Source: TSL&A Microfilm # 73; Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 54
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2011
Name: (Premature Baby) Mate Cauley (Colley)
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Aug. 3, 1917
Age: 8 hours
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Gallatin, Tenn.
Name of Father: Mote Cauley (Colley)
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Lunnie Hosley
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: August 3, 1917
Cause of Death: Premature and Tubercular mother
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Aug. 3, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder,
Gallatin
Informant:
Name: Louise Keith
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Girl
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: Feb. 3, 1917
Age: 6 mos.
Occupation:
Birthplace: 16th District
Name of Father: Bill Keith
Birthplace of Father: Jackson Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mattie Lock
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Aug. 3, 1917
Cause of Death: Don't know; Only saw the child on July 30/17.
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hall Town
Date of Burial: 8-4-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. C. Clark, Fountain Head
Informant: C. C. Clark, Portland, Tenn.
Name: Arlena Jemerson
Place of Death: Hicory Grove
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Dec. 13, 1895
Age: 22 yrs, 7 mos, 4 days
Occupation: House-work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Ben Jemerson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Lizzie Wilks
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug. 4, 1917
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hicory Grove
Date of Burial: Aug. 5, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: Lizzie Jemerson, Castallian Springs
Name: Evelen (Evelyn) Gillespie
Place of Death: 9th District
Sex: Female
Race: W
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Nov. 3, 1914
Age: 2 yrs, 8 mos, 3 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: F. (Frank Bate) Gillespie
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Lillie Bonds (Barnes)
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug. 4, 1917
Cause of Death: Diarrhea
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: Aug. 4, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North
Informant: F. D. Gillespie
Name: Absolum Lathan
Place of Death: 3rd District
Sex: Male
Race: W.
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar. 1st, 1846
Age: 71 yrs., 4 mos, 5 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Ohio
Name of Father: B. Lathan
Birthplace of Father: Maine
Maiden Name of Mother: Higgens
Birthplace of Mother: Ohio
Date of Death: Aug. 6, 1917
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Length of Residence: 6 years, at place of death; 6 years in state;
usual residence Ohio
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Aug. 7, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North
Informant: E. T. Tysor, Gallatin
Name: Nannie Ellen Mattox
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 21, 1877
Age: 40 yrs, 4 mos, 16 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: 12 District
Name of Father: George Neal
Birthplace of Father: 13 Dis.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary L. Sherron
Birthplace of Mother: 13 Dis.
Date of Death: Aug 6, 1917
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Sherron Cemetery
Date of Burial: 8-7-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: W.? H. Neal, Fountain Head
Name: G. D. Freeman
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec. 25, 1835
Age: 81 yrs, 7 mos, 12 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Bedford Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Hartwell Freeman
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Harris
Birthplace of Mother: N. Car.
Date of Death: Aug. 7, 1917
Cause of Death: Organic heart failure
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mifaribur___? Tenn.
Date of Burial: 8-9-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Mrs. Phily?
Name: Nancy Guywn
Place of Death: Hollis Chapel (marked out on
certificate)
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widowe
Date of Birth: No data, 1847
Age: 70 years
Occupation: House-work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: James Pain
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug. 8, 1917
Cause of Death: Unknown, except old age
Length of Residence: Former resident of Hollis Chapel
Place of Burial: Hollis Chapel
Date of Burial: Aug. 9, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: Jim Flippin, South Tunnel
Name: Delphe (Delphia) D. Adcock
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Sept. 30, 1911
Age: 5 yrs, 10 mos, 8 days
Occupation: none
Birthplace: Sumner
Name of Father: R. (Richard) E. Adcock
Birthplace of Father: Sumner
Maiden Name of Mother: Bettie Crowder
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner
Date of Death: Aug. 8, 1917
Cause of Death: Not known
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Sulphura Cemetery
Date of Burial: Aug. 8, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson, Hodges, & Rippy,
Bethpage
Informant: R. E. Adcock, Fountainhead
Name: Willie McKamie White
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Apr. 13, 1868
Age: 49 yrs, 4 mos, 1 day
Occupation: housekeeper
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: William McKamie
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Adaline Carr
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug. 14, 1917
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis Meningitis
Length of Residence: 4 yrs.; in state 49 yrs.
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: Aug. 15, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: J. K. White, Gallatin
Name: T. W. Arterburn
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan. 7, 1879
Age: 38 years, 7 mos, 7 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Kentucky
Name of Father: T. J. Arterburn
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Eveline Wiseman
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: 8-14-1917
Cause of Death: Catarrhal Enteritis, Sloughing of Bowels, I think an
internal hemorrhage
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Walnut Grove
Date of Burial: 8-15-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Mrs. Griffin, his sister, Nashville,
Tenn.
Name: Caline Bunton
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Don't know
Age: Suppose to be 110 years old
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: Smith County
Name of Father: John Bruce
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Aug. 14, 1917
Cause of Death: Senile
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bunton Cemetery
Date of Burial: 8-15-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Bud Buntin, Portland, Tenn.
