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 Occupationsort ascending Race Sex Age at Death Cause of Death Address Funeral Home Cemetery
Marcellis James [Unknown] African American Male 31 Tuberculosis 162 Hoyt St Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Ellen Johnson [Unknown] African American Female 60 Pneumonia 335 Fairview St Mack and Payne
Evilin Young [Unknown] African American Female 0 Whooping cough Athens, GA Mack and Payne
Step Johnson [Unknown] African American Male 61 Heart, Dropsy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers
D. W. Huff Watchman Caucasian Male 56 Homicide (gun) 797 Cobb St  Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
William H. Bruce Watchman Caucasian Male 57 Suicide 278 Reese St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
John Henry Gann Watchmaker Caucasian Male 52 Heart North Avenue & Spring Ct Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Judge Roberson Waiter African American Male 38 Stomach, Heart [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Bogart, Georgia
Ferdie Cook Waiter African American Male 19 Tuberculosis Strong St & N Lumpkin St W. P. Hopson Barrow County, Georgia
William Grant Lacount Veteran Caucasian Male 34 Accident (drowning) 150 Wynburn Ave Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Bill Williams Veteran Caucasian Male 76 Heart E Broad St & N Peter St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
James Shearer Veteran Caucasian Male 26 [Nothing Listed] [Unknown Address] S.E McGowan [individual] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jeffrie Sailors Veteran Caucasian Male 26 Tuberculosis 250 Barrow St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Frank Jones Unknown African American Male 29 Tuberculosis Lula, GA Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
James Woodly Unknown African American Male 17 Typhoid fever 230 Derby St W. P. Hopson Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
Robert Daniels Unknown African American Male 22 Tuberculosis 142 Hoyt St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
James Franklin Payne Univeristy Employee Caucasian Male 78 Heart 198 Cedar St Dorsey Furniture Co. Fort Lamar, Georgia
Harrison C. Powell Undertaker African American Male 42 Abscess, Lungs 540 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
A. Porter Umbrella Maker Caucasian Male 58 Heart E Broad St & S Thomas St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Richard B. Gray Telephone Company Caucasian Male 50 Infection 175 Nacoochee Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Elizabeth Amy Coile Telephone Company Caucasian Female 19 Diabetes Hoyt St & College Ave Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Mary B. Coleman Teamster African American Female 29 Lungs, Hemmorhage 681 S Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Wm. H. Harper Teacher African American Male 48 Pneumonia Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Elaine Kerlin Teacher Caucasian Female 28 Diabetes Winterville Rd & Spring Valley Rd Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Gussie Woods Teacher Caucasian Female 37 Cancer 163 W Hancock Ave Dunbar & Dunaway Oconee Hill Cemetery
Margery E. Orr Teacher Caucasian Female 87 Heart 182 Wray St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Cordelia Troutman Teacher Caucasian Female 60 Cancer Henderson Ave & S Harris St Dorsey Furniture Co.
Avis Pruitt Teacher Caucasian Female 23 Brain Commerce, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Webbs Creek Cemetery
Margie E. Bush Teacher African American Female 40 Apoplexy 400 Reese St W. P. Hopson Maxeys, Georgia
Zedekiah Eberhart Teacher African American Male 44 Rheumatism, Apoplexy 1199 W Broad St Mack and Payne Lexington, Georgia
Pearl Stricklyn Teacher African American Female 21 Female, Surgery 142 W Broad St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Harriett Williams Teacher African American Female 21 Nephritis Lyndon St & Dubose Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Darlina Bell Stockley Teacher Caucasian Female 57 Spine 1064 S Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Elberton, Georgia
Basilin Priner Teacher Caucasian Female 68 Heart 525 Meigs St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Rosa Pierce Teacher African American Female 21 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
T.E. Hollingsworth Teacher Caucasian Male 59 Heart 1085 Prince Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Annie Lou Chalmes Teacher Caucasian Female 23 Pneumonia University Dr & Pinecrest Dr Dunbar & Dorsey Brookville, Mississippi
Ofiela Mathews Teacher African American Female 24 Syphilis 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Lexington, Georgia
J.H. Dozier Teacher Caucasian Male 92 Heart Meigs St & N Pope St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Fannie M Lewis Teacher African American Female 63 Arteries 1280 W Broad St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Elizzebeth Binns Teacher African American Female 24 Heart 135 Glenhaven Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Maria M Heard Teacher African American Female 59 Pneumonia Reese St & N Milledge Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Ora C. Kendrick Teacher Caucasian Female 55 Cancer 327 Oglethorpe Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery
Susie Horton Teacher African American Female 37 Cancer 1337 Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Nannie Lou Callaway Teacher Caucasian Female 33 Strep Throat LaFayette, Walker County, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Annie King Davis Teacher Caucasian Female 44 Diabetes 491 Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. Searcy, Arkansas
Luvenia Bond Teacher African American Female 30 Anemia Hull, GA Mack and Payne Carnesville, Georgia
William Harper Teacher African American Male 48 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Reese Colquitt Tailor African American Male 42 Heart 294 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Courtney Thomas Tailor African American Male 53 Brain, Hemorrhage Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Newberry, South Carolina
