Sumner County, TN. Death Records
February, 1917
Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 73; Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 54
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2009
Name: George Clide Lauderdale
Place of Death: District 14, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Infant
Date of Birth: 10-23-1917 (typed as written on certificate)
Age: 2 months
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Andrew Lauderdale
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Fannie Williams
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: 2-1-1917
Cause of Death: Whooping cough
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bransford, Tenn.
Date of Burial: 2-2-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: J. M. Thompson, Bethpage
Informant: A. B. Lauderdale, Bethpage
Name: Mrs. Sarah Isbel
Place of Death: District 7
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth:
Age: 79 years
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: E. Tenn.
Name of Father: James Hudgens
Birthplace of Father: E. Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother:
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: Feb. 2, 1917
Cause of Death: Mitral regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bush Cemetery
Date of Burial: Feb 4, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Jas. B. Cole, Goodlettsville
Informant: R. L. Baker, Hendersonville
Name: John W. Durham
Place of Death: District 11
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan. 7, 1862
Age: 55 years, 27 days
Occupation: Trader
Birthplace: New Roe, Ky.
Name of Father: Wyatt Durham
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Margarite Bertrand
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: Feb. 3, 1917
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Length of Residence: 20 years; in state 44 years
Place of Burial: Bethpage Grave yard
Date of Burial: Feb. 4, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Yates, Bethpage
Name: Mrs. Mattie D. Anglea
Place of Death: District 1, Castalian Springs
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug. 13, 1837
Age: 80 years, 5 months
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Franklin, Tenn.
Name of Father: Rev. Hardy M. Cryer
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Susan Ann DuVal
Birthplace of Mother: North Carolina
Date of Death: Feb. 6, 1917
Cause of Death: Chronic Valvular Heart Disease
Length of Residence: 61 years; in state 61 years
Place of Burial: Anglea Burial Ground
Date of Burial: Feb 7, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mannie B. Anglea, Castailian Springs
Name: Agnes Velma Clendenning
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 10-3-1915
Age: 1 year, 4 months, 4 days
Occupation: nothing
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Andrew Clendenning
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ava Jiles
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: 2-7-1917
Cause of Death: Eczema with measles, contributory
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: New Hope Cem.
Date of Burial: Feb. 8, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Name: Martha Magaline Glascow
Place of Death: District 7
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Infant
Date of Birth: Feb. 3, 1917
Age: 3 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Hendersonville, Tenn.
Name of Father: Jess Glascow
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Berniece Pressley
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb. 6, 1917
Cause of Death: No physician
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bush Cemetery
Date of Burial: Feb. 7, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker:
Informant: Halem Pressley, Hendersonville
Name: Joe Nathan Cannon
Place of Death: District 12
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Nov. 1, 1913
Age: 3 years, 3 months, 9 days
Occupation: Nothing
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Harris Cannon
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Pearlie Hodges
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: 2-10-1917
Cause of Death: Measles followed by pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: New Hope Cem.
Date of Burial: 2-11-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Name: Ophelia Bullock
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Birth: 1888
Age: about 29
Occupation: None; generally a cook
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Henry Bullock
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Whitesides
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Feb. 11, 1917
Cause of Death: Phthises? Pulmonia
Length of Residence: 29 years
Place of Burial: Family Graveyard, Scattersville
Date of Burial: Feb. 12, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Crow Bros., Scottsville, Ky.
Informant: Charley Pursley, Gallatin
Name: Alfred Hall
Place of Death: District 8, Cottontown
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 1867
Age: 50 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Mose Hall
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb. 13, 1917
Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia
Length of Residence: 7 years; in state 50 years
Place of Burial: Cottontown
Date of Burial: Feb. 14, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: Eliza Hall, Cottontown
Name: Mae Dye
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: exact date unknown, 1893
Age: 24 years
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: A. M. Keen
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Emily Caldwell
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: 2-13-1917
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Date of Burial: 2-14-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Roy Keen, Westmoreland
Name: Willie May McDole
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Dec. 24, 1915
Age: 1 year, 2 month, 20 days
Occupation: Nothing
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Marlin McDole
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Jewel Bentle
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: 2-14-1917
Cause of Death: Acute Gastro-Intestinal Intoxication
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cem.
Date of Burial: 2-15-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: Russell McDole, Westmoreland
Name: Mrs. Susan W. West
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug. 9, 1847
Age: 70 years, 6 months, 17 days
Occupation: House keeping
Birthplace: Tenn. White Co.
Name of Father: John Gaddis
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Gaddis
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: 2-14-1917
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: New Hope Cem.
Date of Burial: 2-14-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: James West, Westmoreland
Name: Dennis Denning
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sept. 23, 1869
Age: 47 years, 4 months, 22 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Granville Denning
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Littie Durham
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb. 15, 1917
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Durham Burial Ground
Date of Burial: Feb.16, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: House & Bryan, Franklin, Ky.
Informant: Mrs. Donie Denning, Adolphus, Ky.
Name: Thomas Walton, Jr.
Place of Death: District 5
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar. 31, 1884
Age: 33 years, 10 months, 16 days
Occupation: Poter (porter?)
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Tom Walton
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Sallie Chapman
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb. 16, 1917
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence: 33 years
Place of Burial: Rocklin
Date of Burial: Feb. 18, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: Tom Walton, Rockland
Name: Willie Hix
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: April 18, 1907
Age: 10 years, 10 months, 28 days
Occupation: Child
Birthplace: Robertson Co.
Name of Father: Albert Hix
Birthplace of Father: Logan Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ada Gettinger
Birthplace of Mother: Monecelo?, Ky.
Date of Death: Feb. 17, 1917
Cause of Death: (cannot read cause of death)
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush Cemetery
Date of Burial: 2-18-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: J. W. Hix, Cottontown
Name: Baby Unnamed Reddick
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Feb. 18, 1917
Age: none
Occupation:
Birthplace:
Name of Father: Jas. P. Reddick
Birthplace of Father: Sumner
Maiden Name of Mother: Callie Holmes
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner
Date of Death: Feb. 18, 1917
Cause of Death: Prematurity
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Vernon
Date of Burial: Feb. 19, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson, Hodges, & Rippy, Bethpage
Informant: J. P. Reddick, Bethpage
Name: Marshall Winfield Harper
Place of Death: District 10, Scottsville Pike
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 6, 1875
Age: 41 years, 10 months, 12 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: John Harper
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Williams
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb. 19, 1917
Cause of Death: Crupous Pneumonia
Length of Residence: at place of death, 1 year, 5 months. In state,
8 years
Place of Burial: Unreadable
Date of Burial: Feb. 21, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Osburn Fry, Gallatin
Name: Millie Ann Lyatt? Perdue
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug. 13, 1848
Age: 68 years, 6 months, 6 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: Allen Co., Ky.
Name of Father: Green Roberts
Birthplace of Father: Allen Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Mohens
Birthplace of Mother: Allen Co., Ky.
Date of Death: Feb. 19, 1917
Cause of Death: Fatty degenerations of the heart
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Boiling Springs Cemetery
Date of Burial: Feb. 20, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Mrs. Willie Lantis?, Fountain Head
Name: Monroe Cline
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 13 June 1868
Age: 48 years, 8 months, 6 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: John Cline
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Bettie Riggs
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Feb. 19, 1917
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fairfield
Date of Burial: Feb. 21, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: A. F. Pearson, Scottsville, Ky.
Informant: J. H. Groves, Westmoreland
Name: Pollie Smith
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: Supposed to be 85
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Clark Co., Ky.
Name of Father: John Smith
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Cummins?
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: Feb. 19, 1917
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush
Date of Burial: Feb. 20, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: L. D. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: J. M. Venters, Portland
Name: Kelly Sherley Pryor
Place of Death: District 10
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: November 11, 1916
Age: 3 months, 9 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: George Pryor
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Lela Satterfield
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: February 20, 1917
Cause of Death: Died without medical attention
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Dry Fork Cemetery
Date of Burial: Feb. 21, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson, Hodges, & Rippy,
Bethpage
Informant: J. W. Pryor, Gallatin
Name: Mary Patrick
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jan. 27, 1911
Age: 6 years, 25 days
Occupation: Nothing
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: White Patrick
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Meadors
Birthplace of Mother: Allen Co., Ky.
Date of Death: 2-22-1917
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: New Hope Cem.
Date of Burial: 2-22-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: White Patrick, Westmoreland
Name: Nathan Manners
Place of Death: District 11
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Dec. 16, 1891
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 9 days
Occupation: Gateman at Union Station
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: W. J. Manners
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Nannie Hunter
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Feb. 25, 1917
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Date of Burial: (no date given)
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Nashville
Informant: None listed
Name: Thurmon Young Cannon
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Not known
Age: about 1 year, 2 months
Occupation: Nothing
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Harris Cannon
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Pearlie Hodges
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: 2-3-1917
Cause of Death: Measles & hooping cough
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: New Hope Cem.
Date of Burial: Feb. 4, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: Eunice Thornton, Westmoreland
Name: Reuben Denb (Dearbull?) Brown
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: MAle
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June ?, 1849
Age: 68 years
Occupation: Rural R. Carrier
Birthplace: Chipman, Tenn.
Name of Father: Geo. Brown
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Miss Brown
Birthplace of Mother: Virginia
Date of Death: Feb. 25, 1917
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Length of Residence: 20 years; In the state, 20 years. Former residence
- Texas
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Feb. 26, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Chas. Lattemore, Gallatin
Name: Orvice Keen
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Feb. 25, 1917
Age: 1 day
Occupation: Nothing
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Whit Keen
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Pearlie Graves
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Feb. 26, 1917
Cause of Death: Imperfect development
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Date of Burial: 1-27-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson
Informant: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Name: Mrs. Augusta A. Smith
Place of Death: District 5, Hendersonville
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jan. 28, 1838
Age: 79 years, 1 month
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Kentucky
Name of Father: Obed Tracy
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Martha Thompson
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: 2-28-1917
Cause of Death: Cancer - Breast
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Springhill
Date of Burial: 2-28-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkerson & Co., Nashville
Informant: Mrs. Lizzie Moore, Hendersonville
Name: Still Born Child of Elizabeth Anderson
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: Col.
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Feb. 16, 1917
Age: Still Born
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Gallatin, Tenn.
Name of Father: not known
Birthplace of Father: no data
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Anderson
Birthplace of Mother: Odums Bend, Sumner County
Date of Death: Feb. 16, 1917
Cause of Death: Still born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: Feb. 17, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None, cremated by W. N. Lackey,
Gallatin
Informant: Mary Lueten, Gallatin
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