Name: Robert Saunders
Place of Death: Hendersonville
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 1877
Age: 40 years
Occupation: Laborer
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Sam Saunders
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Unknown
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Aug. 16, 1917
Cause of Death: Acute Miliary tuberculosis; no doctor
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hendersonville
Date of Burial: Aug. 17, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None
Informant: B. S. Galbraith, MD, Hendersonville
Name: Bettie Harper
Place of Death: Castillian Springs
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jan. 23rd, 1915
Age: 2 yrs, 6 mos, 24 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: George Harper
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Head
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug. 16, 1917
Cause of Death: Acute intestinal infection
Length of Residence: 2 yrs, 6 mos, 24 days
Place of Burial: Hicory Grove
Date of Burial: Aug. 17, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: Foster Harler, Castillian Springs
Name: Thomas Lester Crook
Place of Death: 9th District
Sex: Male
Race: W
Marital Status: single
Date of Birth: July 28, 1917
Age: 2 weeks
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner County
Name of Father: J. W. Crook
Birthplace of Father: Nashville, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Edmonds
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Aug. 17, 1917
Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia (whopping cough)
Length of Residence: 2 weeks, 3 days
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Aug. 18, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: J. W. Crook, Gallatin
Name: Elizabeth Angeline Matthews
Place of Death: District 2, Cairo Road
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Oct. 15, 1847
Age: 69 yrs, 10 mos, 3 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: John Matthews
Birthplace of Father: Va.
Maiden Name of Mother: Harrison
Birthplace of Mother: Va.
Date of Death: Aug. 18, 1917
Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia
Length of Residence: 69 years, 10 mos. 3 days.
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: Aug. 19, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: J. A. Matthews, Gallatin
Name: Rubie Perdue
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Female
Race: W
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: Jan. 30, 1907
Age: 10 yrs, 6 mos. 20 days
Occupation: child
Birthplace: 13 Dis.
Name of Father: Albert Perdue
Birthplace of Father: 13 Dis.
Maiden Name of Mother: Jennie Huffines
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Aug. 20, 1917
Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hobdy Cemetery
Date of Burial: 8-21-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: W. E. Rersluns?, Fountain Head
Name: Elenor Hughes
Place of Death: District 14, Sulf.
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: April 17, 1896
Age: 21 years, 4 mos, 5 days
Occupation: Desk Clerk @ Cron & Jackson
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: J. H. Hughes
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Cron
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug. 22, 1917
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Sulphuria G. Y.
Date of Burial: Aug. 23, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: J. H. Hughes, Fountain Head
Name: Thomas Marion Lanier
Place of Death: District 3, Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec. 24, 1860
Age: 56 yrs., 8 mos.
Occupation: Butcher
Birthplace: Kentucky
Name of Father: Thomas L. Lanier
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Griffin
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: August 25, 1917
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Length of Residence: 5 mos.; usual residence, Kentucky
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Aug. 26, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Joseph Lanier, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Name: John William Hale
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb. 1, 1837
Age: 80 yrs., 5 mos., 26 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: South Carolina
Name of Father: William Hale
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Francis Kitrell
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Aug. 27, 1917
Cause of Death: Mytral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: McCrery Cemetery
Date of Burial: 8-28-1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Witham, Portland
Informant: C. W. Hale, Cottontown
Name: John King Trousdale
Place of Death: District 6
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: June 17, 1853
Age: 64 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Jackson Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Wm. Trousdale
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Jayne McDonal
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: Aug. 28, 1917
Cause of Death: Tumor of liver
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Lutons Chapel Cem
Date of Burial: Aug. 29, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Jas. B. Cole, Goodlettsville
Informant: Mrs. Trousdale, Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Name: Emily Smith Harrison
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 27, 1861
Age: 56 years, 3 mos, 8 days
Occupation: Nanie
Birthplace: Sumner
Name of Father: W. B. Harrison
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Smith
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: Aug. 30, 1917
Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Fountain Head
Date of Burial: August 30, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: W. H. Harrison, Madison, Tenn.
Name: Mattie Lou Jenkins
Place of Death: District 2, Hartsville Pike
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar. 29
Age: 43
Occupation: House-work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Charlie Jemerson
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Nannie Rickmon
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug. 30, 1917
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of the Lungs
Length of Residence: at place of death - 15 years; 43 years in state
Place of Burial: Cairo
Date of Burial: Aug. 31, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: C. L. Crowder, Gallatin
Informant: Eslie Jenkins, Gallatin
Name: Etter Johnson
Place of Death: District 10
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: March 12, 1861
Age: 56 yrs, 5 mos, 19 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Arch Cannon
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Smith
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: Aug. 31, 1917
Cause of Death: Cancer of face
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Shiloh Cemetery
Date of Burial: Sept. 1, 1917
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Simpson, Hodges, & Rippy,
Bethpage
Informant: W. H. Cannon, Gallatin, Tenn.
Name: No name, just born
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Girl
Race: W
Marital Status: child
Date of Birth: Aug. 5, 1917
Age:
Occupation:
Birthplace: 16 Dis.
Name of Father: Risden Hunter
Birthplace of Father: 15 Dist.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sallie Hardin
Birthplace of Mother: 15 Dist.
Date of Death: Aug.5, 1917
Cause of Death: Stillborn
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Hall Town
Date of Burial:
Funeral Home or Undertaker: W. G. Wilkinson, Portland
Informant: Risden Hunter, Portland, Tenn.
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