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
B G Bullock Carpenter Caucasian Male 65 Apoplexy 146 Herring St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Joe Pittard Farmer African American Male 70 Paralysis [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Pittard Burial Ground
Jeff Smith Farmer African American Male 65 Heart, Bright's Disease Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Family Cemetery
Willie Drinks Mill Employee African American Male 23 Pneumonia 1264 E Broad St Mack and Payne Uvalda, Georgia
George Calvin Aaron Sales Caucasian Male 42 Tuberculosis 583 Satula Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee County, Georgia
J M Suddeth Farmer Caucasian Male 71 Paralysis, Hemorrhage, Brain [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Flipper Craig Farmer African American Male 42 Gun [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
John Howard Mechanic African American Male 23 Stomach Reese St & N Milledge Ave W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
James P. Hall Fireman Caucasian Male 52 Tuberculosis 447 E Hancock Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
William Bush African American Male 0 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Benjiman Ector African American Male 0 Bronchitis 230 Finley St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
W. H. Wade Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 45 Accident (railroad train) [Unknown Address] Dunbar & Dorsey Atlanta, Georgia
Will Stovall Blacksmith African American Male 42 Tuberculosis 420 Reese St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Willie B Meton Caucasian Male 0 Natural causes 434 Foundry St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Heights Cemetery
Jessie Stroud African American Male 85 Natural Causes [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons
Roach Caucasian Male Premature 253 Satula Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Emmett Lumpkin Laborer African American Male 39 Heart 1440 W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Wilson Caucasian Male Stillborn 292 Nellie B. Ave Bernstein Brothers Crawford, Georgia
Robert Baynes Railroad Employee African American Male 38 Heart 1260 W Hancock Ave W. P. Hopson Madison County, Georgia
James Austin Bell Lawyer Caucasian Male 42 Heart 126 Henderson Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
James Williams Inmate African American Male 25 Heart Clarke County, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. County Farm
Jade Theron Damron Caucasian Male 1 Colitis 280 Baldwin St Rosemary Funeral Directors Oconee Hill Cemetery
Charles Crisp Merchant Caucasian Male 51 Gun 359 W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Franklin, North Carolina
Lon Lowe Farmer African American Male 77 Heart 190 N Rocksprings St Bernstein Brothers Oconee County, Georgia
James L. Johnson African American Male 0 Neonatal Chicago, IL Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Carter Caucasian Male Premature birth Grady Ave & Dubose Ave Buried by parents [family] Jefferson, Georgia
Hamilton Huggins Merchant Caucasian Male 73 Old Age 360 N Milledge Ave. Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
George Bacon Laborer African American Male 51 Nephritis Strong St & N Lumpkin St Lomax & Morton Savannah, Georgia
T.E. Kenney Mill Employee Caucasian Male 32 Accident (electricity) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Bogart, Georgia
Charlie Wright Farmer African American Male 24 Poisoning Hoyt St & N Jackson St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Walter H. A. Barrow Child Caucasian Male 1 Dysentery 109 Herty Dr Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Joseph Jones African American Male 5 Nephritis Hendrix Ave & Pulaski Heights Dunbar & Dunaway Eatonton, Georgia
Eddie Hearel Laborer African American Male 37 Tuberculosis 386 W Broad St B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Lucious Brown Laborer African American Male 50 Paralysis Dearing St & S Milledge Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
W. J. Brittian Police Caucasian Male 42 Nephritis North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Phillip Lee Janitor African American Male 76 Bright's Disease 552 W Broad St W. P. Hopson Brooklyn Cemetery
Garfield Greg Child African American Male 3 Accident (fire) Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Ciris Stevens Fellows Caucasian Male 74 Uremia 173 Barrow St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sidney Griffith Laborer African American Male 25 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Putnam County, Georgia
Wm Boyd Shoemaker African American Male 60 Nephritis, Heart 437 N Pope St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Jinie Williams None African American Male 1 Heart 250 Broad St Dunbar & Dunaway Athens, Georgia
Seymour Ray Cook African American Male 41 Pneumonia 137 Odd St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Harry Barnett African American Male 0 Indigestion, malnutrition 4180 Jefferson Rd. Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
John Lewis Smith Child African American Male 2 Pneumonia Oconee St & Grove St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
James Cirley Mcintyre Farmer Caucasian Male 55 Stomach, Appendicitis 797 Cobb St Bernstein Brothers Berkly, Georgia
Albert E. Peeler Student Caucasian Male 7 Meningitis 425 Meigs St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
Sims African American Male 0 Stillborn [Unknown Address] Sherman Brown [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Ambus Mckeever Laborer African American Male 46 Accident (dirt) Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy & Hobson Ave Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Saml P Alexander Farmer Caucasian Male 69 Nephritis, Stomach 4180 Jefferson Rd Dorsey Furniture Co. Mizpah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Henry Swann Caucasian Male 60 Paralysis 153 Barrow St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Barton Bullock Carpenter Caucasian Male 64 Heart 742 Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
J. A. Scarborough Farmer Caucasian Male 52 Hernia Danielsville, Madison County, GA Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
John H Spratling Laborer African American Male 17 Heart Strong St & N Lumpkin St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Lee Ashley Auditor Caucasian Male 34 Apoplexy Valdosta, GA Bernstein Brothers Valdosta, Georgia
Wayman Thomas Laborer African American Male 45 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Winterville, Georgia
Kyle Collins Mail Carrier Caucasian Male 35 Diabetes, Bright's Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Roy Howard Laborer African American Male 44 Apoplexy 757 Waddell St W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
Harry Riley Laborer African American Male 17 Heart 680 Dearing St Mack and Payne Jackson County, Georgia
J. L. Hanna Manager Caucasian Male 23 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Johnie Strickland Butcher African American Male 24 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Demous Nation Caucasian Male 0 Dysentery, Stomach 175 Inglewood Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Whitehall, Georgia
Frank Pitord Cook African American Male 47 Heart, Tuberculosis Hickman Dr. & College Ave Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Alpheus Sturdivant Student Caucasian Male 28 Accident (drowning) Chipley, GA Dorsey Furniture Co.
