Sumner County, TN. Death Records
August, 1920
Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 121, Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 58
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2004
Name: Harrison Andrews
Place of Death: Westmoreland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 1849
Age: 71 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Macon Co.
Name of Father: Billie Andrews
Birthplace of Father: Macon Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Jones
Birthplace of Mother: Trousdale Co.
Date of Death: August 6, 1920
Cause of Death: Brights Disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Eulia's Graveyard
Date of Burial: August 7, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Nate? Stout? Westmoreland
Name: Charles W. Perdue
Place of Death: District 19
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: October 20, 1863
Age: 57 years, 9 months, 17 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Lewis Perdue
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Martha Smith
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: August 7, 1920
Cause of Death: Peratinitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Fountain Head
Date of Burial: August 8, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker:
Informant: W. F. Perdue, Portland, Tenn.
Name: Lonnie M. Perry
Place of Death: District 17, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 10? 18, 1883
Age: 37 years, 8 months, 21 days
Occupation: Farming
Birthplace: Tennessee, Sumner
Name of Father: John W. Perry
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee, Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: P. C. Graves
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee, Sumner Co.
Date of Death: August 9, 1920
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Vernon
Date of Burial: July? 10, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Hodges & Meador, Bethpage
Informant: John W. Perry, Bethpage
Name: Harette Ellen Skeen
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: March 19, 1848
Age: 82 years, 4 months, 23 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: Simpson Co., Ky.
Name of Father: Henry Jennings
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Cafell (Cassell?)
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: August 12, 1920
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: August 13, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman
Informant: A. R. Skeen, Portland
Name: Rosa Patterson
Place of Death: District 5
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: September 26, 1909
Age: 11 years
Occupation: house work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Will __ Patterson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Mariah Harper
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: August 13, 1920
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pilot Knob
Date of Burial: August 14, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, and Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Nath Harper
Name: Hassie Wilkerson
Place of Death: District 5
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: November 20, 1898
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 26 days
Occupation: Government Service
Birthplace: Simpson Co., Ky.
Name of Father: Jack Wilkerson
Birthplace of Father: Simpson Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Aiken
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: August 18, 1920
Cause of Death: Unknown; died about 10 minutes before I arrived at
house
Length of Residence: 9 days; former resident of Kentucky
Place of Burial: Franklin, Ky.
Date of Burial:
Funeral Home or Undertaker: House & Bryan, Franklin
Informant: Mrs. J. E. Creekmore, Hendersonville
Name: Sarah Johnson
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Don't know
Age: Supposed to be 15 years
Occupation: School Girl
Birthplace: Robertson Co.
Name of Father: harold Johnson
Birthplace of Father: Robertson
Maiden Name of Mother: Lula Turner
Birthplace of Mother: Robertson Co.
Date of Death: August 20, 1920
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bunton Cemetery
Date of Burial: August 21, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Jim Johnson, Orlinda, Tenn.
Name: Joseph Bernie Merrill
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: March 8, 1835
Age: 85 years, 5 months, 13 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: John Merrill
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Henrietta Jones
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: August 21, 1920
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation and Senility
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fountain Head
Date of Burial: August 22, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: M. W. Fulgum, Portland
Name: Jossie May
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 28, 1872
Age: 48 years, 3 months, 23 days
Occupation: House Keeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Baskerville
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Williams
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: August 21, 1920
Cause of Death: Organic Heart Disease; Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence: 6 months, in state all of life
Place of Burial: Bushes Chapel Graveyard
Date of Burial: August 23, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: George May, Fountain Head, Tenn.
Name: Fannie Bell Briley
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 19, 1854
Age: 78 years, 2 months, 6 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: District 15
Name of Father: S. L. Biggs
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sallie Byrum
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: August 22, 1920
Cause of Death: don't know; she was dead before I got there, probably blood
clot
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Biggs Cemetery
Date of Burial: August 23, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Mrs. L. E. Biggs, Fountain Head
Name: James R. Pond, Jr.
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Boy
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: July 29, 1920
Age: 25 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: District 15
Name of Father: J. R. Pond
Birthplace of Father: District 15
Maiden Name of Mother: Bessie Jackson
Birthplace of Mother: Nashville, Tenn.
Date of Death: August 25, 1920
Cause of Death: Premature birth; just dwindled to its Death
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery
Date of Burial: August 25, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Mrs. Maggie Jackson, Cottontown
Name: William Frederic Beasley
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: May 27, 1837
Age: 83 years, 3 months, 1 day
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Ky.
Name of Father: John C. Beasley
Birthplace of Father: Not known
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Bratton
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Date of Death: August 28, 1920
Cause of Death: Cancer of the stomach
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Date of Burial: August 29, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Crow Bros.
Informant: Fannie Wagoner, Adolphus, Ky.
Name: James Harris Austin
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Boy
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: Aug. 15, 1920
Age: 15 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: District 16
Name of Father: Lee Austin
Birthplace of Father: Simpson Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Annie Luse?
Birthplace of Mother: Nashville, Tenn.
Date of Death: August 30, 1920
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage caused at birth
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush Cemetery
Date of Burial: August 31, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Lee Austin, Portland
Name: George William Ray
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Boy
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: May 5, 1920
Age: 3 months, 26 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Portland, Tenn.
Name of Father: C. V. Ray
Birthplace of Father: District 13
Maiden Name of Mother: Minnie Seng
Birthplace of Mother: District 13
Date of Death: August 31, 1920
Cause of Death: Colitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: August 31, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: C. V. Ray, Portland
Name: Stillborn, No name (Twins)
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August 10, 1920
Age: Stillborn
Occupation: Nothing
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: J. W. Livingston
Birthplace of Father: Macon Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ova Eva Johnson
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: August 10, 1920
Cause of Death: Still born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Alton Hill
Date of Burial: August 11, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None, buried by family
Informant: T. Y. Carter, Westmoreland
Name: Not named; Still born
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August 10, 1920
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: J. W. Livingston
Birthplace of Father: Macon Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ova Eva Johnson
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: August 10, 1920
Cause of Death: Still born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Alton Hill
Date of Burial: August 11, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None; buried by family
Informant: T. Y. Carter, Westmoreland
Name: Stillborn
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August 29, 1920
Age: Infant
Occupation:
Birthplace: Bethpage
Name of Father: Jessie Reed
Birthplace of Father: Trousdale
Maiden Name of Mother: Clara Defreese
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: August 29, 1920
Cause of Death: Undetermined
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial:
Date of Burial:
Funeral Home or Undertaker:
Informant: No informant; Dr. Woodson signed certificate
Name: Perry Infant
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status:
Date of Birth: August 29, 1920
Age: Stillborn
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: G. G. Perry
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Laura Stone
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: August 29, 1920
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Vernon
Date of Burial: August 29, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Jim Troutt, Bethpage
Informant: G. G. Perry, Bethpage
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