Sumner County, TN. Death Records
October, 1917
Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 73; Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 54
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2011
Name: Lizzie Gregory
Place of Death: District 8, Cottontown, Poor Farm
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: No dates, 1882?
Age: 61
Occupation: Kept house
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: No data
Birthplace of Father: No data
Maiden Name of Mother: No data
Birthplace of Mother: No data
Date of Death: Oct. 1, 1917
Cause of Death: Cardio vascular disease, senile dementia
Length of Residence: 6 years
Place of Burial: At Sumner Co. Poor Farm
Date of Burial: Oct. 2, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None, E. H. Parker, Cottontown
Informant: E. H. Parker, Cottontown
Name: Z. T. Woolland
Place of Death: District 14, Buck Lodge
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 24, 1844
Age: 73 yrs, 1 mo, 6 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: O.? Woolland
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: James
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: October 1, Monday, 1917
Cause of Death: Heart failure caused by Bright's disease
Length of Residence: 2 years; disease contracted in Wilson Co.
Place of Burial: Wilson Co.
Date of Burial: Oct. 2, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Steward & Bisens?
Informant: G. B. Woolland, Fountain Head
Name: James Elwin? Sarver
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct. 16, 1853
Age: 63 years, 11 mos, 18 days
Occupation: Merchant
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Elwin Sarver
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah Dining
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Oct. 4, 1917
Cause of Death: appolexy
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fountain Head
Date of Burial: 10-5-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson,
Portland
Informant: Katie Sarver
Name: Emily Miller
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: 1847
Age: 70 years
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Oct. 5, 1917
Cause of Death: Unknown
Length of Residence: 70 years
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: Oct. 7, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Nashville
Informant: Mariah Key, Gallatin
Name: Irene Albrino Christen
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Sept. 8, 1865
Age: 49 years
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: W. R. Olliver
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Oct. 5, 1917
Cause of Death: cause of death not known; died without medical
attendant
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: Oct. 5, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Nashville
Informant: Amelia Christen, Gallatin
Name: Margaret Alice Watkins
Place of Death: District 7
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Feb. 18, 1850
Age: 67
Occupation: At home
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Wm. Watkins
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Cathrine Garrett
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Oct. 6, 1917
Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Family cemetery
Date of Burial: Oct. 7, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Jas. B. Cole, Goodlettsville
Informant: None listed
Name: Miller Woodson Jones
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 1916
Age: 1 year, 5 mos.
Occupation: None, Infant
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Edgar Jones
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Moss
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct. 7, 1917
Cause of Death: Tubercular Meningitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hickman Cem., Smith
Date of Burial: Oct. 8, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Julia Harris, Gallatin
Name: William Thom Jones
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan. 15, 1838
Age: 78 yrs, 3 mos., 23 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Virginia
Name of Father: William F. Jones
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Dorcus
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Oct. 8, 1917
Cause of Death: Bronchial asthma
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill
Date of Burial: 10-9-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: J. R. Jones, Portland
Name: Fred William White
Place of Death: District 11
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 7, 1914
Age: 3 years
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Howard White
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Onley Harper
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct. 8, 1917
Cause of Death: Bronchial Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Harper Grave yard
Date of Burial: Oct. 9, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: King Carr & Son, Hartsville
Informant: J. H. White, Bethpage
Name: James Bryson
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: Col.
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Don't know 1860
Age: 57 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Richard Bryson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Fannie Barr
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct. 9, 1917
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Oct. 10, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris, Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Charlie Toliver, Gallatin
Name: Louisa Witham
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Dec. 28, 1844
Age: 72 yrs, 9 mos, 18 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Witham
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother:
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Oct. 10, 1917
Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Carter Burying Gr. (she is listed in the Sumner County
Cemetery Book in the Escue Cemetery)
Date of Burial: Oct. 11, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Bob Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: Wm. Witham, Bethpage
Name: Louis Bracking
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: July 2, 1892
Age: 25 years
Occupation: Farm work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: William Bracking
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Littie Harris
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct.12, 1917
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence: 25 years
Place of Burial: Frank Pertite?
Date of Burial: Oct. 13, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Nashville
Informant: William Bracking, Gallatin
Name: Cornelia Alred
Place of Death: District 9, Hollis Chapel
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: No data, 1865
Age: 52 years
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah Young
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct. 15, 1917
Cause of Death: Doctor Reese was last Doctor; died without medical
attendant
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mack Coins
Date of Burial: Oct. 16, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gains CB, Nashville
Informant: George Alred, Gallatin
Name: Alva (Alvie) Bradwell Carter
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 10, 1917
Age: 4 mos, 5 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Lee Carter
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Dorsy Lamb
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: Oct.16, 1917
Cause of Death: Heart trouble
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fairfield Cemetery
Date of Burial: Oct. 16, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: G. H. Lamb, Westmoreland
Name: John William Martin
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec. 25, 1849
Age: 67 years, 9 mos, 28 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: District 13
Name of Father: James Martin
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Hobdy
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: Oct. 17, 1917
Cause of Death: Arterio Schrosis with cerebral softening
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: 10-18-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Walace Martin, Portland
Name: John Pucket
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec. 7, 1842
Age: 74 yrs, 10 mos, 11 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Alabama
Name of Father: L. D. Pucket
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Oct. 18, 1917
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Cold Water Cemetery
Date of Burial: 10-19-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Roy Pucket, Portland
Name: Richard Casein (Casin)
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: Col.
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Don't know
Age: 80 - Don't know
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Atlanta, Ga.
