Sumner County, TN. Death Records
September, 1914
Source: TSL&A Microfilm #27, Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 56
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2006
*Death certificates were typed in order as they appeared on the film.
Name: No name listed; Baise Infant
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status:
Date of Birth: Oct. 1, 1914
Age: 11 months, 5 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Sam Baise
Birthplace of Father: Cumberland Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Clara Finn
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Aug 6, 1914 (drs. note certified that attendance was
from Sept. 2 - Sept. 6)
Cause of Death: Gastriteous ___? with convulsions
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: Sept. 7, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: S. C. Baise, Portland
Name: Hezekiah Sloan
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 14, 1842
Age: 72 years, 4 months, 7 days
Occupation: Farming
Birthplace: Macon Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Robt. Sloan
Birthplace of Father: Trousdale, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Jones
Birthplace of Mother: Trousdale Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: 9-21-1914
Cause of Death: Heart disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Vernon
Date of Burial: Sept. 22, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson & Campbell, Bethpage
Informant: J. W. Simpson, Bethpage
Name: Sarah Jane Kirkham
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jan, 1843
Age: 71 years
Occupation: Retired
Birthplace: Sumner, Tenn.
Name of Father: Wesley Kirby
Birthplace of Father: Sumner, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Hodges
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner, Tenn.
Date of Death: 9-22-1914
Cause of Death: Cancer of stomach and Brights disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill, Tenn.
Date of Burial: 9-23-1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson & Campbell, Bethpage
Informant: E. H. Parker, Fountainhead
Name: Tom Kelso, Jr.
Place of Death: District 5, Hendersonville
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 15, 1913
Age: 1 year, 3 months
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Hendersonville
Name of Father: Tom Kelso
Birthplace of Father: Hendersonville
Maiden Name of Mother: Unknown
Birthplace of Mother: Hendersonville
Date of Death: Sept. 19, 1914
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Kelso, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Sept. 20, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Sam Bldworth, Hendersonville
Informant: J. H. Stephens, Hendersonville
Name: Charley Gleaves, Jr.
Place of Death: District 5, Hendersonville
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1893
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 21 days
Occupation: Farm hand
Birthplace: Hendersonville
Name of Father: Charles Gleaves
Birthplace of Father: Hendersonville
Maiden Name of Mother: Martin
Birthplace of Mother: Hendersonville
Date of Death: Sept. 16, 1914
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hendersonville
Date of Burial: Sept. 17, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Larke Shute
Informant: J. H. Stephens, Hendersonville
Name: May Jennett
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: 20 years
Occupation: Hired Help in House keeping
Birthplace: Simpson Co.
Name of Father: Will Jennett
Birthplace of Father: Unknown
Maiden Name of Mother:
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: Sept 30, 1914
Cause of Death: Struck by freight train. Death instantly.
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Removed to Logan Co., Ky.
Date of Burial:
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: W. C. Anderson, Nashville, Tenn.
Name: Died Before Named (Briley Infant)
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status:
Date of Birth: Sept 11, 1914
Age: 2 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Watte Briley
Birthplace of Father: Robertson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Lettie Holland
Birthplace of Mother: Warren Co., Ky.
Date of Death: Sept 13, 1914
Cause of Death: Premature birth
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hall Town Cemetery
Date of Burial: Sept 14, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Walter Briley
Informant: Walter Briley, Portland
Name: Fanie E. Bradly
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status:
Date of Birth: Jan. 6, 1848
Age: 66 years, 8 months, 12 days
Occupation: House keeper
Birthplace: Robertson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: William Empson
Birthplace of Father: Robertson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Margret Freeland
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Sept 18, 1914
Cause of Death: Rheumatism
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: Sept 19, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: A. W. Bradley, Portland
Name: Roberta Dickson
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 24, 1867
Age: 47 years, 4 months, 18 days
Occupation: House keeper
Birthplace: West Virginia
Name of Father: Robert Dickson
Birthplace of Father: West Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother:
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: Sept 18, 1914
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of lungs
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Sept. 19, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson
Informant: Ray Dickson, Portland
Name: Albert Roscoe Griffith
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct. 1, 1883
Age: 31 years, 11 months, 12 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Jackson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: J. B. Griffith
Birthplace of Father: Macon Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Susan Crawford
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Sept 12, 1914
Cause of Death: Diabetes
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Jackson Co., Tenn.
Date of Burial: Sept 14, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: J. B. Griffith, Red Boiling Springs, Tenn.
Name: Edmond Brewer
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Mar, 1840
Age: 74 years, 5 months
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Robertson Co.
Name of Father: Edmond Brewer
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Anie King
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: Sept 1, 1914
Cause of Death: Due to hurt in a run away causing internal injuries
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Price? Cemeter
Date of Burial: Sept 2, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Doris Briley, Portland, Tenn.
