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
Jas. C. Cranshaw Student African American Male 10 Tuberculosis Chicago, IL Bernstein Brothers Chicago, Illinois
Dorothy Smith Student Caucasian Female 7 Accident (car) 398 S Milledge Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Winder, Georgia
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
Eleanor Mchatton Student Caucasian Female 6 Heart 343 S Milledge Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Harry Mason Student African American Male 20 Typhoid fever E Broad St & S Thomas St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Alfred Johnson Student African American Male 16 Pneumonia 123 Johnson Dr. Theo Williams [individual] City Athens
Magnolia Ray Scott Student African American Female 17 Female 137 Odd St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Florrie Mae Hubbard Student African American Female 15 Lungs [Unknown Address] Lomax & Morton Clarke County, Georgia
Annie Lue Stephens Student African American Female 14 Nephritis Athens, GA Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Ida Lou Crane Student African American Female 7 Typhoid fever 1133 W Broad Mack and Payne Bush River Church Cemetery
Henry R. Thrasher Student Caucasian Male 6 Meningitis 1253 Prince Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Salem, Georgia
Lucy Dupree Erwin Student Caucasian Female 13 Brain, Hemmorhage Dearing St & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
B. Cornelious Freeman Student African American Male 16 Stomach 237 Church St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Fannie Watson Student Caucasian Female 18 [??] 147 Springdale St Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
John Ray Student African American Male 12 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Milton Norris Student Caucasian Male 8 Bright's Disease Elizabeth St & Willow St  Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
John Henry Westley Student African American Male 13 Stomach Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Salem, Georgia
Doris Wheeler Student Caucasian Female 5 Stomach Maysville, GA Bernstein Brothers Maysville, Georgia
Rosa May Watkins Student African American Female 14 Typhoid Fever E Broad St & South Tabernacle Street Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Ella May Young Student African American Female 12 Infection, Hemorrhage [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Wyett Smith Student African American Male 15 Pneumonia 1140 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Mary Ellen Turner Student Caucasian Female 9 Dropsy 474 E Dougherty St Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
Hellen Inez Bullard Student Caucasian Female 9 Traumatic Head Injury 360 Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Mary Lester Student African American Female 14 Tuberculosis Baxter St & S Rocksprings St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Grady Wilson Davis Student African American Male 9 Meningitis 111 N Pope St Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Va. King Student African American Female 9 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
T. C. Johnson Student African American Male 8 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Mary J Lester Student Caucasian Female 14 Hemorrhage, Typhoid fever US-78 BUS & Mitchell Bridge Rd Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
Christeen Billips Student African American Female 14 Tuberculosis 112 Reese St Mack and Payne Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Carrie Lee Billups Student African American Female 10 Typhoid Fever 123 Hill St Mack and Payne Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Hugh Maxwell Haynes Student African American Male 24 Tuberculosis 537 Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Francis Morton Student Caucasian Female 9 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Mayfield Griffieth Student African American Female 16 Tuberculosis 337 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Ophelia Barnett Student African American Female 17 Tuberculosis Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Clarke County, Georgia
Leila M. Borrow Student African American Female 11 Appendix 181 Lyndon Ave Mack and Payne Greene County, Georgia
Charlie Mae Stead Student African American Female 9 Typhoid fever 125 Green St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
John Wm. Mcelhannon Student Caucasian Male 6 Meningitis 247 E Hancock Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Dorkus Lee Shelton Student Caucasian Male 9 Accident (drowning) 748 Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Willie Barnett Student African American Male 9 Influenza Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Bulah Mckenley Student African American Female 21 Pellagra 188 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Almeda White Student African American Female 12 Sunstroke 224 Miller St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Otis Sims Camp Student Caucasian Male 18 Accident (airplane) [Unknown Address] C. M. Ferguson [individual] Barrow County, Georgia
James Walter Wright Student Caucasian Male 7 Accident (car) Athens, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Addie Mae Baugh Student African American Female 16 Tuberculosis 389 Meigs St Mack and Payne Allensville, Georgia
Rosa J. Barnett Student African American Female 8 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Eddie Roach Student African American Male 7 Pneumonia Burney St & Branch St Bernstein Brothers
Mabell Watkins Student African American Female 12 Influenza 253 Reese St Mack and Payne Lexington, Georgia
Earl Bludson Student African American Male 9 Typhoid Fever [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Allensville, Georgia
Louise Graham Student African American Female 14 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Rufus Williams Student African American Male 9 Influenza [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Ben F. Todd Street Car Caucasian Male 30 Tuberculosis, Hemorrhage, Acidosis S Lumpkin St & W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
