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
Francis Smithe Laborer African American Female 45 Diabetes Athens, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
William Thomas Contractor African American Male 72 Nephritis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Jim Winkfield Reverend African American Male 49 Abscess, nephritis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Eddie Goosby Laborer African American Male 41 Apoplexy 248 Arch St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Sarah Haward Farmer African American Female 74 Dropsy Barnett Shoals Rd & Lexington Rd Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Marie Collins African American Female 7 Diphtheria 228 Fairview St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Richard Glenn Laborer African American Male 85 Nephritis 144 Willow St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Nelie Holder Laborer African American Female 45 Paralysis, Apoplexy 840 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Allen Clarke Laborer African American Male 86 Heart, Dropsy Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Cadelia Huff Cook African American Female 75 Hemmorhage, Brain 520 Prince Ave Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Augustus G. Johnson Laborer African American Male 63 Old Age, Heart 473 Oak St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
L. J. Vonderau Caucasian Female 85 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Dunbar & Dorsey Siloam, Georgia
Howard Hayes African American Male 0 [??] 1679 E Broad St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Oliver Busch Laborer African American Male 31 Heart, Nephritis 1298 Oconee St Dorsey Furniture Co. Spalding County, Georgia
Loranzo Clarke Carpenter African American Male 54 Paralysis 225 Dubose Ave Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Annie Clarke Cook African American Female 38 Nephritis North Ave & Willow St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Will Collins Laborer African American Male 52 Apoplexy 520 N Peter St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Bertie Lou Crow Caucasian Female Stillborn 763 Pulaski St Bernstein Brothers Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Lou Cleveland Farmer African American Female 75 Pneumonia 761 N Chase St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Andrew Collins Laborer African American Male 68 Nephritis 1776 W Broad St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Julia Jinkins Housework African American Female 32 Gun 133 2nd St Bernstein Brothers South Carolina
Walter Collins Laborer African American Male 38 Dropsy 1486 W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Rosa J. Barnett Student African American Female 8 Pneumonia Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
John W. Goosby Store Clerk African American Male 54 Nephritis 277 Fairview St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
James O. Simmons Farmer Caucasian Male 77 Heart Danielsville Rd & Collins Ind Blvd Dorsey Furniture Co. Simmons Family Cemetery
Spencer Holt Laborer African American Male 78 Apoplexy Athens, GA Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Malinda Heard African American Female 80 Paralysis 695 Vine St W. P. Hopson Spaulding Cemetery
Hester Jackson Domestic African American Female 40 Heart North Ave & Willow St B. Dunaway and Sons Spaulding Cemetery
Bolton M Crocker Driver Caucasian Male 64 Apoplexy Spartanburg, SC Bernstein Brothers Spartanburg, South Carolina
Alarnza Johnson Laborer African American Male 15 Tuberculosis 1032 W Reese St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Nettie Ray Cook African American Female 52 Bright's Disease 483 3rd St Mack and Payne Shoal Creek Cemetery
Juber Turner Farmer African American Male 76 Bright's Disease [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Barnes African American Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Commodore Decatur Caffee Store Clerk Caucasian Male 69 Arteries Atlanta, GA Bernstein Brothers Soule Cemetery in Swanquarter, North Carolina
Mary Jane Winfrey Farmer African American Female 17 Heart, Nephritis 4180 Jefferson Rd. Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Earnest Beigths Laborer African American Male 21 Accident (car) 520 N Peter St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Kilmard Dillard Housework African American Female 62 Heart, Nephritis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Emily Finch Laborer African American Female 45 Paralysis 187 Fairview St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Lena Henderson Laborer African American Female 56 Pellagra 283 Fairview St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Dilsey Dupree Laborer African American Female 52 Pneumonia 247 Vine St Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Claudia Johnson Housewife African American Female 32 Malnutrition Winterville Rd & Lexington Rd Dorsey Furniture Co. Spaulding Cemetery
Mattie Lane Howard Housework African American Female 24 Tuberculosis 185 Derby St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
Rosa Finch Domestic African American Female 30 Pneumonia 335 Prince St Bernstein Brothers Spaulding Cemetery
David Johnson Child African American Male 0 Hemmorhage 346 N Pope Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
Melia Thrasher Laborer African American Female 65 Arteries, Apoplexy 130 Green St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Heneritta Peeks African American Female 1 Dysentery [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Smith Cemetery
W. T. Sims Farmer African American Male 20 Accident (car) Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
West Thrasher Farmer African American Male 54 Heart W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Isabell Freeman Cook African American Female 31 Syphilis 930 S Milledge Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Spaulding Cemetery
