Sumner County, TN. Death Records
June, 1921
Source: TSL&A Microfilm #134 , Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume: 53 - 56
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2005
Name: Rufus Edward House
Place of Death: Gallatin, W. Main St.
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: September 1, 1854
Age: 67 years, 9 months, 5 days
Occupation: Merchant, Department store
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: James House
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Miss Crenshaw
Birthplace of Mother: ? (question mark is on certificate)
Date of Death: June 6, 1921
Cause of Death: Acute Dilitation of Heart
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: June 7, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: C. G. House, Atlanta, Ga.
Name: Abraham Lincoln Fry
Place of Death: Gallatin, Tennessee, 66 Cemetery St.
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 12, 1863
Age: 58 years, 11 months, 12 days
Occupation: Farmer Retired 6 years
Birthplace: Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Name of Father: Henry Fry
Birthplace of Father: Wash County, Ind.
Maiden Name of Mother: Margaret Fry
Birthplace of Mother: Push? County, Indiana
Date of Death: June 7, 1921
Cause of Death: Organic Heart Disease; Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: June 8, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North,
Gallatin
Informant: John H. Fry, Gallatin, Tennessee
Name: B. F. Buckingham
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: January 15
Age: 75 years
Occupation: None, Retired
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Thos. Buckingham
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Holt
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: June 8, 1921
Cause of Death: C___ Renial Disease; Myocardial Insufficiency
contributory
Length of Residence: 1 year; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 9, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Lillie Cleveland, Gallatin
Name: James Edward Wilkinson
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: March 11, 1921
Age: 2 months, 29 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: District 16
Name of Father: Frank Wilkinson
Birthplace of Father: District 15
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Ray
Birthplace of Mother: District 16
Date of Death: June 10, 1921
Cause of Death: Ilio Colitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Wilkinson Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 11, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wmn., Portland
Informant: Frank Wilkinson, Fountainhead
Name: Johnnie Bell Davis
Place of Death: District 10
Sex: Mail
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Aprl 13, 1911
Age: 10 years, 2 months
Occupation: school boy
Birthplace: Trousdail County
Name of Father: John Davis
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah Epperson
Birthplace of Mother: Trousdail County
Date of Death: June 13, 1921
Cause of Death: Organic Heart disease; mitral regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Durham Chapel
Date of Burial: June 14, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris-Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Ruffus Horton, Gallatin
Name: Charlie Craig
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: November 20, 1849
Age: 71 years, 6 months, 25 days
Occupation: Retired Mason
Birthplace: Scotland
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Scotland
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Craig
Birthplace of Mother: Ireland
Date of Death: June 15, 1921
Cause of Death: Intestinal nephritis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 16, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros., Portland
Informant: Mrs. G. D. Livingston, Gallatin
Name: Amelia J. Durham
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 6, 1846
Age: 75 years, 2 months, 11 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Joseph Williams
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Jane Robertson
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: June 16, 1921
Cause of Death: Unknown natural cause, no dr.
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Durham Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 17, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Hodges & Meador, Bethpage
Informant: Lonnie Durham, Bethpage
Name: Nellie N. Dye
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: Blk.
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: March 11, 1921
Age: 0 years, 2 months, 29 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father:
Maiden Name of Mother: Carnie Dye
Birthplace of Mother: District 16
Date of Death: June 14, 1921
Cause of Death: Premature birth
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Field Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 15, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: A. A. Dye, Portland
Name: Lee Infant
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Girl
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: June 16, 1921
Age: 0 years, 0 months, 0 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Portland, Tenn.
Name of Father: Robert Lee
Birthplace of Father: District 14
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Hunter
Birthplace of Mother: District 16
Date of Death: June 16, 1921
Cause of Death: Smothered to death
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mount Moriah
Date of Burial: June 16, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Robert Lee, Portland
Name: William Gillespie
Place of Death: District 5, Saundersville
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: don't know exact date
Age: about 38
Occupation: Laborer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Ruben Gillespie
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: June 17, 1921
Cause of Death: accident struck by hand car causing death in few
moments
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Loagin Cmty.
Date of Burial: June 19, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: G. W. Washington, Hendersonville
Name: Charles H. Thurmond
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: No data available, 1859
Age: 62 years
Occupation: Carpenter
Birthplace: Fayette Co., W. Va.
Name of Father: Carpenter
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: do not know
Birthplace of Mother: Virginia
Date of Death: June 17, 1921
Cause of Death: Uremic Poisoning
Length of Residence: in W. Va. all of life
Place of Burial: Huntington, W. Va.
Date of Burial: June 20, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: E. H. Butte, Huntington, W. Va.
Name: Delia Graves Calvert
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: October 12, 1894
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 6 days
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Isiak Graves
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Maggie Douglas
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: June 18, 1921
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Olivet
Date of Burial: June 19, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Crow Bros., Scottsville
Informant: H. E. Snow, Adolphus, Ky.
Name: Tom Donner? Hobdy
Place of Death: District 16, Mitchellville
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: November 18, 1856
Age: 64 years, 7 months, 0 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: John Hobdy
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Bettie Johnson
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: June 18, 1921
Cause of Death: Brights Disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Blurred
Date of Burial: June 19, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman
Informant: J. W. Hobdy, Mitchellville
Name: Thomas Hollis
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: January 9, 1852
Age: 69 years, 5 months, 9 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: District 14
Name of Father: James Hollis
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Virginia Smith
Birthplace of Mother: Virginia
Date of Death: June 18, 1921
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fountain Head
Date of Burial: June 19, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman,
Portland
Informant: Fannie H. Keene, Nashville
Name: Vernon Talmady Martin
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: November 16, 1919
Age: 1 year, 7 months, 3 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Walter Martin
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Carrie Wells
Birthplace of Mother: Mulenburgh, Ky.
Date of Death: June 19, 1921
Cause of Death: Accidental; drowned
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Clesent? Hill
Date of Burial: June 20, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Hodges & Meador, Bethpage
Informant: Walter Brown, Fountain Head
Name: Estell Bridges
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 17, 1921
Age: 5 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Lee Bridges
Birthplace of Father: Davidson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Cage
Birthplace of Mother: Smith Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: June 21, 1921
Cause of Death: Not known
Length of Residence: all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 22, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Lee Bridges, Gallatin
Name: Calvin Carter
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: August 4, 1842
Age: 78 years, 10 months, 17 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Tom Carter
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Tuttle
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: June 22, 1921
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis, no physician
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Wolf Hill Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 22, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Hodges & Meador, Bethpage
Informant: John Sadler, Bethpage
Name: Louis Withers
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: no data available, 1866
Age: 65 years
Occupation: Preacher
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Jordon Withers
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: June 22, 1921
Cause of Death: Cancer of the Tongue
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: June 24, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore & Crowder, Nashville
Informant: Mrs. Lottie Withers, Gallatin
Name: Daise Cullam
Place of Death: District 5, Saundersville
Sex: Female
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August 22, 1896
Age: 24 years, 9months, 25 days
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Jim Cullam
Birthplace of Father: Smith County
Maiden Name of Mother: Florence Wilkson
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner County
Date of Death: June 27, 1921
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence: all of life
Place of Burial: Pilot Knob
Date of Burial: June 28, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Jim Cullam
Name: David Lee Pool
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: May 3, 1853
Age: 68 years, 1 month, 24 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Smith Co.
Name of Father: Richard Pool
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Jeabel Pool
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: June 27, 1921
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Link Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 28, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman,
Portland
Informant: George Pool, Portland, Tenn.
Name: Cecil Heart Hackett
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: September 21, 1919
Age: 1 year, 9 months, 7 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Smith County
Name of Father: Charlie Hackett
Birthplace of Father: Smith Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Willie Baker
Birthplace of Mother: Smith County
Date of Death: June 29, 1921
Cause of Death: Euterocolitis
Length of Residence: 1 year, 6 months
Place of Burial: Hackett G. Y.
Date of Burial: June 30, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Charlie Hackett, Gallatin
Name: Infant of J. E. Downs
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Still Born
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: J. E. Downs
Birthplace of Father: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Hatcher
Birthplace of Mother: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: June 14, 1921
Cause of Death: Transverse prusuit? podolic version, asphysiation in
delivery, coming head
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Date of Burial: June 14, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North,
Gallatin
Informant: J. E. Downs, Gallatin
Name: Geo. Newton Green
Place of Death: District 6
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 15, 1921
Age:
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Eugene Green
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Nanie May Lunday
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: June 15, 1921
Cause of Death: Still born baby
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Beech
Date of Burial: June 16, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cole & Garrett,
Goodlettsville
Informant: J. N. Green, Edenwold, Tenn.
Name: Sullivan Infant
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status:
Date of Birth: June 24, 1921
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Johnie Sullivan
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Fannie Stafford
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: June 24, 1921
Cause of Death: Still Birth from nutricial disturbance
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bethpage Cemetery
Date of Burial: June 25, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Tom Lane, Bethpage
Informant: W. W. Roark, Bethpage
Name: Still Born Child of Andrew D. Hesson
Place of Death: District 4, Fairview
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 22, 1921
Age: Still born
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner County, 4th Dist.
Name of Father: Andrew D. Hesson
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Veisie Morgan
Birthplace of Mother: Jackson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: June 22, 1921
Cause of Death: Still Born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: June 22, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North
Informant: W. N. Lackey, Gallatin
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