A. Letcher Griffeth Street Car Caucasian Male 21 Typhoid fever N Chase St & Boulevard Dunbar & Dorsey Old Danielsville Presbyterian Cemetery
Leila Dial Store Clerk Caucasian Female 35 Cancer 597 Baxter St Dorsey Furniture Co. Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery
John W. Goosby Store Clerk African American Male 54 Nephritis 277 Fairview St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Commodore Decatur Caffee Store Clerk Caucasian Male 69 Arteries Atlanta, GA Bernstein Brothers Soule Cemetery in Swanquarter, North Carolina
Wm Brown Steward African American Male 54 Apoplexy 760 Chase St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Jas H Dozier State Employee Caucasian Male 58 Tuberculosis, Kidneys Meigs St & N Pope St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Taylor Middlebrooks Stableman African American Male 41 Heart 290 Barber St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Henry Horton Shoemaker African American Male 49 Cancer 535 Reese St Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
J.J. Thomas Shoemaker African American Male 49 Tuberculosis S Hull St & Waddell St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Will Harris Shoemaker African American Male 41 Mitral 226 Flint St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Wm Boyd Shoemaker African American Male 60 Nephritis, Heart 437 N Pope St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Catherne William Shepard Seamtress African American Female 45 Cancer 733 Dearing St Mack and Payne Madison County, Georgia
Laura Thomas Seamtress African American Female 55 Unknown 1248 W Broad St Mack and Payne Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Inez Collins Seamstress African American Female 24 Tuberculosis 347 Augusta Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Rebekah Davis Seamstress African American Female 91 Heart N Thomas St & Strong St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Lillie M. Smith Seamstress African American Female 25 Female 1140 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Evaline Holbrook Seamstress African American Female 83 Liver, Stomach Pince Ave & Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Serema E Wiley Seamstress African American Female 49 Heart 268 N Chase St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Laura Neely Seamstress African American Female 21 Tuberculosis Atlanta, GA W. P. Hopson
Georgia Jones Seamstress African American Female 71 Heart, Nephritis 522 W Broad St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Bessie Lou Davis Seamstress African American Female 8 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Fannie Smith Seamstress African American Female 54 Cancer S Rocksprings St & W Broad St W. P. Hopson Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
Clairece Perry School Caucasian Female 15 Stomach Bostwick, GA Bernstein Brothers Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
James Daniel Childs Saw Mill Operator Caucasian Male 53 Hemmorhage [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers
Jas A Harbin Sanitary Inspector Caucasian Male 61 Suicide (gun) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Guy S Weatherly Salesmen Caucasian Male 29 Tuberculosis 198 E Dougherty St Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
E. G. Turner Salesmen Caucasian Male 51 Cancer 728 Cobb St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Carrie May Hunter Sales Caucasian Female 54 Nephritis Jefferson, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Wm Ed Watkins Sales Caucasian Male 60 Pellagra S Finley St & W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
John M. Blake Sales African American Male 63 Heart Nashville, TN Dorsey Furniture Co. Nashville, Tennessee
M. W. Cochran Sales Caucasian Male 54 Apoplexy 168 Grady Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
George Calvin Aaron Sales Caucasian Male 42 Tuberculosis 583 Satula Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee County, Georgia
Paul W. Norman Sales Caucasian Male 41 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers
Horace M. Williamson Sales Caucasian Male 49 Pneumonia 165 Nacoochee Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Bogg's Chapel Cemetery
Annie Morrison Sales Caucasian Female 27 Tuberculosis Hoyt St & College Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
J. D Pike Sales Caucasian Male 63 Bone 6248 Athens Hwy, Jefferson, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Jefferson, Georgia
James Leon King Sales Caucasian Male 45 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Boggs Chapel Cemetery
William David Ramsey Sales Caucasian Male 66 Poisoning 158 Woodrow St McDorman Bridges Co.
John L. Gholson Sales Caucasian Male 19 Diabetes 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Milledgesville, Georgia
Claude Earl Poss Sales Caucasian Male 42 Heart Hoyt St & College Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
M. H. Dunaway Sales Caucasian Male 59 Apoplexy Gainesville, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Gainesville, Georgia
James G. Herring Road Work Caucasian Male 30 Stomach Rutledge, GA Bernstein Brothers Fairplay, Georgia
M.L. Fambrough Reverend African American Male 37 Diabetes 524 Reese St Mack and Payne Madison County, Georgia
C H Watson Reverend African American Male 57 Pneumonia Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Reuben Thomas White Reverend African American Male 86 Heart, Bright's Disease North Avenue & Spring Ct Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
B. H. Trammell Reverend Caucasian Male 65 Cancer Watkinsville, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Macon, Georgia
P. F. Curry Reverend African American Male 60 Cancer 1254 W Broad St W. P. Hopson Halcyondale, Georgia
Oscar Thomas Reverend African American Male 69 Heart N Chase St & Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery

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