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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Josie | Mayere | Domestic | African American | Female | 22 | Heart, Nephritis | Colbert, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Corine | Tompkins | Domestic | African American | Female | 24 | Pneumonia | North Ave & Madison Heights | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Lena | Benfood | Housework | African American | Female | 34 | Tuberculosis, Pellagra | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Shady Dale, Georgia |
Wade | African American | Female | Stillborn | 349 Meigs St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |||
Della | Johnson | Housework | African American | Female | 37 | Stomach | 396 Arch St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Corene | Odoms | African American | Female | 2 | Diphtheria | Lyndon St & Dubose Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | |
Gladys | Morse | African American | Female | 0 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
J. C. | Hughes | Laborer | African American | Male | 18 | Tuberculosis | 694 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Jeffersonville, Georgia |
James Earnist | Eidson | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 42 | Stomach | Winterville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Sandy | Scott | Laborer | African American | Male | 75 | Dropsy | 472 North Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Jas. Alexander | Broach | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 82 | Infection, Uremia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Christian | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Starvation | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Barrow County, Georgia | ||
Quilla | Johnson | Farmer | African American | Male | 22 | Influenza, Infection | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Mary Belle | Cosley | Domestic | African American | Female | 15 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Gibson | Callaway | Farmer | African American | Male | 39 | Stomach | 516 N Billups St | Bernstein Brothers | County Farm |
M. C. | Johnson | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 61 | Heart | Crawford, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Darlina Bell | Stockley | Teacher | Caucasian | Female | 57 | Spine | 1064 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Elberton, Georgia |
Jennie | Wright | African American | Female | 74 | Unknown | 140 Lyndon Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia | |
Edw. D. | Treanor | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 62 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Milledgeville, Georgia |
Hattie May | Hudson | Housework | African American | Female | 26 | Pneumonia | Prince Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Henry Grady | Hudson | Drayman | African American | Male | 23 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Merton Albert | Broach | Student | Caucasian | Male | 14 | Infection | S Lumpkin St & S Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
James W. | Pinson | Mechanic | Caucasian | Male | 29 | Pneumonia | E Broad St & S Jackson St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Dock | Muckle | Farmer | African American | Male | 55 | Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Eliza | Sumners | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 56 | Lungs, Heart, Paralysis | E Broad St & N Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Wade H. | Lankford | Operator | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Asthma | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Greene County, Georgia |
William | Reed | Laborer | African American | Male | 63 | Accident | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Alice Fambro | Hardaman | Housewife | Caucasian | Female | 38 | Ulcer | State St & Hoyt St | Bernstein Brothers | Lexington, Georgia |
Charlie | Willoughby | Student | African American | Male | 25 | Homicide (stabbing) | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
J M | Suddeth | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 71 | Paralysis, Hemorrhage, Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Winterville, Georgia |
Katherine Louiz | Jones | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 57 | Arteries, nephritis | 160 Lenoir Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Willie | Daniel | Housework | African American | Female | 30 | Tuberculosis, Pneumonia | Prince Ave & North Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Amos | Durham | Laborer | African American | Male | 36 | Heart | Odd St & Griffeth St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Marie | Collins | African American | Female | 7 | Diphtheria | 228 Fairview St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery | |
Ema | Strickland | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 25 | Pneumonia | Danielsville, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Willie B | Meton | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Natural causes | 434 Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Heights Cemetery | |
Will | Hill | Drayman | African American | Male | 36 | Typhoid fever | North Avenue & Spring Ct | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Minnie | Cochran | Domestic | African American | Female | 34 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
Va. | King | Student | African American | Female | 9 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Rosa | Pierce | Teacher | African American | Female | 21 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Brooklyn Cemetery |
Fanny E | Muckle | Farmer | African American | Female | 28 | Tuberculosis | 224 N Newton St | Bernstein Brothers | Stephens, Georgia |
Harvey | Cooper | Student | Caucasian | Male | 17 | Heart | E Dougherty St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Marion W. | Conolly | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 31 | Infectious disease | 1220 S Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Mary Alice | Bullock | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Heart | Whitehall, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia | |
Annie Alice | Hodges | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Kizzie | Lowe | Domestic | African American | Female | 64 | Nephritis | 190 N Rocksprings St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Martha | Thornton | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Pneumona | 1015 S Lumpkin St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Render | Grant | Chauffer | African American | Male | 23 | Tuberculosis | 164 Hoyt St | Bernstein Brothers | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery |
Lillie J. | Haper | African American | Female | 2 | Diphtheria | 190 Indale Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Frank | Myers | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 57 | Apoplexy | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Johnson | Binford | Farmer | African American | Male | 60 | Cancer | Prince Ave & N Finley St | Bernstein Brothers | Shady Dale, Georgia |
Harold | Johnson | African American | Male | 0 | Malnutrition | 215 S Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
Irene | Morse | African American | Female | 5 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |
Wm. J. | Threlkeld | Planter | Caucasian | Male | 75 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Fannye | Cephus | Housework | African American | Female | 49 | Cancer | Georgia Drive & Kent St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
T. C. | Johnson | Student | African American | Male | 8 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Flipper | Craig | Farmer | African American | Male | 42 | Gun | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Mary Malisa | Joiner | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 75 | Bright's Disease, Heart | 135 Poplar St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Paul W. | Norman | Sales | Caucasian | Male | 41 | Nephritis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | |
Thos. | Hadaway | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Uremia | N Milledge Ave & Hill St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
J. R. | Ford | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 78 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Mitchell, Georgia |
Henry | Swann | Caucasian | Male | 60 | Paralysis | 153 Barrow St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
Son Quiller | Sims | Farmer | African American | Male | 30 | Infection, Stomach | 360 N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Greene County, Georgia |
Hardeman | Wilson | African American | Male | 0 | Abscess, Brain | Strong St & Foundry St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia | |
D W | Rhom | Farmer | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Stomach | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Isac | Winchester | Farmer | African American | Male | 70 | Bright's Disease, Heart | 170 Macon Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Lee | Ashley | Auditor | Caucasian | Male | 34 | Apoplexy | Valdosta, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Valdosta, Georgia |
Frank | Griffith | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 77 | Stomach, Heart | S Lumpkin St & S Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Fronnie A. | Allgood | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 70 | Dysentery | 148 Bryan St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
Walter | Collins | Laborer | African American | Male | 38 | Dropsy | 1486 W Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Lovada | Strickland | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Mattie E | Carter | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 64 | Paralysis, Hemmorhage | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Arnoldsville, Georgia |
Zack | Hillman | Laborer | African American | Male | 37 | Cancer | Athens, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Ethel | Coleman | African American | Female | 6 | Accident (fire) | Clarke County, GA | Bernstein Brothers | Morton Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery | |
Jos. | Costa | Merchant | Caucasian | Male | 70 | Pneumonia | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Lorane | Weatherly | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 33 | Coma | E Dougherty St & N Jackson St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
C. C. | Mcphail | Clerk | Caucasian | Male | 59 | Heart | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Hawkinsville, Georgia |
Rachael | Hertz | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 62 | Cancer | W Hancock Ave & N Milledge Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Augusta, Georgia |
Lenia May | Bushin | Child | African American | Female | 12 | Appendix | 392 Augusta Ave | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
W. J. | Brittian | Police | Caucasian | Male | 42 | Nephritis | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Sam | Williams | Railroad Employee | African American | Male | 50 | Paralysis | North Ave & Madison Heights | Bernstein Brothers | Colbert, Georgia |
Henry | Evans | African American | Male | 50 | Appendicitis | 166 Paris St | Bernstein Brothers | Brooklyn Cemetery | |
Lon | Lowe | Farmer | African American | Male | 77 | Heart | 190 N Rocksprings St | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee County, Georgia |
J. L. | Patterson | Retired | Caucasian | Male | 73 | Bright's Disease | Old Will Hunter Rd & Macon Hwy | Bernstein Brothers | Princeton Factory |
Laura | Elder | African American | Female | 78 | Uremia, Stomach | 431 N Peter St | Bernstein Brothers | ||
Ruby | Tiller | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 29 | Stomach | 147 Hickory St | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Willis | Lane | Laborer | African American | Male | 31 | Tuberculosis | 185 Derby St | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |
Mattie Mae | Thurmond | Housework | African American | Female | 33 | Tuberculosis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Nash | Caucasian | Male | 0 | Natural causes | 239 Oak St | Bernstein Brothers | Tuckston United Methodist Church Cemetery | ||
Janie | Ellenbury | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 65 | Cancer | North Ave & Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy | Bernstein Brothers | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Charlie | Shaw | Laborer | African American | Male | 45 | Homicide (gun) | 187 Odd St | Bernstein Brothers | Athens, Georgia |
Alena | Clark | Housework | African American | Female | 38 | Lungs | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
Minnie | Dunn | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 25 | Nephritis | Derby St & E Broad St | Bernstein Brothers | Barrow County, Georgia |
Janie Lee | Jones | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 20 | Brain | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Madison County, Georgia |
Susan | Crowley | Domestic | Caucasian | Female | 77 | Syphilis | 863 N Chase St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia |
Dora | Bales | Housework | Caucasian | Female | 26 | Dysentery | 297 Oak St | Bernstein Brothers | White Hall Cemetery |
Jeanett | Barton | Caucasian | Female | 0 | Colitis | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Rome, Georgia | |
Katie | Nowell | Housework | African American | Female | 60 | Bright's Disease | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | |
Hunter | Caucasian | Male | Stillborn | Barrow St & Childs St | Bernstein Brothers | Clarke County, Georgia | |||
Joe B. | Thurmond | African American | Male | 0 | Dysentery | [Unknown Address] | Bernstein Brothers | Spaulding Cemetery |