Source: TSL&A Microfilm #134 , Vital Statistics
Death Records, Volume 55
Transcribed by Jan Barnes
©2004
Name: Geo. M. Drake
Place of Death: District 14, Fountain Head
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: don't know
Age: Supposed to be 85 years.
Occupation: Retired Editor
Birthplace: Don't know
Name of Father: Don't know
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Don't know
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: March 1, 1921
Cause of Death: Mitral Regurgitation
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Date of Burial: March 2, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman,
Portland
Informant: Pre Mulford, Fountain Head
Name: Clarissa Rogan Desha
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: July 25, 1835
Age: 85 years
Occupation: Retired Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Frank Rogan
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Read
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: March 3, 1921
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Length of Residence: 3 months; in the state about all of life
Place of Burial: Cynthiana, Ky.
Date of Burial: March 4, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Clarissa Della Herel?, Shreveport, La.
Name: Ollie Heart Wright
Place of Death: District 4
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: November 5, 1897
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 28 days
Occupation: School girl
Birthplace: Carthage
Name of Father: W. D. Wright
Birthplace of Father: Sykes, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: M. M. Reasoner
Birthplace of Mother: Sykes, Tenn.
Date of Death: March 3, 1921
Cause of Death: Pulmonary TB
Length of Residence: 2 months
Place of Burial: Hance, Tenn.
Date of Burial: March 4 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: W. D. Wright, Gallatin
Name: Carrie Gleaves
Place of Death: Gallatin, Tenn.
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: December 18, 1908
Age: 12 years, 2 months, 13 days
Occupation: house work
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Mack Gleaves
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Cara Williams
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: March 3, 1921
Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: March 6, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore Crowder, & Malone, Gallatin
Informant: Mack Gleaves
Name: A. Clayton Wallace
Place of Death: District 9
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March 1, 1852
Age: 69 years, 2 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Joe Wallace
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Wilson
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: March 3, 1921
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence: all life
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: March 4, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Wm. M. Lackey, Gallatin
Name: Nettie Christine Caruthers
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Infant
Date of Birth: September 16, 1920
Age: 6 months, 5 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: W. H. Caruthers
Birthplace of Father: Todd Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Elleman
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: March 3, 1921
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Briley Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 4, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None
Informant: Chas. Summerville, Cottontown, Tenn.
Name: Bettie Winfred Wood
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: February 17, 1890
Age: 31 years, 15 days
Occupation: Wife
Birthplace: Robertson Co.
Name of Father: John Clark
Birthplace of Father: Simpson Co., Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Hana Cothren?
Birthplace of Mother: Macon Co.
Date of Death: March 4, 1921
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Mitchellville Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 5, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: John Wood, Mitchellville, Tenn.
Name: Benjamin Briley
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: January 6, 1904
Age: 17 years, 1 month, 9 days
Occupation: Farming
Birthplace: Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Elisha Briley
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Minnie Brown
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: March 6, 1921
Cause of Death: Pneumonia; Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Halltown Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 6, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. & Wiseman,
Portland
Informant: Jim Brown, Fountain Head
Name: Clara Bell Barry
Place of Death: District 4
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: October 11, 1898
Age: 22 years, 4 months, 26 days
Occupation: Housework
Birthplace: John Barry
Name of Father: John Barry
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Mickey Scott
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: March 7, 1921
Cause of Death: Pulmonary TB
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Family Burial Ground
Date of Burial: March 8, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & Jenkins, Gallatin
Informant: Amelia Christia (Christian)
Name: Catherine Hite
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Girl
Race: White
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: Sept. 19, 1920
Age: 0 years, 5 months, 18 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Simpson Co., Ky.
Name of Father: Ernest Hite
Birthplace of Father: Don't know
Maiden Name of Mother: Pirl Hinton
Birthplace of Mother: District 16
Date of Death: March 8, 1921
Cause of Death: Influenza
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 9, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Vernon Hinton, Mitchellville
Name: Mattie Alexander Edwards
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Feby. ?, 1883
Age: 38 years, 1 month, ? days
Occupation: House keeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Chas. Alexander
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Erkin
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: March 9, 1921
Cause of Death: Diagnosis undetermined
Length of Residence: all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North,
Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. H. A. Holmes, Gallatin
Name: Anna Lee Hughes
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: June 12, 1917
Age: 3 years, 9 months, 9 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: James Hughes
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sallie Rutherford
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: March 9, 1921
Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia; Contributory - Whooping cough
Length of Residence: 1 year; in state all of life; former resident
Mt. Ollie, Sumner Co.
