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 Homesort descending Cemetery
Martin G. Greenway Caucasian Male 4 Diabetes 485 Nacoochee Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Elnora Lungkins African American Female 10 Diphtheria Athens Ave & Macon Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Edd Tool Farmer Caucasian Male 63 Heart Estelle Ave & Tallassee Road B. Dunaway and Sons
Georgia Mae Sims Caucasian Female Pneumonia [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Joseph W. Simmons Caucasian Male [??] 250 Williams St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee County, Georgia
Webster Stuart African American Male 75 Old Age [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons County Farm
Hugh Caucasian Male Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery
William D. Greggs Driver Caucasian Male 49 Cancer 153 Inglewood Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Meriam Thrasher Caucasian Female Stillborn 348 Hoyt St B. Dunaway and Sons Farmington, Georgia
Jeffrie Sailors Veteran Caucasian Male 26 Tuberculosis 250 Barrow St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Jeanett Hearal African American Female 1 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Will Richerson Laborer African American Male 63 Prostate Yonah Ave & Satula Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Rufus Gaines African American Male 1 Diphtheria 139 Yonah Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Heights Cemetery
Thomas Caucasian Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Rosa Lee Fleming African American Female 0 Dysentery Athens, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Towns Caucasian Male Premature Whitehall, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Whitehall, Georgia
Willut Turner African American Female 4 Nephritis 360 Lyndon Ave B. Dunaway and Sons
Alexandra Caucasian Male Stillborn, Delivery 185 Baxter St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Kate Hodges Domestic Caucasian Female 34 Influenza, Meningitis 850 Chase St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Rebecca Jordon Domestic Caucasian Female 82 Asthma, Old Age [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Watkinsville, Georgia
Rudell Green African American Male Unknown 437 3rd St B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Cathrine Gleen African American Female 4 Stomach [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Heights Cemetery
Lena Fean African American Female 85 Old Age Strong St & Foundry St B. Dunaway and Sons Farrar, Georgia
Rubin C. Nunn Merchant Caucasian Male 80 Old Age, Dysentery, Bright's Disease 4180 Jefferson Rd. B. Dunaway and Sons Harmony Christian Church Cemetery
Clennie Harris African American Male 6 [??] [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Comer, Georgia
James Hughes Laborer African American Male 24 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons
Smith African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Mary E Davis Domestic Caucasian Female 78 Old Age Clarke County, GA B. Dunaway and Sons County Pauper Farm
Tom Dukes Caucasian Male 80 Cancer Clarke County, GA B. Dunaway and Sons County Pauper Farm
Jane Hall Caucasian Female 75 Accident [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons White Hall Cemetery
Cleveland A. Hunt Farmer Caucasian Male 69 Heart [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Mount Vernon Christian Church Cemetery
Harper African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Swb Smith Laborer African American Male 70 Heart 118 S Rockspring St B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Charlie Dowdy Farmer African American Male 14 Tuberculosis, Nephritis Whitehall, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Old Arnold's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
John Harris Prisoner African American Male 48 Pneumonia, Surgery Clarke County, GA B. Dunaway and Sons County Pauper Farm
Eunice Williams Cook African American Female 38 Apoplexy 274 Arch St B. Dunaway and Sons Spaulding Cemetery
James W. Sampler Farmer Caucasian Male 63 Accident (fire) Clarke County, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Buford, Georgia
Alice White Domestic Caucasian Female 42 Spine 245 W Clayton St B. Dunaway and Sons Madison, Georgia
Victor N Duncan Mill Employee Caucasian Male 69 Pneumonia 797 Cobb St B. Dunaway and Sons Stinchcomb United Methodist Church Cemetery
Nellie Francis Patterson African American Female 0 Starvation 150 Valley St B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Lucy Dupree Erwin Student Caucasian Female 13 Brain, Hemmorhage Dearing St & N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sinis Patterson Housework Caucasian Female 72 Apoplexy S Jackson St & Baldwin St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
D. J. Evans Mill Employee Caucasian Male 51 Stomach Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Fritz Moseman Farmer Caucasian Male 67 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
I. G. Swift Housework Caucasian Female 63 Cancer Dearing St & S Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
John Lance Branch Caucasian Male 36 Accident (car) 156 Grady Ave Bernstein Brothers Greene County, Georgia
James Mote Caucasian Male 0 Stomach 196 Park Ave Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Silivery Driver African American Female 70 Cancer 250 DuBose Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Quincie Yerby Farmer African American Male 17 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Robt. Williams Laborer African American Male 22 Nephritis, Heart 161 Willow St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Joe U. Pollard Painter Caucasian Male 76 Tuberculosis 399 Buena Vista Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
