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 Homesort descending Cemetery
Kate Hodges Domestic Caucasian Female 34 Influenza, Meningitis 850 Chase St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Eddie Hearel Laborer African American Male 37 Tuberculosis 386 W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Charlie Robinson Farm Laborer African American Male 70 Heart 770 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy B. Dunaway and Sons Hull, Georgia
Johnie Stephens African American Male 0 Pneumonia 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Margret Lowe African American Female 0 Pneumonia N Chase St & Hill St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Palis Caroline Smith None Caucasian Female 89 Old Age 190 Satula Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Athens, Georgia
Callie B. Sneldith Caucasian Female 31 Pneumonia, Influenza Strong St & N Jackson St B. Dunaway and Sons Penfield, Georgia
Will Richerson Laborer African American Male 63 Prostate Yonah Ave & Satula Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Heneritta Peeks African American Female 1 Dysentery [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Smith Cemetery
Lizzie Christerphor African American Female 0 Food poisoning [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Luke AME Cemetery
Demous Nation Caucasian Male 0 Dysentery, Stomach 175 Inglewood Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Whitehall, Georgia
Robert Patrick Mill Employee Caucasian Male 64 Pneumonia Whitehall, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Whitehall, Georgia
Elizebeth Tripp Domestic African American Female 21 Female W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
John C. Boles Farmer Caucasian Male 59 Infection Athens, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Princeton Factory
Edwards Caucasian Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Haynie Family Cemetery
Alexander Hill Farmer Caucasian Male 72 Nephritis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Watkinsville, Georgia
Elbet Johnson Farmer African American Male 55 Bright's Disease Reese St & N Milledge Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
James Hughes Laborer African American Male 24 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons
Zelma Robinson African American Female 0 Natural causes [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Hull, Georgia
Vera Lovlace Satcher Caucasian Female 0 Dysentery [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Cord Mill Cemetery / Hale-Couch Cemetery
Abbal Johnson Farmer African American Male 52 Heart Mitchell Bridge Rd & Atlanta Highway B. Dunaway and Sons New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Robert A Lawrence Mechanic Caucasian Male 59 Ulcer 303 W Hancock Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Lila Benidict Domestic Caucasian Female 35 Dysentery Whitehall, GA B. Dunaway and Sons White Hall Cemetery
Julis Stephens Caucasian Male 6 Pneumonia 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Robert Daniels Unknown African American Male 22 Tuberculosis 142 Hoyt St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Melton Caucasian Male 0 [??] 185 Hawassee Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Young F. Cash Caucasian Male 79 Old Age 860 Chase St B. Dunaway and Sons Bogart, Georgia
Mae Lathem Domestic Caucasian Female 29 Pneumonia, Lungs [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Gainesville, Georgia
Manuel Johnson Laborer African American Male 50 Paralysis 250 Glenhaven Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Coy Elmer Winn Clerk Caucasian Male 38 Tuberculosis Satula Ave & Boulevard B. Dunaway and Sons Cord Mill Cemetery / Hale-Couch Cemetery
Mary L. Johnson African American Female 50 Cancer 147 Burnett St B. Dunaway and Sons New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Lillie Mae Stephens Caucasian Female 0 Premature 146 Bryan St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Cleveland A. Hunt Farmer Caucasian Male 69 Heart [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Mount Vernon Christian Church Cemetery
Earl Brooks Farmer Caucasian Male 27 Suicide (poison) [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons High Shoals, Georgia
Hester Jackson Domestic African American Female 40 Heart North Ave & Willow St B. Dunaway and Sons Spaulding Cemetery
Reese Thompson Caucasian Male 0 Neonatal [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
J. L. Parker Domestic Caucasian Female 73 Paralysis 272 N Thomas St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Cima Lanehum Domestic African American Female 68 Heart [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Virginia Wilson Domestic African American Female 50 Unknown Nowhere Rd & Smokey Rd B. Dunaway and Sons Family Cemetery
Lem Dawsons African American Male 39 Stomach [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Willie Witcher Farm Laborer African American Male 16 Brain [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Sinis Patterson Housework Caucasian Female 72 Apoplexy S Jackson St & Baldwin St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Willie Mae Robertson Housework African American Female 28 Stomach N Harris St & W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Warwick Caucasian Female Stillborn 360 N Thomas St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Thelma Turman Child African American Female 0 Heart 198 Chase St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Callie J. Winnie Bridges Caucasian Female 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Lelia Fields Housework African American Female 51 Paralysis Arch St & Old Winterville Rd. Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Teller Caucasian Female 0 Premature [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Nannie Vorie Cody Caucasian Female 61 Cancer [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Dorkus Lee Shelton Student Caucasian Male 9 Accident (drowning) 748 Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Dallas Hayes African American Male 80 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Earnest Lee Holmes Caucasian Male 5 Stomach 147 Tibbetts St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
