Sumner County, TN. Death Records
November, 1923
Source: TSL&A Microfilm #161 , Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 59
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2004
Name: Sisley Bracken
Place of Death: District 10, Sideview
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: No data, 1845
Age: 78 with 68 written over it.
Occupation: house work
Birthplace: Va.
Name of Father: Mack Legan
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sisley Legan
Birthplace of Mother: Va.
Date of Death: November 3, 1923
Cause of Death: patient dead when seen; From history evidently died
suddenly; acute
heart failure
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Kansas, Sumner County
Date of Burial: Nov.
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone,
Gallatin
Informant: Will Bracken, Gallatin
Name: Alonzo Edward Douglas
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 9, 1879
Age: 44 years, 7 months, 1 day
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Harmon Douglas
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Rosanna Graves
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: November 10, 1923
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Olivet
Date of Burial: November 11, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Joe Douglas, Westmoreland
Name: Jeff Riggsbee
Place of Death: District 8, Cotton Town
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: February 20, 1866
Age: 57 years, 8 months, 27 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: George Riggsbee
Birthplace of Father: N. C.
Maiden Name of Mother: Summerville
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: November 11, 1923
Cause of Death: Erysipelso? Facial, Idiopoihic?
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Robberts G. Y.
Date of Burial: November 12, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Jeff Riggsbee, Gallatin
Name: Fannie F. Hollins
Place of Death: Near Saundersville
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: August 24, 1864
Age: 59 years, 2 months, 14 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Clarksville
Name of Father: F. F. Fox
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Amanda Ely
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: November 12, 1923
Cause of Death: Cancer of the liver & stomach
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Springhill Cemetery
Date of Burial: November 13, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cornelius, Martin, & Rollow, City,
Nashville
Informant: Ben Hollins, Saundersville
Name: Lena Pearl Cole
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Infant
Date of Birth: October 5, 1923
Age: 6 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Hendersonville, R. 3
Name of Father: Walter Cole
Birthplace of Father: Robertson Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Etta Carver
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: November 12, 1923
Cause of Death: I did not see it after the day of its birth, it was
a fuenrature? birth only
lived 6 days
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Brinkley Cemetery
Date of Burial: November 12, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None
Informant: Walter Cole, Hendersonville
Name: Ova McMurtry
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: December 20, 1902
Age: 20 years, 10 months, 25 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: J. H. McMurtry
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mattie Utley
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: November 14, 1923
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of Lungs
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Beach Church
Date of Burial: November 15, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. T. Woodall, White House
Informant: H. L. McMurtry, Goodlettsville
Name: Febee Wallace
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: April 28, 1856
Age: 67 years, 6 months, 17 days
Occupation: House Keeper
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Isaac Ashlock
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: November 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Hemorrhagic Infarcin right lung
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Oldbrush Cemetery
Date of Burial: November 16, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: J. H. Kirkham, Fountain Head
Name: Erwin Wallace
Place of Death: District 4
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: February 9, 1852
Age: 71 years, 9 months, 8 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: New York
Name of Father: Lafayette Wallace
Birthplace of Father: James Town N. Y.
Maiden Name of Mother: L. Russell
Birthplace of Mother: Clark, N. Y.
Date of Death: November 16, 1923
Cause of Death: Uremia with edema of lungs
Length of Residence: 4 months, 5 days; former residence - state of
New York
Place of Burial: Kennedy, New York
Date of Burial: November 19, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: G. Y. Wallace, Kennedy, N. Y.
Name: Fred Wright
Place of Death: District 10, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 7, 1890
Age: 33 years, 7 months, 10 days
Occupation: Hasn't been able to work sense because from World War
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Robert Wright
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Nellie Tyree
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: November 17, 1923
Cause of Death: Valvular Disease of Heart
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemt.
Date of Burial: November 18, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: Robert Wright, Gallatin
Name: Hershel Hyde
Place of Death: District 11
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: October 12, 1923
Age: 1 month, 9 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Wm. H. Hyde
Birthplace of Father: Allen Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Bettie Adcock
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: November 20, 1923
Cause of Death: Whooping cough
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bethpage Cemetery
Date of Burial: November 21, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wm. H. Hyde, Bethpage, Tenn.
Informant: Wm. H. Hyde, Bethpage, Tenn.
Name: Sam Philips
Place of Death: District 16, Mitchellville
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: February 3, 1905
Age: 18 years, 9 months, 22 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Kentucky
Name of Father: Bud Philips
Birthplace of Father: Jackson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Alice Bailey
Birthplace of Mother: Simpson Co., Ky.
Date of Death: November 20, 1923
Cause of Death: Paralysis of heart a result of a recent attack of
Diphtheria; had diphtheria
about 5 weeks ago - never respond
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery
Date of Burial: November 21, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Bud Philips, Westmoreland
Name: Thankful May Johnson
Place of Death: First District
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: October 11, 1906
Age: 17 years, 1 month, 9 days
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: John Johnson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Lucy Georgiania Wright
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: November 20, 1923
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Castalian Springs
Date of Burial: November 21, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, & Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Ben Turner, Castalian Springs
Name: Mattie Wallace
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: February 18, 1881
Age: 42 years, 9 months, 5 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Albert Wallace
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Dorris
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: November 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Acute Diliation of Heart & Typhoid Fever
Length of Residence: 1 year; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: November 23, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: R. Fortis Wallace, Gallatin
Name: Margrete A. Hodges
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: June 15, 1860
Age: 63 years, 5 months, 11 days
Occupation: Domestic
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Gideon Stewart
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Fanie Lane
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: November 26, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Sherron Cemetery
Date of Burial: November 27, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: E. W. Hodges, Beth Page
Name: Jessica Freeman Hite
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 21, 1891
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 9 days
Occupation: House keeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: W. C. Freeman
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Corbett?
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: November 30, 1923
Cause of Death: Acute Toxemia of Pregnancy
Length of Residence: 7 years, 5 months; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: December 2, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Herman Anderson, Gallatin
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