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 Occupationsort descending Race Sex Age at Death Cause of Death Address Funeral Home Cemetery
Curtis Flanagan African American Male 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Will Flanagan [father] [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Jasper Ellis African American Male 2 Unknown Winterville, GA T. G. Holbrook [individual] Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Young F. Cash Caucasian Male 79 Old Age 860 Chase St B. Dunaway and Sons Bogart, Georgia
Jane Hall Caucasian Female 75 Accident [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons White Hall Cemetery
Tilmon African American Male 0 Stomach 900 Henderson Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
James W. Bruce Caucasian Male 1 Pneumonia, Colitis 245 Pulaski St Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
F. Caroline Blackmon Caucasian Female 82 Pneumonia Sanford Dr & Baldwin St Bernstein Brothers Oakland Cemetery
Willie B. Dotson Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia 124 Bryan St Bernstein Brothers Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Mary Va. Jones Caucasian Female 2 Heart 797 Cobb St  Bernstein Brothers Monroe, Georgia
Hill African American Female 0 Convulsions 220 Pearl St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Sewell African American Male 0 [??] 208 Arch St Dorsey Furniture Co.
William Leroy Leird Caucasian Male 0 Meningitis 153 Park Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Madison County, Georgia
Harper African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Lillie Lee Carter African American Female 0 Diphtheria 547 Odd St Bernstein Brothers Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Magnolia Williams African American Female 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] J. T. Griffith Clarke County, Georgia
Williams African American Female Premature [Unknown Address] W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Mattie Mae Hall African American Female 3 Accident (fire) 341 Field St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Jiles African American Female Stillborn [Unknown Address] Arthur Jiles [father] [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Martin African American Female 0 Syphilis, Malnutrition 332 W Hancock Ave Bernstein Brothers Brooklyn Cemetery
Williams Caucasian Female Premature [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Julie Lee Robertson African American Female 3 Cold [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Rogers Lee Smith African American Male 0 Premature Milledge Terrace & Greenwood Drive Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Nicholson Caucasian Female Stillborn Dahlonega, GA Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Tom T. Leachman Caucasian Male 55 Tuberculosis Florida Ave & Waddell St Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Lem Dawsons African American Male 39 Stomach [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Brooklyn Cemetery
Martha May Haynes Caucasian Female 2 Meningitis [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Winterville, Georgia
Randolph Epps Caucasian Male 0 Delivery W Broad St & S Milledge Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Hester African American Male 0 Stomach [Unknown Address] Will Hester [family] Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
Louise A. King Caucasian Female 0 Brain, Hemmorhage [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Mary Hall Caucasian Female 77 Old Age 290 Baldwin St Rosemary Funeral Directors White Hall Cemetery
Carson Caucasian Female Stillborn [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Hull, Georgia
Byrd African American Female Stillborn 187 Popler St W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
John P. Hall Caucasian Male 68 Apoplexy Park Ave & Easy St Bernstein Brothers Walton County, Georgia
Caroline Nichols Caucasian Female 68 Stomach Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Boggs Chapel Cemetery
Garfield Henderson African American Female 0 Stillborn 398 Cleveland Ave Pauper No Undertaker [family] Athens, Georgia
Williams African American Female Stillborn 200 Glenhaven Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Craner Caucasian Male 0 Hemmorhage 797 Cobb St  Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Will Roy Howard African American Male 6 Fire Clarke County, GA Bernstein Brothers Jackson County, Georgia
Johnson African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Parents [family] Clarke County, Georgia
Wm. Jones African American Male 0 Malnurtition [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Princeton Factory
Anna V. Joseph African American Female 0 Stomach Strong St & N Jackson St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Holmes Caucasian Male Stillborn 734 Barber St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Noell Caucasian Male 0 Premature Columbia, SC Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Lucy May Howard African American Female 7 Typhoid fever [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Old Arnold's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Minnie L Hill African American Male 19 Typhoid fever 160 Strickland Ave Dunbar & Dorsey Winterville, Georgia
Lee Roy Canitters Caucasian Male 0 Pneumonia, Diphtheria [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons Danielsville, Georgia
