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 ascending Cemetery
Ruba Wall Student African American Female 16 Pneumonia Pope St & Reese St W. P. Hopson Elberton, Georgia
Minnie Carter Cook African American Female 39 Apoplexy 550 Odd St W. P. Hopson Crawford, Georgia
Wm. Brown Ice Cream Worker Caucasian Male 18 Syphilis 325 N Rocksprings St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Susie Jones Cook African American Female 60 Apoplexy 223 Nantahala Ave W. P. Hopson Oconee Heights Cemetery
Phoebe Brown Housework African American Female 60 Heart 850 Waddell St W. P. Hopson Clarke, Georgia
Creacues African American Female Stillborn E Dougherty St & N Lumpkin St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Jos Solomon Laborer African American Male 49 Fire Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
Harry Mason Student African American Male 20 Typhoid fever E Broad St & S Thomas St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
George Dye African American Male 80 Natural causes W Hancock Ave & N Franklin St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Lonnie James Farmer African American Male 41 Hemmorhage, Brain 131 Cain St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Smith African American Male 0 Premature Ruth St & Lake St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Florida Thomas Cook African American Female 35 Heart, Nephritis 143 Morton Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Hill African American Female Stillborn 215 N Pope St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
George Hutcherson Farmer African American Male 58 Paralysis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave W. P. Hopson Watkinsville, Georgia
Allin Eberhardt African American Male 0 Pneumonia, Whooping Cough 385 N Billups St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Ella F. Jenkins African American Female 0 Premature 145 N Rockspring St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Will Henry Graham Porter African American Male 47 Heart 542 W Broad St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
J.J. Thomas Shoemaker African American Male 49 Tuberculosis S Hull St & Waddell St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Sue Winfrey Farm Laborer African American Female 93 Dropsy [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Arnoldsville, Georgia
Callie Johnson Farmer African American Female 53 Stomach 360 N Milledge Ave. W. P. Hopson Oconee County, Georgia
Hill African American Female Premature birth, Stillborn 173 Pearl St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
John Lowe Farmer African American Male 77 Nephritis, Heart Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Clarke County, Georgia
Albert Tate Porter African American Male 25 Hemorrhage 215 Lumpkin St W. P. Hopson New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Carrie Edwards Laundress African American Female 29 Nephritis S Finley St & Baxter St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Ernest Davis Laborer African American Male 22 Pneumonia 368 Athens Ave W. P. Hopson Middleton, Georgia
Boyd Smith Farmer African American Male 74 Malaria Ciro, GA W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Byrd African American Female Stillborn 187 Popler St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Alfred Johnson Student African American Male 16 Pneumonia 123 Johnson Dr. Theo Williams [individual] City Athens
James A. P. Langston Retired Caucasian Male 70 Pneumonia Monroe, GA The E. L. Almand Company Watkinsville, Georgia
Josephine Lewis Hammond Caucasian Female 45 Appendix, Surgery, Infection, Pneumonia Monroe, GA The E. L. Almand Company Rest Haven Cemetery
Loretta Moore Huddlston Housework Caucasian Female 26 Infection, Heart Atlanta, GA The E. L. Almand Company Monroe Cemetery
Jasper Ellis African American Male 2 Unknown Winterville, GA T. G. Holbrook [individual] Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Anna Hunter Child African American Female 36 Premature birth 139 N Newton Sterling Hunter Father [father] [family] Athens, Georgia
Julia Ruth Bell Caucasian Female 3 Pneumonia, Stomach 240 Dubose Ave Star Bell + Co. Cleveland, Georgia
Sims African American Male 0 Stillborn [Unknown Address] Sherman Brown [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Charlie Sims Railroad Employee African American Male 50 Paralysis [Unknown Address] Sara Ann Moore [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Jackson African American Female 0 Premature [Unknown Address] Sam Wyche [individual] Place near family house
James Shearer Veteran Caucasian Male 26 [Nothing Listed] [Unknown Address] S.E McGowan [individual] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beatrice Carroll African American Female 0 Premature birth 256 Dr Martin Luther King Parkway Rufus Carroll [father] [family] Athens, Georgia
Rebeco E. Daniel Housewife African American Female 35 Syphilis 695 Vine Rosemary Funeral Directors Athens, Georgia
Mary Hall Caucasian Female 77 Old Age 290 Baldwin St Rosemary Funeral Directors White Hall Cemetery
Jade Theron Damron Caucasian Male 1 Colitis 280 Baldwin St Rosemary Funeral Directors Oconee Hill Cemetery
Akerson Harris African American Male 0 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Rosemary Funeral Directors Brooklyn Cemetery
Tom Jerrel Farmer African American Male 80 Natural causes, Heart Athens, GA Rosemary Funeral Directors Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Sallie Mae Jones Child African American Female 0 Syphilis 242 Savannah Ave Robt E. Jones [relative] Athens, Georgia
Sam Carter Farmer African American Male 75 Bowel [Unknown Address] Rich Watkins [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
John Columbus Duke Drayman African American Male 60 Dysentery Athens, GA Randolph-Smith Co. [Randolph Brothers] Paradise Cemetery
