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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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 |