Name: Jim Davis Shaw
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 8-1-1861
Age: 53 years, 2 months, 20 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Logan Shaw
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah Marlin
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: 9-29-1914
Cause of Death: ulceration of stomach and bowel with hemorh. from chronic
indigestion
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Shaw Burying Ground
Date of Burial: Sept 30, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: His sister Mrs. Mary Lane, Cotton Town, Tenn.
Name: Billie Murry
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Not known
Age: About 75 years old and we know nothing of him.
Occupation: Inmate of Sumner Co. Poor House
Birthplace:
Name of Father:
Birthplace of Father:
Maiden Name of Mother:
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: 9-23-1914
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of Long Standing
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: At Poor House
Date of Burial: 9-24-1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker:
Informant:
Name: Thomas Murray
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 20, 1851
Age: 63 years, 2 months, 5 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Clay County, Tenn.
Name of Father: Thomas Murray
Birthplace of Father: Clay County, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Do not know
Birthplace of Mother: Do not know
Date of Death: September 25, 1914
Cause of Death: Hybertrophia cirrhosis of Liver
Length of Residence: 20 years; in state 63 years; former resident of
Clay County, Tenn.
Place of Burial: Hall Town Cemetery
Date of Burial: 9-26-1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Edgar Murray, Cotton Town, Tenn.
Name: Pond Infant
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 9-17-1914
Age: Still Born at 6 1/2 months
Occupation:
Birthplace: Cotton Town
Name of Father: Jim Pond
Birthplace of Father:
Maiden Name of Mother: Bessie Jackson
Birthplace of Mother: Nasvhille, Tenn.
Date of Death: Still Born Sept 17, 1914
Cause of Death: Still Born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Tom Ponds
Date of Burial: Sept 18, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None
Informant: Bessie Pond, Cotton Town
Name: Queen Stinson
Place of Death: District 11, Bransford
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Birth: Jan 15, 1838
Age: 86 years, 6 months, 28 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Henry Stinson
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Caruthers
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Sept. 7, 1914
Cause of Death: Pellagra
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:
Date of Burial:
Funeral Home or Undertaker:
Informant: W. W. Roark, MD, Bethpage, Tenn
Name: Unnamed Bradley
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Sept. 7, 1914
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner, Tenn.
Name of Father: Luther Bradley
Birthplace of Father: Sumner, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Flossie Clemon
Birthplace of Mother: Wilson, Tenn.
Date of Death: Sept 7, 1914
Cause of Death: lack of vitality
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Vernon
Date of Burial: Sept 7, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson & Campbell, Bethpage
Informant: J. W. Bradley, Bethpage
Name: Ressie Hogan Guthrie (Theressa)
Place of Death: District 7
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 26, 1843
Age: 71 years, 4 months, 9 days
Occupation: House keeper
Birthplace: Hendersonville, Tenn.
Name of Father: Alex Hogan
Birthplace of Father: Hendersonville, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Rebecca Weekly
Birthplace of Mother: Montgomery Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Sept 5, 1914
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Beech Cemetery
Date of Burial: Sept 6, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Jas. B. Cole, Goodlettsville
Informant: Emma Guthrie Dorris, Hendersonville
Name: Clarriah Sanders
Place of Death: District 3, Odum Bend
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Dec, 1897
Age: 17 years, 8 months
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: Odum Bend, Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Sam P. Sanders
Birthplace of Father: Willson Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Emmer Sanders
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: Sep 1, 1914
Cause of Death: Mitral Insufficiency
Length of Residence: 7 years, in state 17 years
Place of Burial: Odum Bend
Date of Burial: Sep 2, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: Emmer Sanders, Odum Bend
Name: Callie Rhodia Troutt
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 8, 1882
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 14 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Sam Fitts
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Wilkerson
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Sept 22, 1914
Cause of Death: Carcanema of intestine
Length of Residence: 1 year; in state 32 years, 5 months, 14 days
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: Sept 24, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: J. R. Troutt, Gallatin
Name: Thomas P. Reed
Place of Death: District 3, 3 miles Coles Ferry Pike
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec. 9, 1841
Age: 72 years, 8 months, 28 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Alabama
Name of Father: E. Reed
Birthplace of Father: Ala
Maiden Name of Mother: Strawn
Birthplace of Mother: Ala.
Date of Death: Sept 7, 1914
Cause of Death: Mitral Insufficiency
Length of Residence:31 years; in state 61 years, in Ala. 10 years
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Sept. 8, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin, Tenn.
Informant: John Harris, Gallatin
Name: Laurinda Wells
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov 17, 1839
Age: 74 years, 9 months, 17 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Campbell
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Jones
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Sept 3, 1914
Cause of Death: Fibroid Phthesis
Length of Residence: 1 year, 9 months; in state 74 years, 9 months,
17 days
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Sept 5, 1914
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: James B. Wells, Indianapolis, Ind.
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