Sumner County, TN. Death Records
October, 1923
Source: TSL&A Microfilm #161, Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 59
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2004
Name: George Edwin Belote
Place of Death: District 1
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 20, 1848
Age: 75 years, 5 months, 12 days
Occupation: Farmer and stock raiser
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: John L. Belote
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Cabaniss
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: October 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Belote Burial Ground
Date of Burial: October 3, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: R. W. Brown, Castalian Springs
Name: Albert Inman Wallace
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: September 1, 1848
Age: 75 years, 1 month, 3 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Joe Wallace
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Lou Wilson
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: October 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Organic Hear Disease; Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence: 35 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: October 3, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Luther Wallace, Gallatin
Name: Carl Frank Johnson
Place of Death: District 1
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: September 2, 1923
Age: 1 month, 4 days
Occupation: Baby
Birthplace: Davidson County, Tennessee
Name of Father: George Johnson
Birthplace of Father: Buford County
Maiden Name of Mother: Allie Small
Birthplace of Mother: Davidson County, Tenn.
Date of Death: October 6, 1923
Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Sumner Co.
Date of Burial: October 10
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Family
Informant: Clarence Malene, Gallatin
Name: Nannie Hillman Franklin
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: October 19, 1847
Age: 75 years, 11 months, 13 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Kentucky
Name of Father:
Birthplace of Father: New Jersey
Maiden Name of Mother: Annie J. Marable
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: October 6, 1923
Cause of Death: Dilated & Hypertrophied Heart due to arterial
sclerosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mt. Olivet, Nashville
Date of Burial: October 7, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: W. L. Anderson, Gallatin
Name: James W. McCullough
Place of Death: District 14, South Tunnel
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 14, 1923
Age: 3 months, 22 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father:
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Smallwood
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: October 7, 1923
Cause of Death: Ileo colitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bushes Chapel
Date of Burial: October 7, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: No undertaker
Informant: James McCullough, South Tunnel
Name: Lucy Ann Adcock
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August 7, 1875
Age: 48 years, 2 months, 5 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Wm. Henry Adcock
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mahala Bell
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: October 12, 1923
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Adcock Graveyard
Date of Burial: October 13, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: E. D. Stinson, Westmoreland
Informant: J. E. Adcock, Bethpage
Name: Emma Cook Hassell
Place of Death: District 8, Cotton Town
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: February 24, 1853
Age: 70 years, 7 months, 21 days
Occupation: House keeper
Birthplace: Bowling Green, Ky.
Name of Father: Ludlow L. Cook
Birthplace of Father: Woodburn, Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Cathrine Walton
Birthplace of Mother: Near Gallatin, Sumner Co.
Date of Death: October 14, 1923
Cause of Death: Cancer of stomach
Length of Residence: 30 years
Place of Burial: Bowling Green, Ky.
Date of Burial: October 16, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: J. B. Hassell, Cotton Town, Tenn.
Name: Noni Gertrude Kirkham
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: December 23, 1898
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 23 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: District 15
Name of Father: Gale Johnson
Birthplace of Father: Michigan
Maiden Name of Mother: Link
Birthplace of Mother: -
Date of Death: October 16, 1923
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fountain Head Cemetery
Date of Burial: 9 (?) 18, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman,
Portland
Informant: Cecil Kirkham, Ft. Head
Name: Lula Mai Beard
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August 19, 1920
Age: 3 years, 1 month, 19 days
Occupation: Infant
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Arthur Beard
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Ethel Banks
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: October 19, 1923
Cause of Death: Catarrhal Enteritis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: October 21, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Lula Banks
Name: Henry Edward Hudson
Place of Death: District 3
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: August, 1923
Age: 36 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Jack Hudson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Clara Bullock
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: October 20, 1923
Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Odom Ben
Date of Burial: October 21, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Jack Hudson, Gallatin
Name: Loretta J. Terry
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 23, 1921
Age: 2 years, 4 months, 28 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Overton Co.
Name of Father: John C. Terry
Birthplace of Father: Overton Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Emma D. Wickes
Birthplace of Mother: Allen Co., Ky.
Date of Death: October 21, 1923
Cause of Death: Illeo colitis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemt.
Date of Burial: October 22, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Alexander, Gallatin
Informant: John C. Terry, Gallatin
Name: Louis Higdon
Place of Death: District 19
Sex: Boy
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: August 25, 1919
Age:
Occupation: Child
Birthplace: Macon Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: John C. Higdon
Birthplace of Father: Macon Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Agnes Shrum
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: October 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Laryngeal Diphtheria
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush Cemetery
Date of Burial: October 23, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: W. G. Shrum, Westmoreland
Name: Lilard Thomas Scurlock
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 25, 1887
Age: 36 years, 3 months, 27 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Decab, Tenn.
Name of Father: Sam Scurlock
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Emeline Johnson
Birthplace of Mother: Decab County
Date of Death: October 22, 1923
Cause of Death: Sarcoma of the prostrate
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Dickens Cemetery
Date of Burial:
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Geneva Scurlock, Portland
Name: Mary Elizabeth Brizendine
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: December 22, 1854
Age: 68 years, 10 months, 4 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: V. M. Brown
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Lucy E. Bradley
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: October 26, 1923
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the stomach
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: October 27, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: A. E. Brizendine, Fountain Head
Name: Mary Ellen Lane
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: January 11, 1877
Age: 49 years, 9 months, 10 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: Robertson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: F. L. Lanier
Birthplace of Father: Davidson Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Clara Foaly
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: October 28, 1923
Cause of Death: Lesicocytosin? & Pernicious Anemia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Portland Cemetery
Date of Burial: October 28, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: H. B. Lane, Portland
Name: Willie Hill Brown
Place of Death: District 4
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: no knowledge
Age: 63 years
Occupation: housekeeper
Birthplace: Williamson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: J. H. Hill
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Huges
Birthplace of Mother: Williamson Co.
Date of Death: October 26, 1923
Cause of Death: Avuncular Fibrillation Mystontitis ___
Length of Residence: 27 years; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: October 27, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Ben R. Brown, Gallatin
Name: Lena Parks
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Supposed to be 27 years
Age:
Occupation: House wife
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: S. D. Briley
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Malissie Mackey
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: October 27, 1923
Cause of Death: apoplexia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hall Town Cemetery
Date of Burial: October 28, 1923
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Douglas Briley, Fountain Head
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