Sumner County, TN. Death Records
May, 1917
Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 73; Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 54
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2009
Name: Aron Clark Warner
Place of Death: district 4, 2 miles of Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: No data, don't know, 1847
Age: 70 years
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Jno. Warner
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: don't know
Birthplace of Mother: don't know
Date of Death: May 1, 1917
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence: 2 years, in state 70 years
Place of Burial: Halltown Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 2, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North,
Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Cora Hall, Gallatin
Name: Henry Lumkins
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: no data, 1849
Age: 68 years
Occupation: Janitor
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: May 1, 1917
Cause of Death: Intestinal Nephritis
Length of Residence: 30 years, in state 68 years, former residence,
Memphis, Tennessee
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: May 2, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: Mary E. Lumkins, Gallatin
Name: Nelson Sarver
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March 14, 1913
Age: 4 years, 1 month, 18 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Ras Sarver
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Roxie Buntin
Birthplace of Mother: Robertson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 2, 1917
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Potters Burying Ground
Date of Burial: May 3, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson, WG, Portland, Tenn.
Informant: Ras Sarver, Fountain Head, Tenn.
Name: Cassie Brown Johnson
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar. 12, 1878
Age: 39 years, 1 month, 23 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Kentucky
Name of Father: Jim Brown
Birthplace of Father: Kentucky
Maiden Name of Mother: Myers
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Date of Death: May 5, 1917
Cause of Death: Bronchial pneumonia
Length of Residence: at place of death - 2 years, in state 18 years.
Place of Burial: Franklin, Ky.
Date of Burial: May 7, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: W. C. Johnson, Gallatin
Name: Richard Dixson
Place of Death: District 4, Peach Valley
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: 1825
Age: 92 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Vergina
Date of Death: May 6, 1917
Cause of Death: Carcinoma
Length of Residence: at place of death - 65 years, in state 92 years
Place of Burial: Peach Valley
Date of Burial: May 7, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder
Informant: Chas. Dixon, Nashville
Name: May Cantrell
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: December 31, 1902
Age: 14 years, 4 months, 10 days
Occupation: Going to school
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Name of Father: Brodie S. Cantrell
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Enola Marlin
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 10, 1917
Cause of Death: Meningitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland
Date of Burial: May 11, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Brodie S. Cantrell, Fountain Head, Tenn.
Name: Estel Crabtree
Place of Death: District 8, Poor Farm
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 1895
Age: 22 years
Occupation: None
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: May 10, 1917
Cause of Death: Not known, no doctor present at death
Length of Residence: at place of death, 10 days, in state 22 years
Place of Burial: Sumner Co. Poor Farm
Date of Burial: May 11, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. H. Parker, Supt. Poor Farm, Cottontown
Informant: E. H. Parker
Name: Missouria Ann Perdue
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan. 8, 1844
Age: 73 years, 4 months, 5 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: Missourie
Name of Father: Smith Mayes
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Hobdy
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 11, 1917
Cause of Death: Thoracic ____?
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: 5-12-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Mrs. Ellen Abser (Absher)
Name: Esma Link Critenden (Crittenden)
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 3-5-1890
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 7 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: J. T. Link
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., T.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ellen Strain
Birthplace of Mother: Robertson Co., T.
Date of Death: May 12, 1917
Cause of Death: ? of pregnancy
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Link Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 13, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: J. T. Link, Cottontown
Name: Anner Beasley
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Dec. 25, 1886
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 18 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Sumner
Name of Father: Wyley Brackin
Birthplace of Father: Alen Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Margret Roberts
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner
Date of Death: May 12, 1917
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Vernon Semitary
Date of Burial: May 13, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson, Hodges, & Rippy, Bethpage,
Tenn.
Informant: Wyley Brackin, Fountainhead
Name: J. N. Haley
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Birth: Apr. 4, 1846
Age: 71 years, 1 month, 8 days
Occupation: Retired
Birthplace: College Grove, Williamson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Wm.
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: May 12, 1917
Cause of Death: Progression Prephreal Paralysis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Nashville
Date of Burial: May 13, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Frank R. Sanderson, Nashville, Tenn.
Name: Irene Talley
Place of Death: District 6
Sex: Female
Race: Col.
Marital Status:
Date of Birth:
Age: about 5 months
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Lee Talley
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Willie Patterson
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 12, 1917
Cause of Death: No physician in attendance
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Patton Col. Cem.
Date of Burial: May 13, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Jas. B. Cole, Goodlettsville
Informant: Gran Talley, Edenwold
Name: Wheeler Cox
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 13, 1892
Age: 25 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Buck Cox
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Eliza Hutcherson
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 13, 1917
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bethpage Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 14, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: Buck Cox, Bethpage
Name: Cora Pearl Turner
Place of Death: District 12, Sugar Grove
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov. 22, 1881
Age: 35 years, 5 months, 21 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: John Morris
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Culwell
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 13, 1917
Cause of Death: Myocarditis, no history of heart trouble farther back
than 3 days before I saw her first.
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mount Pleasant, Ky.
Date of Burial: May 14, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: A. F. Pearson, Scottsville, Ky.
Informant: Mrs. R. C. Turner, Adolphus, Ky.
*Written on the bottom of certificate: The younger ones of this family
spell the name "Caldwell"
Name: Ella Devada Gregory
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status:
Date of Birth: April 26, 1914
Age: 3 years, 18 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Robertson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Weslie Gregory
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Maggie Dudly
Birthplace of Mother: Jackson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 14, 1917
Cause of Death: Uremic Poisoning
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Lamt. Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 16, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Weslie Gregory, Portland
Name: John H. Terry
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sept. 1, 1843
Age: 73 years, 8 months, 14 days
Occupation: Ret. Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: N. Terry
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Wethered
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 15, 1917
Cause of Death: Mitral Insufficiency and Senility
Length of Residence: at place of death, 8 years, in state 73 yrs. 8
mos. 14 da. disease contracted from bullet wound of war
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 15, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: M. E. Head, Gallatin
Name: Oscar Levy Moncrief
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: single
Date of Birth: Mar. 26, 1917
Age: 1 month, 20 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner
Name of Father: Herbert Moncrief
Birthplace of Father: Sumner
Maiden Name of Mother: Bessie Kirkham
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner
Date of Death: May 16, 1917
Cause of Death: Spinal Meningitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Sulphura Semitary
Date of Burial: May 17, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson, Hodges, & Rippy,
Bethpage
Informant: Herbert Moncrief, Fountain Head
Name: Winfred Angle (listed as Winford Anglea in the cemetery
book, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Anglea)
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Feb. 3, 1917
Age: 3 months, 15 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner
Name of Father: Jodie Angle
Birthplace of Father: Sumner
Maiden Name of Mother: Mattie Angle
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner
Date of Death: May 18, 1917
Cause of Death: Meningitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: New Hope Semitary
Date of Burial: May 19, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson, Hodges, & Rippy,
Bethpage
Informant: Jodie Angle, Bethpage
Name: Mary Louise Burnley
Place of Death: District 2, Hartsville Pike
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Marital Status: Infant
Date of Birth: Aug. 18, 1916
Age: 10 months
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Lee Burnley
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Burford
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 18, 1917
Cause of Death: Diarrhea and enteritis, improper feeding with cow's milk
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Trousdale County
Date of Burial: May 18, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: W. H. Dining?, Gallatin
Name: William A. Carver
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feby. 13, 1867
Age: 50 years, 3 months, 10 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Wade Carver
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Huffines
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 23, 1917
Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis
Length of Residence: at place of death, 14 days, in state 50 years, 3 months,
10 days
Place of Burial: Camp Ground? G. Y.
Date of Burial: May 24, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Addie Carver, Hartsville
Name: Ruby Perdue
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: June, 1914
Age: 2 years, 11 months
Occupation: child
Birthplace: 16 Dist.
Name of Father: Van Perdue
Birthplace of Father: Mitchellville, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Arvelia Bunton
Birthplace of Mother: 16 Dist.
Date of Death: May 28, 1917
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mitchellville, Tenn.
Date of Burial: 5-24-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson
Informant: Lillard Buntin, Portland
Name: Cline Infant
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 5-24-1917
Age: 1 day
Occupation:
Birthplace: Westmoreland
Name of Father: Martin Cline
Birthplace of Father: Sugar Grove
Maiden Name of Mother: Josie Cline
Birthplace of Mother: Sugar Grove
Date of Death: 5-24-1917
Cause of Death: lak of vitality
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Rippy Grave Yd.
Date of Burial: 5-25-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Chas. Cline, Westmoreland
Informant: W. H. Cline, Westmoreland
Name: Infant of E. B. Dempsey
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: few hours, maybe 24, 1917
Age:
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Gallatin
Name of Father: E. B. Dempsey
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Hibbeth
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Prematurity, about 7 mos. & poorly development
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Dempsie B. G.
Date of Burial: May 24, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Family
Informant: E. B. Dempsey
Name: Annie Elizabeth Tuttle
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb. 21, 1852
Age: 65 years, 5 months, 4 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Arch Gregory
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Not known
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Date of Death: May 24, 1917
Cause of Death: supposed to be heart failure, no physician in attendance.
Death sudden
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Caldwell Bur. Gr.
Date of Burial: 5/24/1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Name: Walter B. Smith
Place of Death: Gallatin, 3rd Dist.
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Feby., 1917
Age: 3 months
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: W. Smith
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Merrit
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 25, 1917
Cause of Death: Found dead in Bed Sat. morning at Daylight, no doctor
in charge
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 26, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: O. L. Merrit, Gallatin
Name: Dela Graves
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb. 20, 1894
Age: 33 years, 3 months, 6 days
Occupation: House Keeping
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Tom Barber
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: S. Barber
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: May 26, 1917
Cause of Death: Pellagra
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: New Hope Cem.
Date of Burial: 5/26/1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: Thomas Graves, Bethpage
Name: Mary Angeline Pruett
Place of Death: District 2
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: June 22, 1843
Age: 73 years, 11 months, 5 days
Occupation: housekeeper
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father:
Birthplace of Father:
Maiden Name of Mother:
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: May 27, 1917
Cause of Death: Malarial R_____? Fever
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pruett G. Y.
Date of Burial: May 28, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: M. V. Pruett, Gallatin
Name: Felix Grundy Morris
Place of Death: District 1
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March 11, 1845
Age: 72 years, 2 months, 16 days
Occupation: Fisherman
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Not known
Birthplace of Father: Not known
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizer Morris
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 27, 1917
Cause of Death: Asthma (without med. attendance) No doctor in charge
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Beloat grave yard
Date of Burial: May 27, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North
Informant: J. N. Wilker, Castalian Spgr., Tenn.
Name: Grace Wallace Douglas
Place of Death: Gallatin, District 3
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: No data, 1889
Age: 18 years
Occupation: house keeper
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Frank Wallace
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Carry McClennan
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 31, 1917
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence: at place of death, 2 months, in state 18 years,
former residence, Gallatin
Place of Burial: Wallace G. Y.
Date of Burial: June 1, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Walter Douglas, Gallatin
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