Sumner County, TN. Death Records
May, 1914

Source:  TSL&A Microfilm #27, Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 56
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2005

*Death certificates were typed in order as they appeared on the film.

Name:  Mrs. Amanda K. King (Certificate found among the April certificates) 
Place of Death:  District 7
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Widowed
Date of Birth:  Jan. 12, 1831
Age:  83 years, 3 months, 20 days
Occupation:  At Home
Birthplace:  Tenn.
Name of Father:  James Elizer
Birthplace of Father:  Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Mary Garrette
Birthplace of Mother:  Tenn.
Date of Death:  May 2, 1914
Cause of Death:  Heart disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Beech Cemetery
Date of Burial:  May 3, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Jas. B. Cole, Goodlettsville
Informant:  W. A. King, Hendersonville, Tenn.  

Name:  Susan Haney
Place of Death:  District 16
Sex:  Female
Race:  Black
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  1877
Age:  37 years
Occupation:  Farmers wife
Birthplace:  Robertson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father:  Jim Boman
Birthplace of Father:  Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Susan Moriah Boman
Birthplace of Mother:  Robertson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death:  May 21, 1914
Cause of Death:  Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Old Field
Date of Burial:  3/23/1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant:  Tom Haney, Portland 

Name:  James Groves
Place of Death:  District 16, Portland
Sex:  Male
Race:  White  
Marital Status:  Married  
Date of Birth:  Mar. 31, 1838
Age:  76 years, 1 month 20 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Birthplace:  Sumner Co.
Name of Father:  Jessie Groves
Birthplace of Father:  Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother:  
Birthplace of Mother:  
Date of Death:  May 21, 1914
Cause of Death:  Softness of Brain
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial:  May 22, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:   W. G. Wilkinson, Portland 
Informant:  E. N. Meguiar, Portland  

Name:  Rose Etta Perdue
Place of Death:  District 13
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  Feb. 4, 1884
Age:  30 years, 3 months, 5 days
Occupation:  Housewife
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father:  William D. Garrett
Birthplace of Father:  Simpson Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Sarah Jane Alderson
Birthplace of Mother:  Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death:  May 9, 1914
Cause of Death:  Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Pleasant Hill
Date of Burial:  5/10/1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant:  William D. Garrett, New Roe, Allen Co., Ky. 

Name:  James M. Pardue
Place of Death:  District 11, Bransford
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  Sept. 12, 1842
Age:  71 years, 8 months, 6 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Name of Father:  John G. Pardue
Birthplace of Father:  Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Flowers
Birthplace of Mother:  Tennessee
Date of Death:  May 18, 1914
Cause of Death:  Dropsy caused from Brights disease of kidney & ventricle of heart
Length of Residence:  30 years, in state 61 years
Place of Burial:  Bethpage, Tenn.
Date of Burial:  May 19, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant:  J. B. Pardue, Bethpage, Tenn. 

Name:  Arthur Hodges
Place of Death:  District 14
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Single
Date of Birth:  1901
Age:  13 years
Occupation:
Birthplace:  Sumner Co.
Name of Father:  George W. Hodges
Birthplace of Father:  Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Lucy Crowder
Birthplace of Mother:  Sumner Co.
Date of Death:  May 29, 1914
Cause of Death:  Typhoid Fever & pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Sulphura
Date of Burial:  May 30, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  None
Informant:  (Not signed) 

Name:  Margurite Louise Covington
Place of Death:  District 15
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  11-25-1856
Age:  57 years, 5 months, 9 days
Occupation:  Housekeeping
Birthplace:  Robertson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father:  Bill Sawyer
Birthplace of Father:  Robertson Co.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Nancy Ervin
Birthplace of Mother:  Robertson
Date of Death:  5-4-1914
Cause of Death:  Pulmonary Tuberculosis, several years standing
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Removal to Pleasant Grove
Date of Burial:  May 5, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Walter Wilkinson, Portland
Informant:  A. J. Warren Co., White House, Tenn. 

Name:  Still Born (Hunter Infant)
Place of Death:  District 17
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Still Born
Date of Birth:  May 3, 1914
Age:  Still Born
Occupation:
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father:  Denton Hunter
Birthplace of Father:  Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Florence Barber
Birthplace of Mother:  Sumner Co.
Date of Death:  May 3, 1914
Cause of Death:  Still born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:
Date of Burial:  May 3, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Brannon, Adolphus, Ky.
Informant:  Florence Hunter, Adolphus, Ky. 

