Sumner County, TN. Death Records
February, 1923
Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 161, Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 59
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2004
Name: Pearlie Heneyette Keen
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 7, 1885
Age: 37 years, 6 months, 23 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Bird Graves
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Heneyette Harris
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: February 1, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza; contributory: child birth and
pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fairfield
Date of Burial: February 2, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Chas. M. Keen, Westmoreland
Name: Opal Carter
Place of Death: District 11, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: February 2, 1923
Age: 5 hours
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Herbert Carter
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Willie Cates
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: February 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Silam?
Date of Burial: February 3, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Herbert Carter, Westmoreland
Name: Jessie Key
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 1900
Age: 23 years
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Birthplace: Ky.
Name of Father: William Key
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Perry
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: February 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bethpage, Tenn.
Date of Burial: February 3, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: Arthur Key
Name: Sarah McCollough
Place of Death: District 14, Fountain Head
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth:
Age: 28
Occupation: House Keeping
Birthplace:
Name of Father: Andrew Marshall
Birthplace of Father:
Maiden Name of Mother: Sattfield
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: February 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bush's Chapel
Date of Burial: February 3, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: J. M.C. McCollough, Fountain Head
Name: Haris Howell
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: December 2, 1862
Age: 61 years, 2 months, 1 day
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Mumford Howell
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Haret Charlerton
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: February 3, 1923
Cause of Death: Pneumonia (Influenza)
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Willow Grove
Date of Burial: February 5, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Charles Howell, Bethpage
Name: William Alexander Ramsey
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 4, 1851
Age: 71 years, 8 months
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: W. B. Ramsey
Birthplace of Father:
Maiden Name of Mother: Baker
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: February 3, 1923
Cause of Death: Ac. Dilation Heart
Length of Residence: 18 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 4, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Walter Ramsey, Gallatin
Name: Eula Mandrell
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 17, 1893
Age: 30 years, 11 months, 15 days
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: Ky.
Name of Father: Hershell Law
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Lomie Calvert
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: February 3, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Olive
Date of Burial: February 4, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Ed Graves, Westmoreland
Name: Mayme Link
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: December 22, 1899
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 12 days
Occupation: House Work
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: W. P. Pond
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Annie Lanier
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: February 4, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 5, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Chester W. Link, Cottontown
Name: Hobert Howell
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: January 21, 1901
Age: 22 years, 12 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Haris Howell
Birthplace of Father: Trousdale Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Colline Hammock
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co.
Date of Death: February 6, 1923
Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Willow Grove
Date of Burial: February 7, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Nellie Scott, Bethpage
Name: Mathew Brown
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: February 7, 1898
Age: 25 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: William Jackson Brown
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Laula Richardson
Birthplace of Mother: Davidson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: February 6, 1923
Cause of Death: Spinal Meningitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 8, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: M. Williams, Fountain Head
Name: Richard Baskerville
Place of Death: District 14, Fountain Head
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: November 15, 1859
Age: 63 years, 2 months, 23 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Thomas Baskerville
Birthplace of Father: Do not know
Maiden Name of Mother: Dink? Williams
Birthplace of Mother: Do not know
Date of Death: February 7, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 8, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: J. M. C. McColough, Fountain Head
Name: Claud Escue Kemp
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 22
Age: 20 years, 7 months, 10 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: W. L. Kemp
Birthplace of Father: Smith Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Ann Hacket
Birthplace of Mother: Smith Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: February 8, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 9, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Mrs. Claud Kemp, Portland
Name: Nancy Lura Denson
Place of Death: District 6, near Millersville
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 1, 1845
Age: 77 years, 10 months, 7 days
Occupation: House hold duties
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Jim Veto
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Evaline Mills
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: February 8, 1923
Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis complicated by burn of right lower
limb with
infirmities of age caught from ember popping
out & catching
dress on fire.
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 8, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker:Cole & Garrett, Goodlettsville
Informant: Alvin Denson, Hendersonville
Name: Louisana Goostree
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April
Age: 68 years
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: White Co.
Name of Father: William Wrey?
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Byrum
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: February 8, 1923
Cause of Death: No physician; Sudden Death; suppose to be heart
trouble
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 10, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: J. W. Goostree, Portland
Name: Millie Payne
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Don't know
Age: Supposed to be 60 years
Occupation: Domestic
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Sharlot Wright
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: February 11, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Oldfield Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 12, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Dan Payne, Portland
Name: Gideon B. Gregory
Place of Death: District 14, Fountain Head
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 4, 1842
Age: 80 years, 7 months, 8 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Smith Co.
Name of Father: Jim Gregory
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Leathie Shoulders
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: February 12, 1923
Cause of Death: Organic Heart Disease; Mitral Insufficiency
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Key Graveyard
Date of Burial: February 12, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: Johney Gregory, Fountain Head
Name: Mallie Hunt
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: February 9, 1888
Age: 25 years, 6 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: (Illegible)
Birthplace of Father: Not known
Maiden Name of Mother: Davenport
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: February 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence: 3 months; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 18, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Jim Hunt, Gallatin
Name: Patrick Espy Youree
Place of Death: District 2, Cairo
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: December 18, 1847
Age: 75 years, 1 month, 28 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Birthplace: Missouri
Name of Father: Patrick Youree
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Zimerman?
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: February 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Dilation & Hypertrophy of Heart
Length of Residence: 29 years; in state 55 years; former resident
of Mo.
