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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Squire | Pope | Laborer | African American | Male | 55 | Heart, Bright's Disease | 198 Peter St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Emma | Favors | Laundress | African American | Female | 42 | Cancer | 275 Arch St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Susie | Johnson | Cook | African American | Female | 21 | Tuberculosis | Sanford Dr & Field St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
P. F. | Curry | Reverend | African American | Male | 60 | Cancer | 1254 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Halcyondale, Georgia |
Mattie | Swanson | Farmer | African American | Female | 36 | Dropsy | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Oconee Heights Cemetery |
Chas. | Walton | Drayman | African American | Male | 55 | Heart, Nephritis | 267 Atlanta Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Mattie | Thompson | Domestic | African American | Female | 50 | Cancer | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Wilkes County, Georgia |
Mary E. | Byrd | None | African American | Female | 0 | Heart | 669 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Rebekah | Davis | Seamstress | African American | Female | 91 | Heart | N Thomas St & Strong St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Aggie | Harris | Housewife | African American | Female | 83 | Mitral | 1458 E Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Angeline | Blackwell | Housework | African American | Female | 47 | Tuberculosis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Elberton, Georgia |
Bonnie | Calaway | African American | Female | 5 | Accident (fire) | 516 N Billups St | W. P. Hopson | Oconee Heights Cemetery | |
Bulah | Mckenley | Student | African American | Female | 21 | Pellagra | 188 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Erwin | Harper | Carpenter | African American | Male | 56 | Heart, Dropsy | 452 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
John | Ware | Laborer | African American | Male | 22 | Heart | 185 Macon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
James | Woodly | Unknown | African American | Male | 17 | Typhoid fever | 230 Derby St | W. P. Hopson | Calhoun Falls, South Carolina |
Evaline | Holbrook | Seamstress | African American | Female | 83 | Liver, Stomach | Pince Ave & Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Adams | African American | Male | Stillborn | 200 Glenhaven Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Lollie | Winfrey | Cook | African American | Female | 36 | Apoplexy | 116 S Rockspring St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Columbus | Foley | Laborer | African American | Male | Homicide | Lyndon Ave & Dubose Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
Jones | African American | Female | 0 | Unknown | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
Harris | African American | Male | 0 | Stillborn | 1375 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
Nancy Dean | Jones | Housewife | African American | Female | 65 | Cancer | 147 N Chase St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
C H | Watson | Reverend | African American | Male | 57 | Pneumonia | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Charlie | Gardner | Public Work | African American | Male | 33 | Heart | 1760 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Crawfordville, Georgia |
Janie | Pettus | Nurse | African American | Female | 36 | Surgery | Washington, GA | W. P. Hopson | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Smith | African American | Male | Stillborn | 1755 E Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Mamie B | Thrasher | Laundress | African American | Female | 17 | Cancer | 248 Arch St | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Susie | Aker | Disability | African American | Female | 23 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Emma | Green | Housework | African American | Female | 46 | Dropsy | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Ella | Bolton | Domestic | African American | Female | 34 | Pneumonia | Detroit, MI | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Odessa C. | Singilton | African American | Female | 0 | Infection | 150 S Newton St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
Chas. | Harris | Laborer | African American | Male | 71 | Bladder | 154 Yonah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Ellen L. | Robinson | Student | African American | Female | 10 | Rheumatism | 357 Athens Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Harry | Huff | Farmer | African American | Male | 65 | Cancer | Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA | W. P. Hopson | Berkeley, Georgia |
Smith | African American | Male | Stillborn | 1755 E Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Jessie | Holts | Laborer | African American | Male | 29 | Tuberculosis | N Billups St & W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Walter P. | Winkfield | African American | Male | 1 | Pneumonia | 460 N Billups St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
Creasy | Johnson | Cook | African American | Female | 25 | Lungs | Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave | W. P. Hopson | Elberton, Georgia |
Fannie | Hane | Cook | African American | Female | 40 | Apoplexy | 269 Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Loula | Bostick | Cook | African American | Female | 42 | Mitral x | 155 Parris St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Smith | African American | Male | 0 | Premature | 1140 Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
David | Harris | Lather | African American | Male | 65 | Heart | 386 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Robert | Baynes | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 38 | Heart | 1260 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Madison County, Georgia |
Rassie Paschal | Jones | Domestic | African American | Female | 40 | Cancer | 283 Savannah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Pete | Harris | Plumber | African American | Male | 43 | Pneumonia | 115 Milledge Terrace | W. P. Hopson | Washington, Georgia |
Arthar | Acker | Laborer | African American | Male | 40 | Pellagra | 760 Dearing St | W. P. Hopson | Williamston, South Carolina |
Willie G | Terrell | Painter | African American | Male | 34 | Tuberculosis | 140 Dubose Ave | W. P. Hopson | Berkeley, Georgia |
