Sumner County, TN. Death Records
April, 1920
Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 121, Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 58
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2004
Name: Velma Leala Gant
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Girl
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: October 20, 1919
Age: 1 year, 5 months, 12 days
Occupation: Child
Birthplace: District 14 of Sumner Co.
Name of Father: V. M. Gant
Birthplace of Father: District 14, Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Debara Stewart
Birthplace of Mother: District 13
Date of Death: April 1, 1920
Cause of Death: Tubercular Menerige
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Corinth Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 2, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: A. L. Stewart, Fountain Head, Tenn.
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Roberts
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: March 20, 1837
Age: 83 years, 13 days
Occupation: House wife
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Lee Perdue
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Polly King
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 2, 1920
Cause of Death: Old age
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Boiling Springs
Date of Burial: April 3, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: J. L. Roberts, Portland
Name: Hobert Blonton Delk
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 1, 1919
Age: 12 months
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Oscar Delk
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Delmer Bell
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: April 3, 1920
Cause of Death: Bronch Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bonai Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 3, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson & Hodge, Bethpage
Informant: Oscar Delk, Adolphus, Ky.
Name: Jabe House
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: February 17, 1884
Age: 36 years, 1 month, 16 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Marsh House
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Rose Dinning
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: April 4, 1920
Cause of Death: Influenza Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: House Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 5, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Rose House, Portland
Name: Sariah Patterson
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March (no data) 1870
Age: 50 years
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: John Patterson
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Millie Glispy
Birthplace of Mother: Mearolin
Date of Death: April 8, 1920
Cause of Death: Nephritis, Chronic Parenchymatous
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 11, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Nettie Clark, Gallatin
Name: Lizzie Swaney
Place of Death: District 2, Cairo
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: 1855
Age: 65 years
Occupation: Housemaid
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Dan Mentloe
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Fannie Mentloe
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 10, 1920
Cause of Death: Aortic insuffiency
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Cairo
Date of Burial: April 10, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Howard Mills, Cairo, Gallatin, Tenn.
Name: Veda Hatler
Place of Death: District 7
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March 19, 1912
Age: 8 years, 23 days
Occupation: School Girl
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Chas. Hatler
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Barnes
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 11, 1920
Cause of Death: Burned by fire
Length of Residence: 30 days; in state 30 days; former residence -
Indiana
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 12, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Chas. Hatler, Hendersonville
Name: Nancy Clark
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: August 24, 1874
Age: 36 years
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: W. H. Gifford
Birthplace of Father: Trousdale Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sallie Adcock
Birthplace of Mother: Smith Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 11, 1920
Cause of Death: Organic Heart disease; Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence: 4 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Friendship Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 12, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: J. E. Johnson, Fountain Head
Name: Carrie Key Bates
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: March 13, 1880
Age: 40 years, 29 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Bethpage, Tenn.
Name of Father: Z. T. Key
Birthplace of Father: Bethpage, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Emma Long
Birthplace of Mother: Morristown, Tenn.
Date of Death: April 11, 1920
Cause of Death: Organ Dis. Heart
Length of Residence: 4 months, 11 days, in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: April 12, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Alex Ray, Gallatin, Tenn.