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 16, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Flordia Newman, Gallatin
Name: Dorris Stein
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: February 9, 1922
Age: 1 year, 8 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Troy Stein
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Leanne Mayhew
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: February 17, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Stony Point
Date of Burial: February 18, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Troy Stein, Westmoreland
Name: Lela D. Collins
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: March 16, 1890
Age: 32 years, 11 months, 1 day
Occupation: Keeping House
Birthplace: Macon Co.
Name of Father: Barney Casteel
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Garerett
Birthplace of Mother: do not know
Date of Death: February 17, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bush's Chapel
Date of Burial: February 19, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: Jessie Collins, Gallatin
Name: Ada Key
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: September 11, 1922
Age: 5 months
Occupation: Child
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Willy Key
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ada Harris
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: February 17, 1923
Cause of Death: Not determined - dying when seen
Length of Residence: Village Green
Place of Burial: February 18, 1923
Date of Burial: Harris & Jenkins
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris - Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Millie Key, Gallatin
Name: Henry Alvin Holmes
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: March 8, 1851
Age: 71 years, 11 months, 10 days
Occupation: Druggist
Birthplace: Bedford Co., Ky.
Name of Father: Cordell Holmes
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Smoot
Birthplace of Mother: Virginia
Date of Death: February 18, 1923
Cause of Death: Toxemia due to return of cancer of left breast
Length of Residence: 45 years at place of death; previously from
Kentucky
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: February 19, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. H. A. Holmes, Gallatin
Name: Mima Douglas
Place of Death: District 5, Hendersonville
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 1850
Age: 73 years
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Ned Falkner
Birthplace of Father: Kentucky
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Date of Death: February 18, 1923
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Rockland
Date of Burial: February 20, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Crowder, Nashville
Informant: George Gleaves, Rockland
Name: Joseph L. Daniel
Place of Death: District 8, Cottontown
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 16, 1863
Age: 59 years, 9 months, 2 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Clay Co.
Name of Father: Eligah Daniel
Birthplace of Father: do not know
Maiden Name of Mother: Martha Gliden
Birthplace of Mother: do not know
Date of Death: February 18, 1923
Cause of Death: Empyema gall bladder
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bursby Graveyard
Date of Burial: February 19, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Joseph Daniel, Gallatin
Name: Callie Myrtle Reddick
Place of Death: District 17, Bethpage
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: April 15, 1896
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 3 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: R. Y. Holmes
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: R. M. Hunter
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: February 17, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Vernon
Date of Burial: February 18
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Hodges & Meador, Bethpage
Informant: J. P. Reddick, Bethpage
Name: Polly An Jones
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: January 25, 1845
Age: 78 years, 24 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Davie Recter
Birthplace of Father: South Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Sarra Taylor
Birthplace of Mother: South Carolina
Date of Death: February 18, 1923
Cause of Death: cancer broke out all over her one hand - eat it about
off
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Dorris Symr. (Cemetery)
Date of Burial: February 20, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson & Woodall, White House
Informant: D. B. Jones, Cottontown
Name: Charley Clark
Place of Death: District 5, Pilot Knob
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: February 16, 1844
Age: 79 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Cage
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: February 21, 1923
Cause of Death: Chronic Intestinal nephritis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pilot Knob
Date of Burial: February 22, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Jas. Clark, Gallatin
Name: Willie Jernigan
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: September 18, 1851
Age: 72 years, 4 months, 28 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Ill.
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: February 21, 1923
Cause of Death: Softening of the Brain & Senile
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Jernigan Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 21, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Wade Jernigan, Portland
Name: Edith Rawlings
Place of Death: District 6, near Goodlettsville
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: June 24, 1890
Age: 32 years, 7 months, 29 days
Occupation: None, lived with father
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: L. W. Denny
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ella Lovell
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: February 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Epileptic Convulsions
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Memphis, Tenn.
Date of Burial: February 23, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cole & Garrett, Goodlettsville
Informant: L. W. Denny, Goodlettsville
Name: Julus Swaney
Place of Death: District 2
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: December 18, 1890
Age: 33 years, 2 months, 5 days
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Fount Austin
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Delria? Dixon
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: February 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Epilepsy
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Cairo
Date of Burial: February 23, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Janie Carr
Name: Ruth Virginia Perdue
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: February 23, 1923
Age: 1 day
Occupation: Child
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: William Perdue
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ethel Biggs
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: February 23, 1923
Cause of Death: Premature child about 6 1/2 months or 7 months
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 24, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: William Perdue, Portland
Name: Susan Key
Place of Death: District 11
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: December 24, 1861
Age: 61 years, 2 months
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Joe H. Carter
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Malvina Mason
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: February 25, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gilliam Graveyard
Date of Burial: February 26, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Arthur Key, Bethpage
Name: Jessie Marie Barrett
Place of Death: District 8, Cottontown
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 16, 1898
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 11 days
Occupation: House keeping
Birthplace: Trousdale Co.
Name of Father: James Hall
Birthplace of Father: Trousdale Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mattie Carr
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co.
Date of Death: February 27, 1923
Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 28, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: James Leath, Gallatin
Name: Mandrell Infant
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: February 2, 1923
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Jesse Mandrell
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Eula Law
Birthplace of Mother: Ky
Date of Death: February 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Still born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mandrell Cemetery
Date of Burial: February 3, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Bluford Mandrell, Westmoreland
Informant: Jesse Mandrell, Westmoreland
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