Laura | Houston | Domestic | African American | Female | 71 | Influenza | 768 N Chase St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Foster | African American | Male | Stillborn | Athens Ave & Macon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Florida | Thomas | Cook | African American | Female | 35 | Heart, Nephritis | 143 Morton Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Cicero | Jones | Laborer | African American | Male | 57 | Arteries | 542 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Fannie L. | Winfrey | Housewife | African American | Female | 26 | Hemorrhage | 588 Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Sallie Mae | Jones | African American | Female | 3 | Stomach | 242 Savannah Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
William | Mattox | Farmer | African American | Male | 49 | Infection, Appendix | Carlton, GA | W. P. Hopson | Carlton, Georgia |
Smith | African American | Male | 0 | Premature | Ruth St & Lake St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
J.J. | Thomas | Shoemaker | African American | Male | 49 | Tuberculosis | S Hull St & Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Joseph | Hardeman | Farmer | African American | Male | 31 | Tuberculosis | Indale Ave & Glenhaven Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Georgia | Jones | Seamstress | African American | Female | 71 | Heart, Nephritis | 522 W Broad St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Martha | Boyce | Domestic | African American | Female | 53 | Apoplexy | Strong St & Foundry St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Etta | Boswell | Housewife | African American | Female | Childbirth, Female | Hendrix Ave & Pulaski Heights | W. P. Hopson | Madison County, Georgia | |
Ollive | African American | Female | Stillborn | 153 Strickland Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Steve | Hill | Laborer | African American | Male | 25 | Tuberculosis | 134 N Church St | W. P. Hopson | Madison County, Georgia |
Merira | Tucker | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 24 | Dropsy | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Watkinsville, Georgia |
Julia Mae | Amos | African American | Female | 0 | Pneumonia | 190 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
Mary Ann | Fox | Cook | African American | Female | 73 | Heart | 1265 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Harry V. | Jones | African American | Male | 0 | Influenza | 658 Hill St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
B. J. | Moon | Reverend | African American | Male | 60 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Oconee Heights, Georgia |
John | Lowe | Farmer | African American | Male | 77 | Nephritis, Heart | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Samantha | Lee | Laundress | African American | Female | 19 | Accident (fire) | 246 N Pope St | W. P. Hopson | Godfrey, Georgia |
Jannie | Derricotte | Laundress | African American | Female | 53 | Nephritis, Heart | 886 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Boyd | Smith | Farmer | African American | Male | 74 | Malaria | Ciro, GA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Bessie | Holt | Domestic | African American | Female | 17 | Pneumonia | 134 N Church St | W. P. Hopson | Madison County, Georgia |
Bettie | Love | Domestic | African American | Female | 82 | Apoplexy | 1052 W Reese St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Susie | Holt | Cook | African American | Female | 40 | Tuberculosis | 1052 Reese St | W. P. Hopson | Madison County, Georgia |
B. Cornelious | Freeman | Student | African American | Male | 16 | Stomach | 237 Church St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Hattie L. | Jones | African American | Female | 0 | Pneumonia | W Broad St & S Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |
Chas | Johnson | Farmer | African American | Male | 55 | Nephritis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
Lucy | Harris | Domestic | African American | Female | 66 | Arteries | S Church St & Waddell St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Nelson | Billups | Butler | African American | Male | 23 | [??] | Whitehall, GA | W. P. Hopson | |
Robert | Owens | Student | African American | Male | 17 | Tuberculosis | 190 Rockspring St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Fannie | Cassell | Nurse | African American | Female | 74 | Influenza | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Ulysses | Gaither | Farmer | African American | Male | 26 | Stomach | Loganville, GA | W. P. Hopson | Good Hope, Georgia |
Mazie | Howard | Laundress | African American | Female | 35 | Pneumonia | 197 Billups St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Joseph H. | Lovinggood | Painter | African American | Male | 45 | Heart | 540 Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Austin | African American | Male | Stillborn | 170 N Finley St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Mattie Eva | Zackry | Farmer | African American | Female | 16 | Nephritis | 489 Athens Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Ray | African American | Female | 0 | Unknown, Natural Causes | 357 Lyndon Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | ||
Wm. Henry | Barnett | Laborer | African American | Male | 21 | Tuberculosis | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia |
James | Jones | Presser | African American | Male | 29 | Tuberculosis | W Broad St & S Milledge Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Merriweather | African American | Male | Stillborn | 268 S Thomas St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia | |||
Jutson | Elder | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 18 | Stomach | 482 Cleveland Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oconee County, Georgia |
Nick | Gear | Farmer | African American | Male | 80 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Lula | Harris | Nurse | African American | Female | 42 | Lungs | 125 Henderson Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Henry | Shaw | African American | Male | 34 | Heart, Nephritis | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Malinda | Heard | African American | Female | 80 | Paralysis | 695 Vine St | W. P. Hopson | Spaulding Cemetery | |
Lula Ellis | Lampkin | Child | African American | Female | 47 | Nephritis | 1127 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Cave Spring, Georgia |
Lillie M. | Smith | Seamstress | African American | Female | 25 | Female | 1140 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Anthiney | Bailey | Public Work | African American | Male | 18 | Heart, Lung, Kidneys | 123 Franklin St | W. P. Hopson | Athens, Georgia |
Courtney | Thomas | Tailor | African American | Male | 53 | Brain, Hemorrhage | Athens, GA | W. P. Hopson | Newberry, South Carolina |