Green Roberts Retired Caucasian Male 89 Heart 140 Inglewood Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Bun Lyles Glazer African American Male 60 Nephritis N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Eugene Pope Student African American Male 8 Pneumonia, Tonsilitis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Jim Coleman Farmer African American Male 51 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Ernest B. Wood Merchant Caucasian Male 55 Stomach [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Crawford, Georgia
M. W. G. Bone Machinest Caucasian Male 28 Influenza 305 S Pope St Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
T. R. Crow Mill Employee Caucasian Male 43 Paralysis 690 Nantahala Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Wm H. Weatherly Merchant Caucasian Male 58 Stomach E Dougherty St & N Jackson St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Johnnie Rhoads Laborer African American Male 20 Abscess, Stomach Fourth Street & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Clarence Lord Caucasian Male 0 Stomach Satula Ave & Boulevard Dorsey Furniture Co. High Shoals, Georgia
Young A. Daniel Retired Caucasian Male 77 Tuberculosis 185 Grady Ave Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
M. H. Dunaway Sales Caucasian Male 59 Apoplexy Gainesville, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Gainesville, Georgia
Johnnie Merriweather African American Male 5 Accident (car) 268 N Thomas St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Alexander Hill Farmer Caucasian Male 72 Nephritis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Watkinsville, Georgia
Mack Johnson Laborer African American Male 67 Heart, Dropsy Strong St & Foundry St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Sam'L L. Mooney Carpenter Caucasian Male 53 Uremia E Broad St & Wilkerson St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lewis Turner Laborer African American Male 25 Accident 360 N Milledge Ave. Bernstein Brothers Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Leonard David Matthews Caucasian Male 0 Meningitis Lexington, GA C. R. Crawford [individual] Matthews Cemetery
Jas. Ray Bryant Caucasian Male 0 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery
Will Price Laborer African American Male 60 Tuberculosis Jefferson Rd & Trinity Pl Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Louis Manar Butler African American Male 21 Homicide (gun) 190 Lyndon Ave W. P. Hopson Bogart, Georgia
Taylor Middlebrooks Stableman African American Male 41 Heart 290 Barber St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Leo Washington Student African American Male 13 Accident (drowning) 259 Chase St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Carrie Kinnebrew Laborer African American Male 2 Heart N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Bernstein Brothers Eatonton, Georgia
Peter Hill Farmer African American Male 39 Infection 360 N Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Madison County, Georgia
George Dye African American Male 80 Natural causes W Hancock Ave & N Franklin St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Brock Caucasian Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Mead Griffith Farmer African American Male 68 Paralysis, Brain, Hemmorhage [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Paul Smith Railroad Employee Caucasian Male 31 Homicide (gun) Baker St & Fairview St Bernstein Brothers Raleigh, North Carolina
Lonnie James Farmer African American Male 41 Hemmorhage, Brain 131 Cain St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Jesse Bazzell Painter African American Male 50 Mitral 1375 W Broad St Mack and Payne Oconee Heights Cemetery
Dock Oglsby Laborer African American Male 38 Heart, Dropsy 158 Strickland Ave Bernstein Brothers Berkly, Georgia
Charlie Sims Railroad Employee African American Male 50 Paralysis [Unknown Address] Sara Ann Moore [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Joseph Ellsreerry Feelds Caucasian Male Stillborn N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Dorsey Furniture Co. Mizpah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
William Young Laborer African American Male 58 Heart Herring St & S Peter St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Sam O. Swindle Butcher Caucasian Male 53 Tuberculosis North Ave & Madison Heights Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Clennie Harris African American Male 6 [??] [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Comer, Georgia

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