Name: Thos. Allen Jones
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Not known
Age: 54 years
Occupation: Laborer
Birthplace: Macon Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Not known
Birthplace of Father: Not known
Maiden Name of Mother: Not known
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Date of Death: April 12, 1920
Cause of Death: Pellagra (supposed to be, no physician)
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 13, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Name: Allie D. Payne
Place of Death: District 6
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: August 5, 1897
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 7 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: J. D. Spurlock
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Alice Stout
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: April 12, 1920
Cause of Death: Peritonitis following child birth
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 14, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cole & Garrett, Goodlettsville
Informant: R. Y. Spurlock, Goodlettsville
Name: Mallie Roberson
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: March 15, 1863
Age: 57 years
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Will Roark
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Julies Medders
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 14, 1920
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: April 15, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, and Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Idale Roberson, Gallatin
Name: Bertha Cantrell
Place of Death: District 3, Peach Valley
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: December 27, 1893
Age: 27 years
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Mark Mills
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Dillie Mills
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 15, 1920
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of Bowels
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Peach Valley
Date of Burial: April 16, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, and Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Frank Cantrell, Gallatin
Name: Robert Harrison White
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: March 1, 1841
Age: 79 years, 1 month, 15 days
Occupation: Retired Merchant
Birthplace: District 16, Sumner
Name of Father: Rubin White
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Harette Briley
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 16, 1920
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation of Heart
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Friendship Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 17, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: R. J. White, Springfield
Name: John Payne Stone
Place of Death: District 4
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March 15, 1918
Age: 2 years, 1 month
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Henry Stone
Birthplace of Father: Kentucky
Maiden Name of Mother: Carry Frakes
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 16, 1920
Cause of Death: Scarlet Fever
Length of Residence: all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: April 17, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. H. Stone
Name: Hasie Louise Sherren
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Girl
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: October 27, 1914
Age: 5 years, 6 months, 19 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: F. W. Sherren
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Louise Lambert
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 19, 1920
Cause of Death: Measles
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Sherren Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 20, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: F. W. Sherren, Portland
Name: Tandy Meador
Place of Death: District 12, Westmoreland
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 1868
Age: 52 years
Occupation: Mechanic
Birthplace: Macon Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Col Meador
Birthplace of Father: Macon Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Not known
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Date of Death: April 24, 1920
Cause of Death: Suicide, shooting himself in head, no physician
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Rocky Mound
Date of Burial: April 27, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Informant: R. E. Thornton, Westmoreland
Name: Henry Allen
Place of Death: District 5, Village of Saundersville, City of
Hendersonville
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Abt. 1840
Age: 80 years
Occupation: Laborer & Merchant
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: April 26, 1920
Cause of Death: Valvular Heart Disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Rockland, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Date on certificate - April 4, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore & Crowder
Informant: Mannie Anderson, Nashville, Tenn.
Name: Ary Bender
Place of Death: District 5, Avondail
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: March 15, 1840
Age: 80
Occupation: House work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Joe Franklin
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Ary Franklin
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 28, 1920
Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Avondail, Tenn.
Date of Burial: April 30, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, and Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Joe Bender, Gallatin
Name: Isic Franklin Watwood
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: May 13, 1831
Age: 88 years, 11 months, 13 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: George Watwood
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Martha McAdams
Birthplace of Mother: Virginia
Date of Death: April 29, 1920
Cause of Death: No physician in charge; supposed to be Heart failure;
sudden death
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Fountain Head Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 29, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: C. D. Watwood, Portland
Name: Almira Bell Mitchener
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: December 26, 1831
Age: 88 years, 4 months, 3 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Wm. Roberts
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Lockett
Birthplace of Mother: Virginia
Date of Death: April 29, 1920
Cause of Death: Paralysis due to Cerbral Hemorrhage
Length of Residence: 3 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Corum Graveyard
Date of Burial: May 2, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Cy Mitchener, Gallatin
Name: Mary Francis Coaly (Colley)
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: March 14, 1913
Age: 7 years, 1 month, 15 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: W. G. Coally
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Ann Harper
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: April 29, 1920
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Colley Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 30, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Charlie Colley, Fountain Head
Name: Elizabeth Haynes
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: March, 1888
Age: 32 years
Occupation: Housemaid
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: John Wright
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Margarett Carey
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 29, 1920
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 30, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Ann Carey, Gallatin
Name: John Saunders Wells
Place of Death: District 3, Hartsville Pike
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: July 29, 1901
Age: 18 years, 9 months, 1 day
Occupation: School, Business Course
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee
Name of Father: B. B. Wells
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Lassiter
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: April 30, 1920
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of Lungs
Length of Residence: 2 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: May 2, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: B. B. Wells, Gallatin
Name: Thomas Edison Meguiar
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Boy
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: April 1, 1920
Age:
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: J. R. Meguiar
Birthplace of Father: Simpson Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mrs. Lillie Grimm?
Birthplace of Mother: District 16, Sum. Co.
Date of Death: April 1, 1920
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Meguiar Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 4, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: J. R. Meguiar, Portland
Name: Stillborn
Place of Death: District 11
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 4, 1920
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Jim High
Birthplace of Father:
Maiden Name of Mother: Callie Adams
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: April 4, 1920
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Miles Durham Graveyard
Date of Burial: April 5, 1920
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None listed
Informant: Sarah Chamberlain, Bethpage
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