
Minnie | Cochran | Domestic | African American | Female | 34 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Felton | Butler | Farmer | African American | Male | 19 | Brain | Jefferson, Jackson County, GA | J. E. Randolph [Randolph Brothers] | |
J.C. | Bell | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Brain | E Hancock Ave & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery |
Robt. | Brown | Cook | African American | Male | 70 | Brain | 825 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
W. T. | Dumas | Driver | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Brain | 275 Oglethorpe Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Marietta, Georgia |
T C | Mead | Jeweler | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Brain | 865 Boulevard | Bernstein Brothers | Princeton Factory |
Louise | Wiley | Laundress | African American | Female | 24 | Brain | 190 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Margaret | Jones | Laborer | African American | Female | 87 | Brain | 465 Reese St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Mary Susan | Davenport | Farmer | African American | Female | 67 | Brain | Tallassee Rd. & Whitehead Rd | Mack and Payne | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
Caroline | Nicholson | Caucasian | Female | 3 | Brain | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Fitzgerald, Georgia | |
W J | Potts | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Brain | Athens, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Peter | Bisson | Mason | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Leonard | Thrasher | African American | Male | 0 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia | |
James N. | Kenny | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Brain | 1560 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Jackson County, Georgia |
Harris | African American | Male | 0 | Brain, Abscess | 240 S Thomas St | W. P. Hopson | Maxeys, Georgia | ||
Fred Earnest | Muckle | Child | African American | Male | 6 | Brain, Abscess | Satula Ave & Boulevard | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Wilson | Cockran | Farmer | African American | Male | 57 | Brain, Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Mattie | Coleman | Cook | African American | Female | 69 | Brain, Hemmorhage | 1121 S Milledge Ave | Mack and Payne | Allenville Cemetery |
Estell | Hemmelwight | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 38 | Brain, Hemmorhage | 334 N Thomas St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Lucy Dupree | Erwin | Student | Caucasian | Female | 13 | Brain, Hemmorhage | Dearing St & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
William | Fleming | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Brain, Hemmorhage | Pulaski St & Barrow St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Maxeys, Georgia | |
Louise A. | King | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Brain, Hemmorhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Marthia | King | Farmer | African American | Female | 50 | Brain, Hemmorhage | Athens, GA | Mack and Payne | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
Ellen | Hiram | Cook | African American | Female | 56 | Brain, Hemmorhage | 1376 Hancock Ave | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Joe D. | Hawks | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 46 | Brain, Hemmorhage | 390 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Bernard | Freeman | None | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Brain, Hemmorhage, Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Baltimore, Maryland |
Rose | Colsby | Farmer | African American | Female | 50 | Brain, Hemmorhage, Paralysis | [Unknown Address] | Lomax & Morton | Clarke County, Georgia |
Armina | Shanks | Laborer | African American | Female | 31 | Brain, Hemorrhage | North Ave & Madison Heights | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Wm. David | Moon | Caucasian | Male | 2 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia | |
Lizzie | Patat | Mill Employee | Caucasian | Female | 45 | Brain, Hemorrhage | 215 Williams St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wm | Walker | Farmer | African American | Male | 85 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Josie | Nunnally | Housework | African American | Female | 57 | Brain, Hemorrhage | 537 4th St | Lomax & Morton | Athens, Georgia |
Wm H. | Smith | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 81 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Strong St & College Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | |
Cinthia J. | Montgomery | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Brain, Hemorrhage | S Lumpkin St & Cedar St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Liberty Church Cemetery | |
Callie | Strickland | Domestic | African American | Female | 40 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Clarke County, GA | Lomax & Morton | Clarke County, Georgia |
Mendal | Morris | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Claud | Merritte | Child | African American | Male | 0 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Baxter St & S Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Sack | Taylor | Domestic | African American | Female | 45 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Bailey St & S Barnett Shoals Rd | Bernstein Brothers | |
Jas. H. | Towns | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Courtney | Thomas | Tailor | African American | Male | 53 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Newberry, South Carolina |
Gena Carroll | Pound | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Lizzie | Scott | Laborer | African American | Female | Brain, Hemorrhage | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Wm. L. | Wood | Cook | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Brain, Hemorrhage, Paralysis | Barber St & Boulevard | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
B. G. | Mashburn | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 46 | Bright's Disease | Athens, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Jackson County, Georgia |
Alonzo C | Hancock | Real Estate | Caucasian | Male | 51 | Bright's Disease | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Luck Amos | Johnson | Butler | African American | Male | 38 | Bright's disease | 298 Prince Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Nancy | Sheridan | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Robert | Johnson | Farmer | African American | Male | 64 | Bright's Disease | 1473 Oconee St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Sylvia | Mathews | Farmer | African American | Female | 35 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery |
Connoly | Sheets | Housework | African American | Female | 65 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Till | Sims | Farmer | African American | Male | 55 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Gertrude | Tucker | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Bright's Disease | 724 W Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Anna L. | Rawson | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 53 | Bright's Disease | 915 Chase St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
W. B. | Seagraves | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 54 | Bright's Disease | 138 Bryan St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Bradley Cemetery |
V A | Reaves | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 54 | Bright's Disease | Hoyt St & State St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Ben | Langston | Drayman | African American | Male | 60 | Bright's disease | W Hancock Ave & N Billups St | Mack and Payne | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Phillip | Lee | Janitor | African American | Male | 76 | Bright's Disease | 552 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Bertha | Morton | Domestic | African American | Female | 32 | Bright's Disease | 249 Billups St | Lomax & Morton | Clarke County, Georgia |
Geo W. | Brown | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Bright's Disease | 347 Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Juber | Turner | Farmer | African American | Male | 76 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Linzy | Hutcherson | Farmer | African American | Male | 65 | Bright's Disease | 294 Yonah Ave | Mack and Payne | Watkinsville, Georgia |
Nettie | Ray | Cook | African American | Female | 52 | Bright's Disease | 483 3rd St | Mack and Payne | Shoal Creek Cemetery |
Milton | Norris | Student | Caucasian | Male | 8 | Bright's Disease | Elizabeth St & Willow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Quiller | Cooper | Farmer | African American | Male | 16 | Bright's Disease | Danielsville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery |