Sumner County, TN. Death Records
May, 1921
Source: TSL&A Microfilm #134 , Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volumes 53 - 56
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2005
Name: Matilda Herring
Place of Death: District 11, Bledsoe
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: November 27, 1848
Age: 72 years, 5 months, 3 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Smith County
Name of Father: Richards
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: May 1, 1921
Cause of Death: Left blank
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bethpage, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 2, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland,
Tenn.
Informant: Claud Herring, Westmoreland
Name: Derotha Victoria Brinkley
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: June 2, 1840
Age: 80 years, 10 months, 1 day
Occupation: none
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Daniel Corkran
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: May 3, 1921
Cause of Death: she droped dead my diagnossis was apoplexy
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Brinkley Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 4, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Henry Brinkley, Cottontown
Name: Erskin Willis
Place of Death: District 6
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: January 2, 1849
Age: 72 years, 4 months, 3 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Oscar Willis
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Annie Walker
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 5, 1921
Cause of Death: Had no doctor. Paralysis of throat
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Family Burying Ground; Edenwold
Date of Burial: May 6, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cole & Garrett, Goodlettsville
Informant: J. B. Willis, Edenwold, Tenn.
Name: Minter Sarver
Place of Death: District 5, Saundersvile
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: May 5, 1921
Age: 66 years
Occupation: railroading
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Sanda Sarver
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Brickten, Tenn.
Date of Death: May 5, 1921
Cause of Death: Nephistis complicated
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pilot Knob
Date of Burial: May 7, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, & Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Phil Sarver, Saundersville, Tenn.
Name: Henry Orman
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: May 14, 1864
Age: 56 years, 11 months, 24 days
Occupation: City Recorder
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Robt. Orman
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Do not know
Birthplace of Mother: Do not know
Date of Death: May 8, 1921
Cause of Death: Cancer of left Toncil
Length of Residence: 15 years, in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 9, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North
Informant: Henry Orman, Gallatin
Name: Becky Henton
Place of Death: District 11
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: 1815
Age: about 106 years
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: not known
Name of Father: not known
Birthplace of Father: not known
Maiden Name of Mother: not known
Birthplace of Mother: not known
Date of Death: May 10, 1921
Cause of Death: No doctor in attendance
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Durham Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 11, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Will Malone, Bethpage
Name: Martha E. Palmer
Place of Death: District 1
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: June, 1851
Age: 70 years, 5 months
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: D. Hearn
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ellen Hearn
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 15, 1921
Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 18, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Ella Boddie, Gallatin
Name: Alace Winston
Place of Death: District 10
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 18, 1888
Age: 33 years
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Albert Winston
Birthplace of Father: Mosouria
Maiden Name of Mother: Parker
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 18, 1921
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence: 33 years
Place of Burial: Rogan Graveyard
Date of Burial: May 20, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Albert Winston, Gallatin
Name: Josephine Sulcer
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: March 10, 1848
Age: 73 years, 2 months, 12 days
Occupation: Housemaid
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Ned Jimerson?
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Henrietta Jimerson?
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 22, 1921
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis, chronic
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Village Green
Date of Burial: May 23, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris, Gallatin
Informant: Alice Sulcer, Chicago
Name: George W. Black
Place of Death: District 12
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: September 13, 1881
Age: 39 years, 8 months, 10 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Andy A. Black
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sinie Graves
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 23, 1921
Cause of Death: Suicide, Gunshot wound in head; no physician
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fairfield
Date of Burial: May 24, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Crow Bros., Scottsville, Ky.
Informant: A. A. Black, Westmoreland
Name: Ruth Cameail Walker Biggs
Place of Death: District 9, Long Hollow Pike
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: January 25, 1911
Age: 10 years, 4 months
Occupation: young child
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: R. J. Biggs
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Motren? Lockes
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 23, 1921
Cause of Death: Acute Miliary Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)
Length of Residence: 4 years, 5 months; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 24, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. R. J. Biggs, Gallatin
Name: George Fite
Place of Death: District 5, Saundersville
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: March 15, 1865
Age: 56 years
Occupation: Stone mason
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Lem Fite
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Sentha Reynolds
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 23, 1921
Cause of Death: No physician attendance; cause of death unknown
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Rockland
Date of Burial: May 24, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, & Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Bradford Fite, Rockland
Name: Susan Bell Phillips
Place of Death: District 5
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: November 8
Age: 58 years
Occupation: House wife
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: John Will Denning
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Not known
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 26, 1921
Cause of Death: Cancer of stomach
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Beech Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 27, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cole & Garrett, Goodlettsville
Informant: James Ray Phillips, Edenwold, Tenn.
Name: Ellen J. Shoecraft
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: November 23, 1840
Age: 80 years, 6 months
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: James Elliott
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Lane
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 27, 1921
Cause of Death: Organic Heart Disease, Mitral Insufficiency
Length of Residence: 40 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Elliott G. Y.
Date of Burial: May 28, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker:
Informant: J. C. Elliott, Jr., Gallatin
Name: Kate Barr
Place of Death: District 10, Scotts Pike
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 23, 1857
Age: 64 years
Occupation: House keeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: B. Q. Marlane
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Thrailhill
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 28, 1921
Cause of Death: Acute Dililation & Hypertrophy of Heart
Length of Residence: 41 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Shiloh Church
Date of Burial: May 29, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Robt. Barr, Gallatin
Name: Lizzie Lue Johnson
Place of Death: District 5, Saundersville
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: August 26, 1896
Age: 25 years
Occupation: house work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Robert Johnson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Siller Taylor
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 31, 1921
Cause of Death: tuberculosis of lungs
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Scotts Hollow
Date of Burial: June 2, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, and Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Siller Taylor
Name: Lydia G. Payne
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: September 11, 1904
Age: 16 years, 9 months
Occupation: none, at home
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: W. B. Payne
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Georgetta
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 31, 1921
Cause of Death: No doctor in attendance at time of death
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 1, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris-Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: W. B. Payne, South Tunnel
Name: Still born, child of Jim Johnson*
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 19, 1921
Age: Still Born
Occupation: None, infant
Birthplace: Gallatin, Tenn.
Name of Father: Jim Johnson
Birthplace of Father: Gallatin, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Lela Cole
Birthplace of Mother: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Death: May 19, 1921
Cause of Death: Still born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 20, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore & Crowder
Informant: W. N. Lackey, Gallatin
*Two death certificates for infant. Mother is listed as Lilly Cole
in the second one.
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