Dorthy Lee Brown African American Female 1 Colitis [Unknown Address] Randolph Brothers Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Brown African American Male Stillborn 128 Odd St Pauper, no undertaker; J. H. Booth, health officer
Garfield Henderson African American Female 0 Stillborn 398 Cleveland Ave Pauper No Undertaker [family] Athens, Georgia
Noble None African American Female 0 Neonatal North Ave & Willow St Pauper No Undertaker Allensville [family] Allensville, Georgia
Wright None African American Male Stillborn 360 Milledge Ave Pauper by city Athens, Georgia
Duthrege Caucasian Female Stillborn Bryan St & N Chase St Pauper buried by J. H. [Be??on] [??ton] Athens, Georgia
Thomason None African American Male Stillborn 170 Trail Creek St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Henry Clark African American Male 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Davenport African American Female Stillborn [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Zella Mae Lester Child African American Female 0 Neonatal 167 N Finley St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Pope African American Male Stillborn 1385 W Hancock Ave Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Nesbit African American Male Stillborn 386 Arch St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Julia Caters African American Female Stillborn 387 Arch St Parents [family]
Malcom Caucasian Male Stillborn Monroe, Walton County, GA Parents [family] Walton County, Georgia
Hattie Lewis African American Male 0 Stomach 245 Atlanta Ave Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Howard Bates Child African American Male 0 Seizures [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Woods Caucasian Male Stillborn 146 Bryant St Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
John Elder Child African American Male 0 Premature birth N Hull St & N Lumpkin St Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Evans African American Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Will Henry Bird African American Male Stillborn 135 Pearl St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Smith African American Male Premature Ruth St & Lake St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Wood Caucasian Female 0 Stilborn Athens, GA Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Cook African American Male Stillborn North Avenue & Willow St Parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Johnson African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Hill African American Female Stillborn 220 Pearl St Parents buried baby [family] Athens, Georgia
Elizabeth Willis African American Female Premature 540 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy Parent [family] Athens, Georgia
Marion Moore Child African American Female 0 Starvation 348 4th St Parent Fred Moore [family] Athens, Georgia
Flossie May Da Bell Hill African American Female 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] None [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Lucy Thrasher African American Female 80 Cancer Bogart, GA None [family] Oconee County, Georgia
Mathews African American Male Premature [Unknown Address] None [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Mathews African American Male Premature [Unknown Address] None [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Owens African American Male 0 Premature [Unknown Address] None [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Chester Redfield Whitehead African American Male 1 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] None [Family] Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Autry Caucasian Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] No undertaker, buried by parent [family] Cleveland, Georgia
Sims African American Male Premature 134 Hendricks Ave No undertaker [family] Jackson County, Georgia
Ellington African American Stillborn Lyndon Ave & Dubose Ave No undertaker [family] At home
Wilson Caucasian Female 0 Premature [Unknown Address] No undertaker [family] Banks County, Georgia
Tillman African American Female Stillborn 900 Henderson Extension No undertaker Family burial Brooklyn Cemetery
Noble African American Female 0 Premature North Ave & Willow St No undertaker by parents [family] Athens, Georgia
Stokes African American Female Premature [Unknown Address] No Undertaker (Pauper) [family] Athens, Georgia
Edward Wilson Farmer African American Male 50 Lungs [Unknown Address] No underaker in attendance [family]
Wright African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Nelson Wright [individual] Clarke County, Georgia
Dean African American Female Stillborn 487 Athens Ave Mother & Father [family] Watkinsville, Georgia
Ida E. Wright Housework Caucasian Female 68 Cancer 380 S Lumpkin St McDorman Bridges Co. Starrsville, Georgia
George Calvin Aaron Sales Caucasian Male 42 Tuberculosis 583 Satula Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee County, Georgia
Marth Lillian Pitner Domestic Caucasian Female 67 Heart, Kidneys 336 Hill St McDorman Bridges Co. Athens, Georgia
Marie E Branch Domestic Caucasian Female 70 Cancer 598 Prince Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Savannah, Georgia
Mollie Ruderselle Retired Caucasian Female 69 Pneumonia Winterville, GA McDorman Bridges Co. Winterville, Georgia
Ollie Ophelia Couch Domestic Caucasian Female 37 Unknown Jefferson, GA McDorman Bridges Co. Bogart, Georgia
Emma Westabrook Whitney Retired Caucasian Female 74 Heart, Lungs 784 Cobb St McDorman Bridges Co. Acton, Massachusetts
Annie Hale Housework Caucasian Female 58 Pneumonia Winterville, GA McDorman Bridges Co. Hale Cemetery
Willie A. Draper Caucasian Male 49 Heart [Unknown Address] McDorman Bridges Co. Bogart, Georgia
Ethlinda Cuter Domestic Caucasian Female 76 Heart 724 Boulevard McDorman Bridges Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery

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