Sumner County, TN. Death Records
May, 1923
Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 161, Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 59
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2004
Name: Sarah Jane Lovell
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: January 19, 1842
Age: 81 years, 3 months, 15 days
Occupation: Domestic
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Joseph Harden
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Polly Lawhorn
Birthplace of Mother: North Carolina
Date of Death: May 1, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Consumption
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Biggs Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 2, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Camilla J. Harden, Cottontown
Name: Mary Frances Roberson
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: March 4, 1844
Age: 79 years
Occupation:
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Tom Petway
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Susan Averett
Birthplace of Mother: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 1, 1923
Cause of Death: Epitheloma of the face and eye
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Date of Burial: May 2, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: None listed; Dr. Woodson signed the death
certificate
Name: Charley Casteel
Place of Death: District 10, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: do not know
Age: 67 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: East Tennessee
Name of Father: Alex Casteel
Birthplace of Father: Do not know
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Do not know
Date of Death: May 1, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza - Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Family Graveyard
Date of Burial: May 2, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: Alex Casteel, Jr., Gallatin
Name: John Peter Frassrand
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: February 7, 1893
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 25 days
Occupation: Creamery Expert
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: F. J. Frassrand
Birthplace of Father: Ohio
Maiden Name of Mother: Pickney
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Length of Residence: 1 year; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Winchester, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 5, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: F. J. Frassrand, Winchester, Tenn.
Name: Gertrude Jackson
Place of Death: District 3, Peach Valley
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 15, 1891
Age: 31 years
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Mark Baker
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Eva Snowden
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Peach Valley
Date of Burial: May 4, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Golena Ferguson, Gallatin
Name: Thomas Anderson Dorris
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: October 29, 1841
Age: 81 years, 6 months, 3 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Jessie Dorris
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Freeland
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Cancer of Axillary Glands (right side)
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fountain Head Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 3, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Jesse Dorris, Portland
Name: Mary Kathren Day
Place of Death: District 1
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: March 26, 1843
Age: 80 years, 1 month, 8 days
Occupation: Retired House keeper
Birthplace: Va.
Name of Father: Wm Meadows
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Robberson
Birthplace of Mother: Va.
Date of Death: May 3, 1923
Cause of Death: Cardiac Dropsy
Length of Residence: 15 years
Place of Burial: Willow Grove Graveyard
Date of Burial: May 4, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Thomas Day, Bethpage
Name: Emma M. Brown
Place of Death: District 3, Odoms Bend
Sex: Female
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March, no data, 1922
Age: 1 year, 1 month, 6 days
Occupation: Child
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Henry Brown
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Katy B. Bush
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 3, 1923
Cause of Death: Measles
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Odoms Bend
Date of Burial: May 4, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Henry Brown, Gallatin
Name: Mrs. Andrew E. Singleton (Deceased's given name
is Andrew)
Place of Death: District 4, Long Hollow Pike
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: October 2, 1863
Age: 6- years
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Andrew Frakes
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Payne
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: May 8, 1923
Cause of Death: Lobar pneumonia
Length of Residence: 17 years;; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 9, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Miss Lizzie Frakes, Gallatin
Name: Jane Burden
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: September 28, 1867
Age:57 years
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Harkless Miller
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Maggie Bayard
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 4, 1923
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 6, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Harkless Miller, Gallatin
Name: Will Sweat
Place of Death: District 2, Cairo
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: September 6, 1921
Age: 1 year, 20 months (?), 3 days
Occupation: Child
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Will Sweat, Sr.
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Georgia Jenkins
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 9, 1923
Cause of Death: Cause not determined; dying when first seen
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Cairo
Date of Burial: May 10, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Andrew Bullock, Cairo
Name: Susan Foster Bealle
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: February 17, 1854
Age: 69 years, 3 months, 11 days
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Fil Chambers
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Eliza Allen
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 10, 1923
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 13, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Celia Foster, Gallatin
Name: Lucy Stratton
Place of Death: District 9, Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: December 24, 1852
Age: 70 years, 4 months, 16 days
Occupation: House keeping
Birthplace: West Tenn.