Name:  Bela Lestletine? Simpson
Place of Death:  District 17
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Single
Date of Birth:  Jan. 28, 1906
Age:  8 years, 3 months, 24 days
Occupation:  none
Birthplace:  Texas
Name of Father:  Joe E. Simpson
Birthplace of Father:  Sumner, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Hodges
Birthplace of Mother:  Sumner, Tenn.
Date of Death:  May 22, 1914
Cause of Death:  Tubercular Meningitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Sheron Burying Ground
Date of Burial:  May 23, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Simpson & Campbell
Informant:  Joe E. Simpson, Bethpage 

Name:  Mama (Mamie) Gerthie Hinton
Place of Death:  District 17
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Single
Date of Birth:  August 13, 1895
Age:  18 years, 9 months, 6 days
Occupation:  Housekeeping
Birthplace:  Allen Co., Ky.
Name of Father:  Dave Hinton
Birthplace of Father:  Allen Co.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Killman
Birthplace of Mother:  Allen Co.
Date of Death:  May 24, 1914
Cause of Death:  Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Allen Co., Ky.
Date of Burial:  May 25, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Simpson & Campbell, Bethpage
Informant:  D. R. Hinton, Bethpage 

Name:  James W. Blackmore
Place of Death:  District 3, Gallatin
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  Mar. 9, 1842
Age:  71 years, 2 months, 2 days
Occupation:  Lawyer
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Name of Father:  Wm. Blackmore
Birthplace of Father:  Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother:  Rachel Barry
Birthplace of Mother:  Tennessee
Date of Death:  May 11, 1914
Cause of Death:  Organic Heart Disease, myocardial degeneration
Length of Residence:  71 years, 2 months, 2 days
Place of Burial:  Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial:  May 12, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant:  Mrs. J. W. Blackmore 

Name:  Luther Colby Hewgley
Place of Death:  District 3, Gallatin
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Single
Date of Birth:  Feb. 18, 1914
Age:  2 months, 15 days
Occupation:
Birthplace:  Gallatin, Tenn.
Name of Father:  Chas. E. Hewgley
Birthplace of Father:  Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother:  Zuccarallo
Birthplace of Mother:  Tennessee
Date of Death:  May 12, 1914
Cause of Death:  Bronocho Pneumonia
Length of Residence:  2 months, 15 days
Place of Burial:  Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial:  May 13, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant:  Chas. E. Hewgley, Gallatin 

Name:  Mrs. Margrette Ann Priscilla Estes
Place of Death:  District 9, near west Gallatin
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  Dec. 25, 1838
Age:  75 years, 4 months, 27 days
Occupation:  Housekeeper
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Name of Father:  Payne
Birthplace of Father:  Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother:  Brown
Birthplace of Mother:  Tennessee
Date of Death:  May 12, 1914
Cause of Death:  Mitral Insufficiency
Length of Residence:  44 years, in state 75years, 4 months, 27 days
Place of Burial:  Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial:  May 13, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant:  J. J. Lanier 

Name:  Mrs. Rena C. Bates
Place of Death:  District 10, 4 miles East of Gallatin
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  Mar. 21, 1875
Age:  39 years, 1 month, 24 days
Occupation:  Housekeeper
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Name of Father:  Louis Jones
Birthplace of Father:  Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Pryor
Birthplace of Mother:  Ky.
Date of Death:  May 15, 1914
Cause of Death:  Was sufferer from asthma, was given hypodermic of Lerium? by husband never
                              recovered was unconscious when I saw her.
Length of Residence:  1 month; former residence Ky.
Place of Burial:  Franklinton, Ky.
Date of Burial:  May 17, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant:  John W. Bates, Gallatin 

Name:  Andrew Martin McGlothlin
Place of Death:  District 16, Portland
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  Jan. 1, 1832
Age:  82 years, 4 months, 27 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father:  Joseph McGlothlin
Birthplace of Father:  Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother:  Anie Bates
Birthplace of Mother:  Virginia
Date of Death:  May 27, 1914
Cause of Death:  Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Portland, Tenn.
Date of Burial:  May 28, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant:  Bennetta McGlothlin, Portland 