L.C. Mcmillan Supplier Caucasian Male 48 Suicide (gun) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Spartanburg, South Carolina
H A Goldthwaite Superintendent Caucasian Male 47 Mitral 629 Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. Montgomery, Alabama
Willie Barnett Student African American Male 9 Influenza Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Rufus Williams Student African American Male 9 Influenza Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Fannie Watson Student Caucasian Female 18 [??] 147 Springdale St Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Wm Robertson Student African American Male 14 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Lula Belle Hill Student African American Female 8 Accident (gun) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Bairdstown, Georgia
Almeda White Student African American Female 12 Sunstroke 224 Miller St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Bulah Mckenley Student African American Female 21 Pellagra 188 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Iaa B Crosley Student African American Female 13 Poisoning 270 Savannah Ave W. P. Hopson Greensboro, Georgia
John Ray Student African American Male 12 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
James Walter Wright Student Caucasian Male 7 Accident (car) Athens, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Va. King Student African American Female 9 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Ellen L. Robinson Student African American Female 10 Rheumatism 357 Athens Ave W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
Charlie Willoughby Student African American Male 25 Homicide (stabbing) 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Marion H. Downs Student Caucasian Male 11 Accident (drowning) E Broad St & S Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Watkinsville, Georgia
Dorothy Smith Student Caucasian Female 7 Accident (car) 398 S Milledge Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Winder, Georgia
Henry Arnold Student Caucasian Male 15 Diabetes 182 Arch St Dunbar & Dorsey O'Kelley Family Cemetery
Leo Washington Student African American Male 13 Accident (drowning) 259 Chase St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Francis Morton Student Caucasian Female 9 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Mary J. Bouderant Student Caucasian Female 16 Tuberculosis 726 Cobb St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Loutha Mae Johnson Student African American Female 6 Diphtheria Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Matilda Jordan Student African American Female 8 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Willie M. Jordan Student African American Female 6 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Allen Luther Hill Student Caucasian Male 17 Cancer 175 Boulevard Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Robert Owens Student African American Male 17 Tuberculosis 190 Rockspring St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Dorkus Lee Shelton Student Caucasian Male 9 Accident (drowning) 748 Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Joseph Clarke Student African American Male 13 Heart [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Gladys Juliette Smith Student Caucasian Female 12 Pneumonia 387 Oconee St Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
Lulu Mae Lorring Student Caucasian Female 13 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
J. H. Cleveland Student African American Male 18 Tuberculosis 820 W Waddell St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Lucius Gordon Sims Student Caucasian Male 5 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Princeton Factory
Harvey Cooper Student Caucasian Male 17 Heart E Dougherty St & Foundry St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Addie Mae Baugh Student African American Female 16 Tuberculosis 389 Meigs St Mack and Payne Allensville, Georgia
Rachel Critchlow Haynes Student African American Female 15 Stomach 537 Hancock Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Rosa B Ray Student African American Female 17 Influenza 357 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
R. D. Lumpkin Student African American Male 13 Accident (gun) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
T. C. Johnson Student African American Male 8 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Eva Thornton Student African American Female 18 Tuberculosis 291 Athens Ave W. P. Hopson Elberton, Georgia
Merton Albert Broach Student Caucasian Male 14 Infection S Lumpkin St & S Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Willie De Scott Student African American Female 13 Tuberculosis 1086 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Comer, Georgia
Ruba Wall Student African American Female 16 Pneumonia Pope St & Reese St W. P. Hopson Elberton, Georgia
Eddie Roach Student African American Male 7 Pneumonia Burney St & Branch St Bernstein Brothers
Rosa J. Barnett Student African American Female 8 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Cora Bell Badger Student African American Female 6 Accident (fire) 224 Miller St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Earl Bludson Student African American Male 9 Typhoid Fever [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Allensville, Georgia
Essie Strickland Student African American Female 11 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Grady Welch Student Caucasian Male 7 Asphyxiation Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Lucy Dupree Erwin Student Caucasian Female 13 Brain, Hemmorhage Dearing St & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Jack Patrick Student Caucasian Male 9 Tetanus 134 1st St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery

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