Stella H. Burton Housewife Caucasian Female 50 Cancer 197 W Hancock Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Smithville, Georgia
Rosa Lee Jena Finley African American Female 0 Infection [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Spaulding Cemetery
L.C. Mcmillan Supplier Caucasian Male 48 Suicide (gun) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Spartanburg, South Carolina
Fernie Lowe Cook African American Female 63 Paralysis 226 N Rocksprings St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Jackson African American Male Stillborn 153 Cleveland Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
James Thomas Farmer African American Male 21 Tuberculosis Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Earnest Simmons African American Male 2 Diphtheria [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Emma Jeffery African American Female 68 Paralysis, Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Annie King Davis Teacher Caucasian Female 44 Diabetes 491 Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. Searcy, Arkansas
Jane Yerby Retired African American Female 97 Old Age [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Edw. Veal African American Male 0 Teething [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Swiff Stevens Farmer African American Male 55 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Allen Johnson Laborer African American Male 55 Paralysis W Broad St & Hawthorne Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Williams African American Female Stillborn Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Rosa Lee Fleming African American Female 0 Dysentery Athens, GA B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Wm. H. Harper Teacher African American Male 48 Pneumonia Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's 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
Hopie Glenn Housework African American Female 80 Pneumonia 158 Strickland Ave Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Thelma Hopkins African American Female 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Will Neal [individual] Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
George Clarke Heard Farmer African American Male 59 Typhoid fever [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Ruby Wheeler Farmer African American Female 17 Bronchitis [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Susie Hodge Housewife African American Female 22 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Harrry J. Reid Merchant Caucasian Male 35 Cancer Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Senoia, Georgia
John Henry Westley Student African American Male 13 Stomach Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Salem, Georgia
Dock Jackson Laborer African American Male 66 Bright's Disease, Heart Pulaski St & Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Essie Strickland Student African American Female 11 Accident (fire) [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Marie E Branch Domestic Caucasian Female 70 Cancer 598 Prince Ave McDorman Bridges Co. Savannah, Georgia
Lena Benfood Housework African American Female 34 Tuberculosis, Pellagra [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Shady Dale, Georgia
Mary An Stricklyn Laborer African American Female 54 Heart, Nephritis 150 Strickland St Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Jane Harris African American Female 86 Cancer, Old Age Danielsville Rd & Collins Ind Blvd B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Marie Jackson African American Female 1 Malnutrition Ruth St & Lake St B. Dunaway and Sons Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Henry R. Thrasher Student Caucasian Male 6 Meningitis 1253 Prince Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Salem, Georgia
Reese Thompson Caucasian Male 0 Neonatal [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
George Bacon Laborer African American Male 51 Nephritis Strong St & N Lumpkin St Lomax & Morton Savannah, Georgia
Amandia Pitman Farmer African American Female 22 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Geral B Heard Farmer African American Male 31 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
R. D. Lumpkin Student African American Male 13 Accident (gun) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Harper African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
William Stricklyn Farmer African American Male 56 Old Age, Stomach 157 Strickland St Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Ella Morton Laundress African American Female 67 Pellagra 272 N Newton St Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
William Harper Teacher African American Male 48 Pneumonia [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Johnson Binford Farmer African American Male 60 Cancer Prince Ave & N Finley St Bernstein Brothers Shady Dale, Georgia
Anna Robinson Farmer African American Female 56 Influenza Clarke County, GA Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Mattie Anderson Laundress African American Female 26 Uremia 150 S Newton St W. P. Hopson Shady Dale, Georgia
Anderson African American Female Stillborn 150 S Newton St W. P. Hopson Shady Dale, Georgia
Herbert Johnson Barber African American Male 1 Colitis 684 S Church St Dorsey Furniture Co. Saint Matthew Baptist Church Cemetery
Nannie Lou Callaway Teacher Caucasian Female 33 Strep Throat LaFayette, Walker County, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Eberhart African American Female Premature birth [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne Sandy Cross Baptist Church Cemetery
Sabe Moon Farmer African American Male 79 Heart [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Marthia King Farmer African American Female 50 Brain, Hemmorhage Athens, GA Mack and Payne Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Ema Davenport Farmer African American Female 60 Stomach 183 Cleveland Ave Mack and Payne Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery

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