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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Willie | Saye | Reverend | Caucasian | Male | 51 | Heart, Infection, Dysentery | 1456 E Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Charlie | Walker | Reverend | African American | Male | 65 | Typhoid Fever | Athens, GA | Mack and Payne | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Oscar E. | Satterly | Reverend | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Heart | Athens, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Tiffin, Ohio |
B. H. | Trammell | Reverend | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Cancer | Watkinsville, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Macon, Georgia |
W. C. | Fox | Reverend | Caucasian | Male | 60 | [??] | 4180 Jefferson Rd. | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Atlanta, Georgia |
James R. | King | Reverend | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Paralysis | [Unknown Address] | B. Dunaway and Sons | |
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 |
General Jackson | Peyton | Reverend | Caucasian | Male | 61 | Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
N C | Massey | Reverend | Caucasian | Female | 76 | Cancer | 893 Hill St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Union Baptist Church Cemetery |
Robert P | Harris | Reverend | African American | Male | 50 | Mitral | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Mack and Payne | Spring Creek Cemetery |
Thomas J. | Harris | Reverend | African American | Male | 50 | Tuberculosis | 160 Paris St | Mack and Payne | New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Jim | Winkfield | Reverend | African American | Male | 49 | Abscess, nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Mack and Payne | Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
B. J. | Moon | Reverend | African American | Male | 60 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | W. P. Hopson | Oconee Heights, Georgia |
Monroe Bowers (Pink) | Morton | Retired Capitalist | African American | Male | 63 | Stomach | 823 Prince Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Athens, Georgia |
John Thomas | Porter | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Uremia | Statham, GA | McDorman Bridges Co. | Barrow County, Georgia |
Mendal | Morris | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Sarah J P | Strummers | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 72 | Paralysis | 360 N Milledge Ave. | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jos. White | Woods | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 82 | Bright's Disease, Heart | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Minnie | Brittian | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 86 | Hemmorhage | [Unknown Address] | McDorman Bridges Co. | Greene County, Georgia |
Billups | Phinizy | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Cancer | 324 S Milledge Ave | McDorman Bridges Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
George P. | Brightwell | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Heart | 168 N Finley St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
James W | Thompson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 80 | Nephritis, Dysentery | Hutchins, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Farmington, Georgia |
Jas. Alexander | Broach | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 82 | Infection, Uremia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Collette L, | Pitner | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Unknown | 336 Hill St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Geo W. | Brown | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Bright's Disease | 347 Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Realla | Braswell | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Small Pox | [Unknown Address] | B. Dunaway and Sons | Lester Cemetery |
John J. | Johnson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 94 | Paralysis, Brain, Hemmorhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Senica E. | Reese | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Pneumonia | 176 Brittain Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Mound Cemetery |
William J. | Procter | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 82 | Cystitis | 258 Springdale St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | |
James A. | Pierce | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 94 | Stomach | E Dougherty St & College Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Royston, Georgia |
Marshal C. | Watson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Stomach | 327 Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Royston, Georgia |
James Francis | Whittaker | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 73 | Paralysis | 686 Barber St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Athens, Georgia |
Emma Westabrook | Whitney | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 74 | Heart, Lungs | 784 Cobb St | McDorman Bridges Co. | Acton, Massachusetts |
Lee | Goodrum | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 75 | [??] | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
W.J. | Whitehead | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 82 | Pneumonia | 1450 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Thomas | Baily | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 82 | Old Age | 240 Hull St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Kissey | Bates | Retired | African American | Female | 100 | Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Anna | Whitehead | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 86 | Pneumonia | 800 Oglethorpe Ave | McDorman Bridges Co. | Wray's Cemetery |
D. C. | Nichols | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 76 | Heart | 372 Hancock Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Commerce, Georgia |
Giles B. | Jennings | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 81 | Unknown | 166 Cloverhurst Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Fred | Dawson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 58 | Bright's disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Nancy A. | Whitehead | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 72 | Paralysis, Brain, Hemorrhage | 979 S Lumpkin St | McDorman Bridges Co. | Wray's Cemetery |
Henry Kennion | Cooper | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Heart, Kidneys | 327 Peabody St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Young A. | Daniel | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Tuberculosis | 185 Grady Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jane | Yerby | Retired | African American | Female | 97 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery |
H Nathanel | Thomas | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 64 | Uremia | 250 Boulevard | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
James A. P. | Langston | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Pneumonia | Monroe, GA | The E. L. Almand Company | Watkinsville, Georgia |
William H. | Merck | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Cancer | 175 Childs St | Dunbar & Dorsey | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
