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 Sexsort ascending Age at Death Cause of Death Address Funeral Home Cemetery
Cicero F Baily Merchant Caucasian Male 64 Heart 198 Elbert St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Tom Thompson Farmer African American Male 60 Cancer Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Horston Haynes Farmer African American Male 75 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
G. L. Baxter Farmer Caucasian Male 48 Arteries, Hernia Commerce, GA M. S. Sanders [individual] Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Quiller Cooper Farmer African American Male 16 Bright's Disease Danielsville, GA Bernstein Brothers New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Stanhope Erwin Caucasian Male [??] San Francisco, CA Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Jones African American Male Premature 149 S Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Jasper Hemphill Minister African American Male 64 Heart 199 Marlin St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Geo W Farrell Merchant Caucasian Male 46 Cancer 446 E Clayton St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Gibson Callaway Farmer African American Male 39 Stomach 516 N Billups St Bernstein Brothers County Farm
Jones Child African American Male Stillborn E Broad St & Hickory St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Sherman Nunnally African American Male 0 Cold [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
M. C. Johnson Farmer Caucasian Male 61 Heart Crawford, GA Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lewis Lester Drayman African American Male 52 Apoplexy 599 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Geo. Ramey Farmer African American Male 51 Stomach 186 John St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Edw. D. Treanor Farmer Caucasian Male 62 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Milledgeville, Georgia
W. T. Sims Farmer African American Male 20 Accident (car) Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Hugh H Brown Child Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia Newton Bridge Rd & Paradise Blvd Dunbar & Dorsey Rehoboth Baptist Cemetery
Guy Colbert Driver African American Male 18 Homicide (gun) Strickland Ave & Marlin St B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
James A. Pitner Merchant Caucasian Male 65 Cancer Barrow St & Barber St Dunbar & Dorsey Athens, Georgia
Carl Goolsby Caucasian Male 41 Pneumonia 177 Miles St Dorsey Furniture Co. Lexington, Georgia
Hawkins Dillard Farmer African American Male 61 Diabetes [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Mount Zion Cemetery
O. D. Arnold Farmer Caucasian Male 49 Heart Satula Ave & Boulevard Dorsey Furniture Co. Arnold Burial Ground
Don Dupree Physician Caucasian Male 40 Heart S Milledge Ave & W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Will Henry Williams Laborer African American Male 30 Unknown, Heart, Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Carl Adams Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth 880 College Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Bowman, Georgia
Harry C. Johnson Planter Caucasian Male 19 Accident (cotton gin) Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
John A. Fowler Merchant Caucasian Male 73 Uremia 599 Prince Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Washington, Georgia
Jemo Jennings Farmer African American Male 51 Stomach [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
John Jones Drayman African American Male 40 [??] 286 1st St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Joe Meyers Caucasian Male 0 Colitis [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Hale-Meyer Cemetery
Reese Colquitt Tailor African American Male 42 Heart 294 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Corry Davis Laborer African American Male 25 Accident (car) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Wm Alexander Carethers Farmer Caucasian Male 78 Pneumonia 4180 Jefferson Rd. Dorsey Furniture Co. Atica Cemetery
James W Thompson Retired Caucasian Male 80 Nephritis, Dysentery Hutchins, GA Bernstein Brothers Farmington, Georgia
Edd Tool Farmer Caucasian Male 63 Heart Estelle Ave & Tallassee Road B. Dunaway and Sons
S. R. Mcduffie Accountant Caucasian Male 36 Apoplexy Milledge Ave & Cobb St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Charlie Cochran Laborer African American Male 22 Homicide (gun) Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Jim Haze Farmer African American Male 50 Apoplexy North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Cootney Robinson Farmer African American Male 65 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Clarke County, Georgia
Claud Billips Child African American Male 2 Diphtheria [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Billups Grove Cemetery
Edward Lee Thompson Invalid Caucasian Male 16 Heart, Infection Statham, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Jackson County, Georgia
Willie Myer Fowler Caucasian Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Elic Wade Laborer African American Male 48 Apoplexy N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
T. W. Rucker Lawyer Caucasian Male 78 Heart, Kidneys 520 Dearing St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sandy Scott Laborer African American Male 75 Dropsy 472 North Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Wm. Brown Farmer African American Male 30 Accident (car) Colbert, GA Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Alza Thornton Mill Employee Caucasian Male 18 Typhoid fever 127 Miles St Dorsey Furniture Co. Stone Cemetery
Charlie Crowder Mill Employee Caucasian Male 17 Pneumonia 149 Tibbetts Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sharpe Caucasian Male Stillborn Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd B. Dunaway and Sons Colbert, Georgia
Thompson African American Male Premature 439 1st St by parents (pauper) [family] Athens, Georgia