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Kathrin Casein
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Oct. 19, 1917
Cause of Death: Nephrisis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: Mon. Oct. 20, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris Jenkins Co., Gallatin
Informant: Nora Casin
Name: William Veteto
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov. 30, 1950
Age: 66 yrs, 10 mos, 19 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Jackson Co.
Name of Father: James Veteto
Birthplace of Father: Jackson Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Luna Caroline Mills
Birthplace of Mother: Jackson Tenn.
Date of Death: Oct. 19, 1917
Cause of Death: Typhoid
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: 10-20-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: John Payne, Portland
Name: Eliza Elizabeth Laurdale
Place of Death: District 5, Hendersonville
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Aug. 4, 1916
Age: 1 year, 2 mos.
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Nick Laurdale
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Washie Washington
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Oct. 20, 1917
Cause of Death: Bronchial Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Racklan
Date of Burial: Oct. 21, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Nashville
Informant: Washie Laurdale, Hendersonville
Name: Loyd W. Ashlock
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 6, 1898
Age: 18 yrs, 6 mos, 14 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: District 14
Name of Father: Richard Ashlock
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Addie Brizendine
Birthplace of Mother: District 14
Date of Death: Oct.20, 1917
Cause of Death: Chronic Articular rheumatism
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fountain Head Cemetery
Date of Burial: Oct. 21, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. W. Enders, Portland
Informant: Joe Wilson, Fountain Head
Name: Donie Perdue
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar. 20, 1886
Age: 31 yrs, 7 months
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: District 13
Name of Father: Frank Dorris
Birthplace of Father: Davidson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Lou Bartin (Bartis?)
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Oct. 20, 1917
Cause of Death: U_____ carcinoma
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hobdy Cemetery
Date of Burial: 10-21-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson
Informant: J. H. B. Perdue, Portland
Name: John Harper
Place of Death: District 9, Dobbins Pike
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 22, 1834
Age: 81 yrs, 3 mos.
Occupation: Preacher and Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: John Harper
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Flemmons
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Oct. 21, 1917
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemmorhage
Length of Residence: 7 years
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Oct. 22, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Osborn Frye, Gallatin, Tenn.
Name: Robert Ing? Jones
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Dec. 16, 1834
Age: 83 years, 10 mos. 5 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: William Jones
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Haner Bridges
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Oct. 21, 1917
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Jones Cemetery
Date of Burial: 10-22-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Mary Lambt (Lambert?), Fountain Head
Name: Eunice Graves
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: July 26, 1912
Age: 5 yrs, 2 mos. 29 days
Occupation: Child
Birthplace: Illinois
Name of Father: Charlie Graves
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Lara Welcher
Birthplace of Mother: Illinois
Date of Death: Oct. 25, 1917
Cause of Death: Tubercular Asthma
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fairfield Cemetery
Date of Burial: 10-26=1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Lara Graves, Fountain Head
Name: John Gibson
Place of Death: District 5, Hendersonville
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Mar. 10, 1864
Age: 53 yrs., 9 mos., 18 days
Occupation: Farm Work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: John Gibson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Clairer Gibson
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct. 28, 1917
Cause of Death: I did not see the Negro before or after death. Don't
know the cause; found dead in bed, Dr. J. H. Stephens
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Rocklan, Hendersonville
Date of Burial: Oct. 30, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Nashville
Informant: Ila Gibson, Hendersonville
Name: Sallie Walton
Place of Death: District 5, Hendersonville
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct., 1864
Age: 53 years
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Logan Clutman
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Ann Loid
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct. 29, 1917
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Rocklan
Date of Burial: Oct. 30, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Nashville
Informant: Idela Washington, Hendersonville
Name: Martha Edmonds
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan. 1, 1855
Age: 62 yrs, 10 months
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Davidson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Calvin Patten
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Bludworth
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct. 29, 1917
Cause of Death: Fell Dead; no M. D. present. Cause of death not known
Length of Residence: In the state, 32 years
Place of Burial: Salem
Date of Burial: Harris & North, Gallatin
Funeral Home or Undertaker:
Informant: W. E. Edmonds, South Tunnel
Name: Ira Brown
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: 1812
Age: 105 years
Occupation: Laborer
Birthplace: Va.
Name of Father: Edmond Brown
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Nannie
Birthplace of Mother: Va.
Date of Death: 10-29-1917
Cause of Death: Intestinal Obstruction
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bethpage, Tenn.
Date of Burial: 10-31-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Jess Brown, Bethpage
Name: Mattie Ruth Whitson
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 30, 1895
Age: 22 yrs, 4 mos, 0 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: 17 Dist.
Name of Father: Seaton Lee
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Zudie Brigance
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner County
Date of Death: Oct. 30, 1917
Cause of Death: Tetanus
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery
Date of Burial: 10-31-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Seaton Lee, Portland
Name: Ozy Cleo Crowder
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Oct. 10, 1917
Age: Still born
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner, Tenn.
Name of Father: Frank Crowder
Birthplace of Father: Sumner
Maiden Name of Mother: Lilian Travelstead
Birthplace of Mother: Allen Co., Ky.
Date of Death: Oct. 10, 1917
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Rockbridge Cemetery
Date of Burial: Oct. 11, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson, Hodges, & Rippy,
Bethpage
Informant: L. C. Brown, Fountain Head
Name: Stillborn Morris
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Infant
Date of Birth: 10-8-1917
Age: Infant
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Alonzoe Morris
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Clara A. Garrison
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: 10-8-1917
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Brinkley Cemetery
Date of Burial: Oct. 9
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None
Informant: Alonzoe Morris, Cottontown
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