Edward Stewart Kirk Caucasian Male 0 Convulsions 184 Willow St B. Dunaway and Sons Colbert, Georgia
Hugh Hartley Carithers Caucasian Male 0 Malnutrition 694 Boulevard Dorsey Furniture Co. Madison County, Georgia
J. T. Miner African American Male 1 Pneumonia 250 Macon Ave B. Dunaway and Sons Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Mattie Hall Caucasian Female 40 Accident (fire) Clarke County, GA Dunbar & Dorsey White Hall Cemetery
Nannie Vorie Cody Caucasian Female 61 Cancer [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Daniel Thomas African American Male 0 Unknown [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Bryant Caucasian Male 0 Suffocation Athens, GA Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Hosey L. Price African American Male 2 Pneumonia Athens, GA Mack and Payne Kenney Cemetery
Dallas Hayes African American Male 80 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Alfred Brewer African American Male 65 Tuberculosis [Unknown Address] B. Dunaway and Sons County Farm
Fred J. Lewis African American Male 13 Paralysis 390 N Milledge Ave W. P. Hopson Madison County, Georgia
Estell Nunnally African American Female 0 Unknown Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Scott Caucasian Male 0 Premature [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Malcom Caucasian Male Stillborn Monroe, Walton County, GA Parents [family] Walton County, Georgia
Bush African American Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] Geo. Bush [father] [family] New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Joe Rhodes African American Male 0 Pneumonia Strong St & Foundry St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
Lora Lee Mclawhorn Caucasian Female 3 Pneumonia 590 Barber St B. Dunaway and Sons Oconee Hill Cemetery
John Lance Branch Caucasian Male 36 Accident (car) 156 Grady Ave Bernstein Brothers Greene County, Georgia
Ellen A. Crawford Caucasian Female 84 Apoplexy 560 Hill St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Loring Caucasian Female Stillborn 760 Barber St Dorsey Furniture Co. Princeton Factory
Earnest Lee Holmes Caucasian Male 5 Stomach 147 Tibbetts St Bernstein Brothers Oconee Hill Cemetery
Willingham Caucasian Female 353 W Broad St Bernstein Brothers Bethlehem, Georgia
Anderson African American Female Stillborn 150 S Newton St W. P. Hopson Shady Dale, Georgia
Powell Caucasian Male Stillborn [Unknown Address] [Nothing Listed]
L. Y. A. Blackwell Caucasian Female 80 Heart, Pneumonia 575 Harris St Dorsey Furniture Co. Hartwell, Georgia
Janie B Lester African American Female 0 Influenza Athens, GA W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Moore Caucasian Female 0 Premature Maxeys, GA Buried by parents [family] Maxeys, Georgia
Huff African American Male 0 Stillborn [Unknown Address] D. W. Pittard [individual] Winterville, Georgia
Chas. H. Daniel Caucasian Male 0 Stillborn Danielsville, GA Bernstein Brothers Danielsville, Georgia
Pat Lee African American Male 70 Apoplexy [Unknown Address] Mack and Payne
Stanhope Erwin Caucasian Male [??] San Francisco, CA Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
Pinson Caucasian Female Stillborn 360 Milledge Ave Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Lena Virginia Adams Caucasian Female 2 Stomach E Dougherty St & College Ave Dorsey Furniture Co. Rehoboth Baptist Cemetery
Mildred Irene Davise Caucasian Female 0 Premature birth Mitchell Bridge Rd & Atlanta Highway B. Dunaway and Sons Bogart, Georgia
R. L. Hammond Caucasian Male 0 Marasmus, Stomach Whitehall, GA Bernstein Brothers White Hall Cemetery
E. K. Collins Caucasian Male 0 Meningitis Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Jones African American Male Premature 149 S Lumpkin St Mack and Payne Brooklyn Cemetery
Patsy Hill African American Female 50 Dropsy 171 Church St Mack and Payne Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
D. M. Thornton Caucasian Female 82 Dysentery, cancer 286 Boulevard Dunbar & Dorsey Oconee Hill Cemetery
C. P. Payton Caucasian Male 65 Accident (railroad train) [Unknown Address] Dorsey Furniture Co. Elberton, Georgia
Minnie B. Smith African American Female 0 Fever [Unknown Address] C. V. Morris and Sons
Rosa Nunnally African American Female 0 Unknown Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Henry Scott African American Male 0 Stillborn 137 Odd St Mack and Payne Athens, Georgia
Jane Harris African American Female 86 Cancer, Old Age Danielsville Rd & Collins Ind Blvd B. Dunaway and Sons Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Ethel Lene Bonds African American Female 0 Unknown Athens, GA Bernstein Brothers
Adams African American Male Stillborn 200 Glenhaven Ave W. P. Hopson Athens, Georgia
Cross Caucasian Male Stillborn 1697 S Lumpkin St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Fred Lucas Johnson African American Male 0 [??] Grove St & Oconee St Bernstein Brothers Clarke County, Georgia
Truman Smith Thacker Caucasian Male Stillborn Hoyt St & State St Dunbar & Dunaway Farmington, Georgia
Cornelia Powell Caucasian Female 0 Infection, Dropsy [Unknown Address] [Nothing Listed]
Oldham Caucasian Male 0 Premature 168 E Dougherty St Dorsey Furniture Co. Oconee Hill Cemetery
Flora Mae Deadwyler Caucasian Female 0 Premature birth [Unknown Address] Bernstein Brothers Athens, Georgia
Ruby Mcclain Caucasian Female 23 Tuberculosis 173 Bryant St B. Dunaway and Sons Hartwell, Georgia

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