Rufus Mack Child African American Male 13 Accident (drowning) 290 Peter St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Kelly Stephens Herring Bailer Caucasian Male 35 Poisoning (alcohol) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Danielsville, Georgia
J. P. Merritt Laborer African American Male 51 Heart 280 Savannah Ave Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Lee Knox Laborer African American Male 35 Suicide (gun) N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Gordon, Georgia
Monroe Bowers (Pink) Morton Retired Capitalist African American Male 63 Stomach 823 Prince Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Athens, Georgia
Harvey Huff Farmer African American Male 56 Heart, Dropsy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
J. C. Hughes Laborer African American Male 18 Tuberculosis 694 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Bernstein Brothers Jeffersonville, Georgia
Henry Stephens Farmer African American Male 16 Bronchitis Tallassee Rd. & Whitehead Rd [Nothing Listed] Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Reo. Mitchel African American Male 0 Heart 1475 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Thomas Baily Retired Caucasian Male 82 Old Age 240 Hull St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Willie A. Draper Caucasian Male 49 Heart [Unknown Address] McDorman Bridges Co. Bogart, Georgia
John William Baughcam Mill Employee Caucasian Male 66 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Old Barnett Shoals Cemetery
James Adams Farmer Caucasian Male 68 Heart 745 Pulaski St Dorsey Furniture Co. Buena Vista Cemetery
Quilla Johnson Farmer African American Male 22 Influenza, Infection [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Wilson Brown Merchant African American Male 50 Hemmorhage W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Marion Mason Smith Caucasian Male Stillborn Hoyt St & N Jackson St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
J V Williams African American Male Stillborn 176 Billups St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Wm Brown Steward African American Male 54 Apoplexy 760 Chase St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Martin Reynolds Smith Housework Caucasian Male 6 Accident (car) S Lumpkin St & Milledge Cir. Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Hill African American Male 0 Premature birth Hoyt St & North Jackson St Buried by parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Myar Chastine Caucasian Male 71 Heart Clarke County, GA B. Dunaway and Sons County Farm
Frank Jones Unknown African American Male 29 Tuberculosis Lula, GA Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
William Wier Laborer African American Male 43 Heart 194 Macon Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Geo. Okerson Caucasian Male 64 Heart Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Duke A. Daniel Farmer Caucasian Male 81 Accident (fall) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
J. R. Ford Farmer Caucasian Male 78 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Mitchell, Georgia
John Cole African American Male Stillborn 187 John St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
James W. Pinson Mechanic Caucasian Male 29 Pneumonia E Broad St & S Jackson St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
R. L. Melton Merchant Caucasian Male 24 Pneumonia 1725 W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Robert P Harris Reverend African American Male 50 Mitral Strong St & N Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Spring Creek Cemetery
Henry Durham Laborer African American Male 32 Heart 1529 W Broad St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
B G Bullock Carpenter Caucasian Male 65 Apoplexy 146 Herring St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Charlie Willoughby Student African American Male 25 Homicide (stabbing) 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Marvin C. Smith None Caucasian Male 0 Bronchitis 375 Oconee St Dorsey Furniture Co. Athens, Georgia
James Johnson Farmer African American Male 58 Pneumonia Athens, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Clarke County, Georgia
Fat Grism Cook African American Male 37 Nephritis, Liver, Heart 478 Strong St Mack and Payne Washington, Georgia
Chester Redfield Whitehead African American Male 1 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] None [Family] Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
William Grady Myers Farmer Caucasian Male 23 Accident (gun) Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Hale-Meyer Cemetery
Wm J Thornton Retired Caucasian Male 77 Apoplexy Grady Ave & Dubose Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Henry Jackson Janitor African American Male 83 Cancer 465 Reese St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Grady Wilson Davis Student African American Male 9 Meningitis 111 N Pope St Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
James P. Hall Fireman Caucasian Male 52 Tuberculosis 447 E Hancock Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Francis Joseph Mcganigle Caucasian Male Stillborn, Premature 794 Hancock Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
B. W. G. Mayfield Laborer African American Male 63 Pneumonia 270 Savannah Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
John T. Williams Blacksmith Caucasian Male 75 Pneumonia 372 E Hancock Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Williams Cemetery
Will Stovall Blacksmith African American Male 42 Tuberculosis 420 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
George Clarke Heard Farmer African American Male 59 Typhoid fever [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
General Jackson Peyton Reverend Caucasian Male 61 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Charlie Freeman Farmer African American Male 34 Tuberculosis Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia

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