Sumner County, TN. Death Records
April, 1923
Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 161, Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 59
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2004
Name: John Lawrence Hall
Place of Death: District 6
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August 30, 1913
Age: 9 years, 7 months, 25 days
Occupation: Going to school
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: L. G. Hall
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Grace Rogan
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: April 5, 1923
Cause of Death: Appendicitis & peritonitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Family Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 7, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cole & Garrett, Goodlettsville
Informant: L. G. Hall
Name: Nettie May Smart
Place of Death: District 14, Fountain Head
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: October 24, 1900
Age: 22 years, 5 months, 11 days
Occupation: Keeping House
Birthplace: Logan County, Ky.
Name of Father: Joe Delk
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Mathew
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 5, 1923
Cause of Death: Unknown Natural cause, no Dr.
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Perdue Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 6, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Hodges & Meador, Bethpage
Informant: Nellie Delk, Russellville, Ky
Name: Lillie Mai Jones
Place of Death: District 6
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: January 8, 1900
Age: 23 years, 3 months
Occupation: House hold duties
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Jim Shumack
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: ---
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: April 8, 1923
Cause of Death: Measles with broncho pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Lutons Chapel
Date of Burial: April 9, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cole & Garrett, Goodlettsville
Informant: Marion Jones, Goodlettsville
Name: Mary Polite
Place of Death: District 5, Odom Bend
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: February 8, 1913
Age: 10 years
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Bide Polite
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Estell James
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 9, 1923
Cause of Death: burns by Conflagration
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Odom Bend
Date of Burial: April 10, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder & Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Wm. Lackey, Gallatin
Name: Robert Pollard Estes
Place of Death: District 9, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: February 10, 1838
Age: 85 years, 2 months
Occupation: Carpenter
Birthplace: Dickinson Pike, Davidson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Robb P. Estes
Birthplace of Father: Charlottesville, Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Eliza A. Cartwright
Birthplace of Mother: Davidson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 10, 1923
Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris
Length of Residence: 50 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 12, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. C.G. Hassell, Gallatin
Name: Sallie Brewer
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Don't know
Age: Supposed to be 66
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: District 16
Name of Father: Lewis? Brackins
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Brackins
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: April 14, 1923
Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Buntons Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 15, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Joe Brewer, Portland
Name: Dr. Jas. A. Bowman
Place of Death: District 2
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 24, 1842
Age: 80 years, 9 months, 21 days
Occupation: M. D. (don't think he was a graduate, was herb doctor)
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Alford Bowman
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Do not know
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: April 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Not known; no doctor in attendance
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Family Graveyard
Date of Burial: April 16, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: W. F. Brazell, Gallatin
Name: Alice Wallace
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: No data, 1859
Age: 64 years
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: No data available
Birthplace of Father: No data available
Maiden Name of Mother: Fanny Young
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: April 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Organic Heart Disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hall's Chapel
Date of Burial: April 17, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Herbert Brackens, Gallatin
Name: Mary Jane Bauers
Place of Death: Gallatin, Tenn.
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: March 14, 1867
Age: 56 years
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Jim Lipscomb
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Lipscomb
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 17, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary phthisis?
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: April 18, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, & Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Alice Bauers, Gallatin
Name: Susan Carolin Pope
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: September 27, 1855
Age: 67 years, 6 months, 20 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: James McGlothlin
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Arphia Paul
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 17, 1923
Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 18, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Mrs. Charles Fowler, Portland
Name: Tomsen Ann Frakes
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: March 15, 1851
Age: 72 years, 1 month, 3 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Singleton
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Neal
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: April 18, 1923
Cause of Death: Mitral regurgitation
Length of Residence: 4 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 19, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: H. A. Frakes, Gallatin
Name: Clarah May Clark
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: September 21, 1900
Age: 22 years, 6 months, 26 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: John Widick
Birthplace of Father: Robertson Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mamie Stone
Birthplace of Mother: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Death: April 19, 1923
Cause of Death: Bronchial Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Short Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 20, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Octavene Widick, Mitchellville
Name: Haysie Jackson
Place of Death: District 2, Cairo
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: November, 1904
Age: 19 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Hayes Jackson
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Louvenia Peyton
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: April 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Cairo Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 25, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Hayes Jackson
Name: Henry G. Thompson
Place of Death: District 12
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 24, 1881
Age: 41 years, 9 months, 30 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Allen Co., Ky.