Name:  Phoenix Lauderdale
Place of Death:  District 1
Sex:  Male
Race:  Black
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  Don't know, 1892
Age:  22 years
Occupation:  Farm Hand
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Name of Father:  Mack Lauderdale
Birthplace of Father:  Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother:  Mahaly Dickerson
Birthplace of Mother:  Tennessee
Date of Death:  May 4, 1914
Cause of Death:  Typhoid fever
Length of Residence:  22 years
Place of Burial:  At Home
Date of Burial:  May 5, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant:  Jim Parks (Col.), Castalian Springs 

Name:  Mrs. Georgie Fuller Hicks
Place of Death:  District 10
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  May 1, 1887
Age:  26 years, 15 days
Occupation:  Housekeeper
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Name of Father:  Tom Fuller
Birthplace of Father:  Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother:  Gann
Birthplace of Mother:  Tennessee
Date of Death:  May 15, 1914
Cause of Death:  Septic Peritonitis Traumatic
Length of Residence:  6 months, in state 26 years
Place of Burial:  Gallatin
Date of Burial:  May 16, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North
Informant:  S. M. Womack, Gallatin 

Name:  Houston Sollaman
Place of Death:  Gallatin
Sex:  Male
Race:  Colored
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  No data, 1839
Age:  75 years
Occupation:  Preacher
Birthplace:  Gallatin
Name of Father:  Don't know
Birthplace of Father:  no data unobtainable
Maiden Name of Mother:  no data
Birthplace of Mother:  no data
Date of Death:  May 30, 1914
Cause of Death:  Died no recent medical attention.  I saw him last year Thought he had syphalus
Length of Residence:  75 years
Place of Burial:  Gallatin
Date of Burial:  May 30, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant:  J. H. Vaughn, Gallatin 

Name:  George Washington Smith
Place of Death:  Gallatin, Tenn.
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  Feb. 8, 1872
Age:  42 years
Occupation:  Carpenter
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father:  George Smith
Birthplace of Father:  Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Munis
Birthplace of Mother:  Tenn.
Date of Death:  May 1, 1914
Cause of Death:  Epidemic Cerebro Spinal Meningitis
Length of Residence:  6 months, in state 42 years
Place of Burial:  Salem, Tenn.
Date of Burial:  May 1, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant:  Mrs. G. W. Smith, Gallatin, Tenn. 

Name:  Coleman Levy
Place of Death:  Gallatin
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Widower
Date of Birth:  October 7, 1836
Age:  78 years
Occupation:  Merchant, dry goods
Birthplace:  Germany
Name of Father:  Lepold Levy
Birthplace of Father:  Germany
Maiden Name of Mother:  Sarah Moog
Birthplace of Mother:  Germany
Date of Death:  May 4, 1914
Cause of Death:  Toxemia
Length of Residence:  51 years, former residence Germany
Place of Burial:  Louisville, Ky.
Date of Burial:  May 5, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant:  M. Aurle?, Gallatin 

Name:  Will Henry Smith
Place of Death:  District 1, Castalian Springs
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Single
Date of Birth:  March 7, 1912
Age:  two years, 2 months, 3 days
Occupation:  at home
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Name of Father:  John Hibbett Smith
Birthplace of Father:  Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother:  Ida Mai Corum
Birthplace of Mother:  Tennessee
Date of Death:  May 10, 1914
Cause of Death:  Acute Intestinal Infection
Length of Residence:  2 yrs. 2 mos. 3 da
Place of Burial:  Corum Hill
Date of Burial:  May 11, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant:  J. A. West, Castalian Springs, Tenn. 

Name:  Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Stewart  (certificate found within the month of June)
Place of Death:  District 6
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Marital Status:  Widowed
Date of Birth:  Aug. 20, 1830
Age:  83 years, 9 months
Occupation:  At Home
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Name of Father:  Levi Baker
Birthplace of Father:  Md.
Maiden Name of Mother:  Kittie Walton
Birthplace of Mother:  Tennessee
Date of Death:  May 20, 1914
Cause of Death:  old age contracted la grippe May 16
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:  Family Cemetery
Date of Burial:  May 21, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:  Jas. B. Cole, Goodlettsville
Informant:  Mrs. K. S. Herman, Goodlettsville 

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