James H. | Sheppard | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 88 | Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Charlie | Williams | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 61 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Eugina | Lowe | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 78 | Pellagra | 195 Henderson Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clinton, South Carolina |
Wm J | Thornton | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Apoplexy | Grady Ave & Dubose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jas. N. | Davison | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Heart | 234 Hill St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Mary F. | Forrester | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 83 | Old Age | 578 Pulaski St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Mollie | Ruderselle | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 69 | Pneumonia | Winterville, GA | McDorman Bridges Co. | Winterville, Georgia |
Joe C | Robertson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
John | Winfrey | Retired | African American | Male | 100 | Apoplexy | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Billups Grove Cemetery |
B F H | Jackson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 87 | Kidneys, Old Age | 429 Meigs St | Bernstein Brothers | Hall County, Georgia |
Mary | Wooten | Retired | African American | Female | 75 | Old Age | US-441 & Sandy Creek Rd | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Crawford, Georgia |
Marion D. | Phinizy | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 68 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | McDorman Bridges Co. | Athens, Georgia |
Robert Henry | Simpson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Uremia, Bright's Disease, Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Martha | Glenn | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Paralysis | North Avenue & Spring | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
F.G. | Umbach | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 66 | Nephritis | N Lumpkin St & E Clayton St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Robt. P. | Pierce | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 73 | Nephritis | Strong St & N Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Albert | Thomas | Retired | African American | Male | 114 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Watkins | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Pneumonia | 1447 E Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Maysville, Georgia | |
Thomas Norman | Williams | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 52 | Uremia, Heart, Nephritis, Arteries | 234 Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
William J. | Glenn | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 63 | Heart | North Avenue & Spring | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
Wm. Pierce | Reynolds | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 92 | Old Age | 449 Hull Rd | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Berry J. | Porterfield | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 74 | Cognitive | 122 Normal Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Colbert, Georgia |
Fannie L. | Mitchell | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 83 | Uremia | 473 Hancock Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Edward G | Oglitry | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 79 | Pneumonia | 145 Mulberry St | B. Dunaway and Sons | Attica, Georgia |
Simon | Sloman | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Uremia, Heart, Bright's Disease | 1160 Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Martha M. | Stanford | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Apoplexy | Thompson, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | McCrary-Lewis Cemetery |
Jas. H. | Booth | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 56 | Nephritis | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Alfred | Hanner | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 81 | Old Age | 661 Pulaski St | Bernstein Brothers | Grapevine Cemetery #1 in Kentucky |
Thos. | Hadaway | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Uremia | N Milledge Ave & Hill St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Green | Roberts | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 89 | Heart | 140 Inglewood Ave | McDorman Bridges Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
J. L. | Patterson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 73 | Bright's Disease | Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy | Bernstein Brothers | Princeton Factory |
Susan | Derricott | Retired | African American | Female | 100 | Old Age | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Mary Mckinley | Cobb | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 82 | Cancer | 957 Baxter Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Mollie | Roberts | Retired | Caucasian | Female | 76 | Stomach, Old Age | 1082 S Lumpkin St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jas. H. | Towns | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 69 | Brain, Hemorrhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Louis | Morris | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 80 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Jutson | Huff | Resturant Owner | Caucasian | Male | 29 | Pneumonia | 250 Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Tom P. | Stanley | Recorder | Caucasian | Male | 67 | Heart | 824 S Milledge St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Alonzo C | Hancock | Real Estate | Caucasian | Male | 51 | Bright's Disease | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
John T. | Anderson | Real Estate | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Cancer | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
James C. | Fuller | Real Estate | Caucasian | Male | 42 | Apoplexy | 523 Prince Ave | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
D. P. | Patrick | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 43 | Syphilis | [Unknown Address] | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Lavonia, Georgia |
Jutson | Elder | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 18 | Stomach | 482 Cleveland Ave | W. P. Hopson | Oconee County, Georgia |
R H | Lemmons | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 60 | Stomach | Lula, GA | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Leela, Georgia |
William Henry | Wells | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Pneumonia | 1275 Prince Ave | Dunbar & Dorsey | Athens, Georgia |
Charlie | Sims | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 50 | Paralysis | [Unknown Address] | Sara Ann Moore [individual] | Clarke County, Georgia |
Owen D. | Perry | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 33 | Accident (fall) | 340 Barber | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Robert | Baynes | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 38 | Heart | 1260 W Hancock Ave | W. P. Hopson | Madison County, Georgia |
Ralph | Gales | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | Meningitis | Crawford, GA | Dunbar & Dorsey | Crawford, Georgia | |
Frank Western | Garrison | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 45 | Homicide | Fountain Grove, SC | Bernstein Brothers | Fountain Inn Municipal Cemetery |
James D. | Price | Railroad Employee | Caucasian | Male | 65 | Heart | 248 Springdale St | Dorsey Furniture Co. | Oconee Hill Cemetery |