Name of Father: Mark Briggance
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Uphie Pitt
Birthplace of Mother: Do not know
Date of Death: May 10, 1923
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Briggance Graveyard
Date of Burial: May 11, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: G. R. Briggance, Gallatin
Name: Emare Patterson
Place of Death: District 9, Hatten Tract
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: September 16, 1876
Age: 41 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Emare Patterson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Cora Patterson
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Hemorrhage (Pulmonary)
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hatten Track
Date of Burial: May 17, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Simon Patterson, Gallatin
Name: Lula Wilks
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: September 8, 1879
Age: 43 years, 8 months, 7 days
Occupation: House wife
Birthplace: Sumner County, Tenn.
Name of Father: Ned Culp
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Rosie Miller
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 17, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Clara Baker, Gallatin
Name: Jane Patten
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: May 15, 1847
Age: 86 years
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Not known
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Saporia Maney
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 16, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Cornelia McEwin, Gallatin
Name: Lizzie Anthony
Place of Death: District 10
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: February 18, 1897
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 15 days
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Jim Rogan
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Anner Bentley
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 15, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Cansas
Date of Burial: May 16, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Jim Ragan, Gallatin
Name: Henry Grubbs
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: August 12, 1866
Age: 56 years, 9 months, 4 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Ky.
Name of Father: Ewin Grubbs
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Cannon
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: May 16, 1923
Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia, Right side
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Slone Panit? Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 17, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: G. T. Boren, Westmoreland
Name: Katie Buntin
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Don't know
Age: Suppose to be 65 years old
Occupation: House Maid
Birthplace: Robertson Co.
Name of Father: Ben Buntin
Birthplace of Father: Robertson Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Catherine Helsuy
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: May 18, 1923
Cause of Death: No physician in charge
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Buntin Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 20, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Delia Gibbon, Portland
Name: Sarah Tennessee Groomes
Place of Death: District 10, Scottsville Pike
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: March 10, 1844
Age: 79 years, 2 months, 8 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Varderamer J. Alley
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Thomas
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 18, 1923
Cause of Death: Myocarditis
Length of Residence: 5 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Nashville, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 19, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. O. C. Harris, Gallatin
Name: Dealla Hill
Place of Death: District 9, Long Hollow Pike
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August 22, 1840
Age: 82 years, 9 months
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Hill
Birthplace of Father: NC
Maiden Name of Mother: Whitson
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: May 21, 1923
Cause of Death: Cardio Vascular Disease
Length of Residence: 11 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 22, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: J. W. Hill, Gallatin
Name: Ruby Lucile Henson
Place of Death: District 5, Hendersonville
Sex: Unable to get information
Race:
Marital Status:
Date of Birth:
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace:
Name of Father:
Birthplace of Father:
Maiden Name of Mother:
Birthplace of Mother:
Date of Death: May 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Measles & Broncho Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hendersonville, Tenn.
Date of Burial: May 23, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None
Informant: None listed
*The following 4 death certificates were found on film with the month of June, 1923.
Name: Era May Davis
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: December 22, 1883
Age: 39 years, 5 months, 1 day
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Macon Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: B. R. Hanes
Birthplace of Father: Macon Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Malissa A. Blankenship
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 23, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary T. B.
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Date of Burial: May 24, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Crow Bros., Scottsville
Informant: B. R. Hanes, Westmoreland
Name: Carl Jones
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 13, 1921
Age: 2 years, 4 months, 13 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: South Tunnel
Name of Father: Manuel Jones
Birthplace of Father: Jackson Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sheridan Ramsey
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner
Date of Death: May 26, 1923
Cause of Death: Accidental Burns, scalding water
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Ramsey Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 27, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: No undertaker
Informant: C. B. Cron, South Tunnel
Name: Sam Hester
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: February 22, 1905
Age: 18 years, 3 months, 5 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: John Hester
Birthplace of Father: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Bell Pearson
Birthplace of Mother: Wilson Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: May 27, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Eulia Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 27, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: No informant listed; Dr. Woodson signed the
certificate
Name: Samuel Cunningham Dismukes
Place of Death: District 4
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: January 19, 1855
Age: 68 years, 4 months, 11 days
Occupation: Wholesale Merchant
Birthplace: Hadleys Bend, Davidson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Paul Dismukes
Birthplace of Father: Davidson Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Burks
Birthplace of Mother: Logan Co., Ky.
Date of Death: May 30, 1923
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Length of Residence: in state all of life
Place of Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 31, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Susie P. Dismukes, Knoxville
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