J F Malloy Domestic Caucasian Female 30 Abdominal 219 Waddell St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Cisero Brown Laborer African American Male 75 Mitral S Rocksprings St & W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
H. C. Hunter Housework Caucasian Female 72 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
Scynthia A. Hadoway Housework Caucasian Female 78 Heart 910 Hill St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Arthur Jackson Laborer African American Male 43 Tuberculosis 386 Chase St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Bessie Lou Davis Seamstress African American Female 8 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Sarah Jane Roberts Housework Caucasian Female 81 Stomach, Dysentery [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Bessie Smith Farmer African American Female 17 Tuberculosis Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Wm. H. Harper Teacher African American Male 48 Pneumonia Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Willie Witcher Farm Laborer African American Male 16 Brain [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
J. W. O'Kelly Office Work Caucasian Male 71 Dropsy 269 N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Susan C. Griffeth Domestic Caucasian Female 69 Diabetes, Convulsions [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery
D. W. Huff Watchman Caucasian Male 56 Homicide (gun) 797 Cobb St  Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Emma Gee Housework Caucasian Female 76 Broken bone 360 Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Alonzo Anderson Painter Caucasian Male 43 Homicide 267 Dubose Ave Bernstein Brothers Commerce, Georgia
Lee Ely Farmer African American Male 60 Paralysis, Cancer [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Rosa Lee Bailey Farmer African American Female 16 Salpingitis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Georgia Cole Housework African American Female 38 Cancer N Thomas St & Strong St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Alice Arnold Domestic Caucasian Female 19 Tuberculosis 310 Nellie B Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Earnest Lee Holmes Caucasian Male 5 Stomach 147 Tibbetts St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sussie May Landrum African American Female 0 Malnutrition, Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Elberhart African American Female Stillborn [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
D. R. Waters Carpenter Caucasian Male 72 Pneumonia 835 Oconee Rd. Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
L.D. Merrett African American Male 7 Heart 280 S Peter St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
J A Voyles Planter Caucasian Male 66 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
Ethel Winfrey Housework African American Female 21 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Goss Harris African American Unknown 0 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Cash African American Male 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Leroy Parks Caucasian Male 1 Colitis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Lawrencevile, Georgia
Chas. H. Krumrine Engineer Caucasian Male 37 Cancer Strong St & N Jackson St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
John L. Gholson Sales Caucasian Male 19 Diabetes 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Milledgesville, Georgia
Marvin Gabriel Child Caucasian Male 8 Infection Lexington, GA Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Martha Moseman Housework Caucasian Female 70 Heart Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
James G. Herring Road Work Caucasian Male 30 Stomach Rutledge, GA Bernstein Brothers Fairplay, Georgia
Daisy Tate African American Female 0 Malnutrition Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy & Strickland Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Permelia Murry Housework Caucasian Female 78 Apoplexy Boulevard & N Chase St Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
Dudley Caucasian Female Stillborn 494 S Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
R. L. Hammond Caucasian Male 0 Marasmus, Stomach Whitehall, GA Bernstein Brothers White Hall Cemetery
Minor Jerby Farmer African American Male 49 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
John T. Pollard Painter Caucasian Male 46 Paralysis, Insanity Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Nellie Bell Deadwyler African American Female 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Mount Zion Cemetery
Mollie Manne Housewife Caucasian Female 64 Cancer 124 Cherokee St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Forrest Brown African American Male 0 Pneumonia 160 Glenhaven Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Francis Jewell Iverson Housework Caucasian Female 22 Inflection 797 Cobb St  Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
E. H. Hale Physician Caucasian Male 74 Apoplexy 150 Barrow St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lizzie Smith Housework African American Female 48 Heart, Dropsy N Newton St & W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Ceasor Jackson Laborer African American Male 41 Nephritis 246 N Pope St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Doris Belle Davis Child Caucasian Female 0 Premature birth Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Liza Rogers Housework African American Female 35 Typhoid fever 360 Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia

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