J F Malloy Domestic Caucasian Female 30 Abdominal 219 Waddell St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Olivia Sheets Nurse African American Female 16 Meningitis 224 N Newton St Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Estell Nunnally African American Female 0 Unknown Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Henretta Bush Farm Laborer African American Female 17 Influenza [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Sarah Jane Roberts Housework Caucasian Female 81 Stomach, Dysentery [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Daniel Thomas African American Male 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Katherine Baldwin Domestic African American Female 84 Pneumonia 125 N Rocksprings St Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Lawrence Parker Domestic Caucasian Female 27 Tuberculosis 1075 Prince Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lucy Dupree Erwin Student Caucasian Female 13 Brain, Hemmorhage Dearing St & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lucy Johnson Farmer African American Female 72 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Hutchins, Georgia
Earnest F. Besson Caucasian Male 0 Dysentery [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Stone Caucasian Female Premature 315 S Pope St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Alonzo C Hancock Real Estate Caucasian Male 51 Bright's Disease Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Wm. Alexander Lewis Farmer Caucasian Male 3 Infection 236 W Dougherty St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Rufus Williams Student African American Male 9 Influenza Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Mary Jennings Domestic African American Female 40 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Willingham Caucasian Female 353 W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Bethlehem, Georgia
Willie Barnett Student African American Male 9 Influenza Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Enoch Prather Caucasian Male 70 Heart 380 Satula Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Coleman Caucasian Male Stillborn Park Ave & Easy St Bernstein Brothers Farmington, Georgia
Alex Ford Mill Employee Caucasian Male 54 Heart, Bright's Disease 163 Tibbetts Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Lou Griffin Housework Caucasian Female 76 Heart, Kidneys 726 Pulaski St Bernstein Brothers Vienna, Georgia
Nancy Sheridan Housework African American Female 60 Bright's Disease [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Scynthia A. Hadoway Housework Caucasian Female 78 Heart 910 Hill St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Emma Sims Housework African American Female 60 Paralysis Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Luke AME Cemetery
Emmie Sue Edwards Caucasian Female 36 Surgery, Female [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Rosa Lumpkin Cook African American Female 17 Tuberculosis Strong St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Wm Robertson Student African American Male 14 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Emery S*S Waters Caucasian Male 0 Meningitis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
James Aaron Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia Georgia Drive & Kent St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
E. G. Turner Salesmen Caucasian Male 51 Cancer 728 Cobb St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Eunice F Brooth Housework Caucasian Female 66 Mitral, Nephritis Hillcrest Ave & Hill St Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Mary Julia Dillard Caucasian Female 2 Colitis Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy Bernstein Brothers Princeton Factory
Clarnce Chuck Caucasian Male 0 Colitis E Cloverhurst Ave & S Church St Bernstein Brothers High Shoals, Georgia
Berry J. Porterfield Retired Caucasian Male 74 Cognitive 122 Normal Ave Bernstein Brothers Colbert, Georgia
Will Mckinney Farmer African American Male 50 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Rada Thomas Domestic Caucasian Female 48 Heart, Gangrene Palmetto, Oglethorpe County, GA Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
E. K. Collins Caucasian Male 0 Meningitis Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Augustus G. Johnson Laborer African American Male 63 Old Age, Heart 473 Oak St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Horston Haynes Farmer African American Male 75 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Mollie Manne Housewife Caucasian Female 64 Cancer 124 Cherokee St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Willie Finley Porter African American Male 20 Tuberculosis Winterville, GA Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Dolie Shelnut Housework African American Female 28 Nephritis, Infection, Female [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Lewis Littleton Laborer African American Male 19 Pneumonia 145 Valley St Bernstein Brothers Tignall, Georgia
Rosa Nunnally African American Female 0 Unknown Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Clark African American Male Stillborn Strong St & Foundry St Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Liza Rogers Housework African American Female 35 Typhoid fever 360 Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Tom Thompson Farmer African American Male 60 Cancer Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia

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