Name of Father: Robert Thompson
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Bettie Pearson
Birthplace of Mother: Virginia
Date of Death: April 23, 1923
Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Ollie
Date of Burial: April 24, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Crow Bros., Scottsville
Informant: Mrs. H. G. Thompson, Adolphus, Ky.
Name: John Joshuay White
Place of Death: District 16
Sex:
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 3, 1863
Age: 39 years, 9 months, 20 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Joshuay White
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Martha Briley
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: April 23, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Ingestion?
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fountain Head Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 24, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Mrs. J. J. White, Portland
Name: Elizabeth Lacy
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 21, 1892
Age: 30 years, 11 months, 2 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: John Christian
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Brizendine
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 23, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary tuberculosis
Length of Residence: 14 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 24, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: John A. Christian, Gallatin
Name: Edna Franklin
Place of Death: District 3, Kanses
Sex: Female
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 22, 1922
Age: 3 days
Occupation: Baby
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Ed Franklin
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Jeaner (Joanna) Debose
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: April 24, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza Meningitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Kansas Burial Ground
Date of Burial: April 25, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Rich Debose
Name: Neely Parham Brown
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: October 11, 1859
Age: 63 years, 6 months, 14 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Neely Brown
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Harriette Parham
Birthplace of Mother: North Carolina
Date of Death: April 25, 1923
Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 26, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Edna Dunlap, Fountain Head
Name: Minnie Turner Jones
Place of Death: District 10, Scottsville Pike
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: September 22, 1861
Age: 61 years, 7 months, 5 days
Occupation: Retired Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: D. M. Phillips
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Turner
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 27, 1923
Cause of Death: Epilepsy
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 28, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Miss Bessie Jones, Gallatin
Name: Burthy Bell
Place of Death: District 11
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: January 24, 1893
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 4 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Johnie Hester
Birthplace of Father: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Adaline Pearson
Birthplace of Mother: Unknown
Date of Death: April 28, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Eulia Graveyard
Date of Burial: April 29, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: Harvey Bell, Bethpage
Name: Annie M. Bush
Place of Death: District 3, Odoms Bend
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 30, 1922
Age: 10 months, 28 days
Occupation: None, infant
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Bud Bush
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Annie Duncan
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: April 28, 1923
Cause of Death: Measles; Broncho Pneumonia following measles
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Odoms Bend
Date of Burial: April 29, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Bud Bush, Gallatin
Name: Nancy Jane Strain
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: October 16, 1844
Age: 78 years, 6 months, 14 days
Occupation: Domestic
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Joshuay White
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Martha C. Briley
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 30, 1923
Cause of Death: Acute ascending Paralysis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Link Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 1, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: J. T. Link, Cottontown
Name: Clark, Infant
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Boy
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: April 7, 1923
Age:
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: V. W. Clark
Birthplace of Father: Kentucky
Maiden Name of Mother: Clara Clark
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 7, 1923
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Short Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 8, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker:
Informant:
Name: Cushenberry Infant
Place of Death: District 5, Saundersville
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 13, 1923
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Harry Seay Cushenberry
Birthplace of Father: Kentucky
Maiden Name of Mother: Minnie Trousdale Chrissman
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 13, 1923
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: April 13, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Harry Seay Cushenberry, Saundersville
Name: Tucker Infant
Place of Death: District 10
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 23, 1923
Age: Stillborn
Occupation: None
Birthplace: 10th District, Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Will Tucker
Birthplace of Father: Macon Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Gracie Margaret Seayters?
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Stillborn
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: District 10, Tenn.
Date of Burial: April 23, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None - Family
Informant: Wm. N. Lackey, Gallatin
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