Place of Burial: Mt. Ollie
Date of Burial: March 10, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: No undertaker
Informant: James L. Hughes, Hendersonville
Name: William Frederick Hughes
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Male
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 20, 1920
Age: 10 months, 9 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: James L. Hughes
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Sallie Rutherford
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: March 9, 1921
Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia; Contributory - Whooping cough
Length of Residence: 1 year; in state all of life; former resident
Mt. Ollie, Sumner Co.
Place of Burial: Mt. Ollie
Date of Burial: March 19, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: No undertaker
Informant: James L. Hughes, Hendersonville
Name: Una Dorris
Place of Death: District 12
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 24, 1897
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 18 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: J. M. Durham
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Florence Underwood
Birthplace of Mother: Ky.
Date of Death: March 12, 1921
Cause of Death: Pulmonary TB
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Grove
Date of Burial: March 14, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Crow Bros., Westmoreland
Informant: Charlie Dorris, Westmoreland
Name: Granville Stargil
Place of Death: District 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: September 4, 1865
Age: 55 years, 6 months, 9 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Kentucky
Name of Father: Jack Stargil
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Tutle
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Date of Death: March 13, 1921
Cause of Death: Paralysis of Lower lbs.
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Halltown
Date of Burial: March 14, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Jim Stargil, Fountain Head
Name: Robter (Robert) Edward Hays
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: July 10, 1907
Age: 13 years, 6 months, 4 days
Occupation: School boy
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: G. B. Hays
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Grimes
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: March 14, 1921
Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia
Length of Residence: 1 year, 6 months; in state all of life
Place of Burial: Gallatin Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 15, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. W. B. Chrislley?, Nashville
Name: William Bennett Gilliam
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: December 7, 1838
Age: 82 years, 3 months, 8 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: S. R. Gilliam
Birthplace of Father: Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother: Duffer
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Date of Death: March 15, 1921
Cause of Death: Diabetes or Raymonds Disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 17, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: A. E. Gilliam, Fountain Head, Tenn.
Name: Rabeca Williams
Place of Death: District 16, Portland
Sex: Girl
Race: Blk.
Marital Status: Child
Date of Birth: January 5, 1921
Age: 0 years, 2 months, 10 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Portland, Tenn.
Name of Father: Lee Williams
Birthplace of Father: District 16
Maiden Name of Mother: Nola Simpson
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: March 15, 1921
Cause of Death: Bronchial Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Field Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 16, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Lee Williams, Portland
Name: Frederick Vernon
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widower
Date of Birth: July 7, 1840
Age: 80 years, 8 months, 8 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Birthplace: Virginia
Name of Father: Frederick Vernon
Birthplace of Father: Georgia
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Denison?
Birthplace of Mother: Don't know
Date of Death: March 15, 1921
Cause of Death: Brights Disease
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 17, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman, Portland
Informant: Frank Vernon, Fountain Head
Name: Floyd Swift
Place of Death: District 6
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: S
Date of Birth: June 16, 1921 (should be 1920)
Age: 9 months
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tenn.
Name of Father: Dan Swift
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Hattie Bagwell
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: March 16, 1921
Cause of Death: Double Lobar Pneumonia following whooping cough
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Swift Graveyd.
Date of Burial: March 17, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Cole & Garrett, Goodlettsville
Informant: Danl Swift, Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Name: Frances Nola Barbee
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Mar
Age: 52
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Kentucky
Name of Father: Jo Miflin
Birthplace of Father: Kentucky
Maiden Name of Mother: Vecie Balin
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Date of Death: March 16, 1921
Cause of Death: Mitral Insufficiency
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: McKendree Chapel
Date of Burial: March 17, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkerson Bros., Portland
Informant: Ray Barbee, Portland
Name: Thomas Mitchell
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: March 10, 1876
Age: 45 years
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: J. William Mitchell
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Hoy
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: March 18, 1921
Cause of Death: Pistol shot from unknown hands; dead when physician
arrived
Length of Residence: all his life
Place of Burial: Mitchell Buring ground
Date of Burial: Mar (page turned up at corner)
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North
Informant: Mrs. Clara Bell Mitchell, Cottontown
Name: Sank Bryne Wilkes
Place of Death: District 8
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 18, 1902
Age: 19 years
Occupation: Taxi Driver
Birthplace: Tenn. Sumner Co.
Name of Father: Dave Wilkes
Birthplace of Father: Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mitchner
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: March 18, 1921
Cause of Death: From Pistol shot from unknown hands; Dead when physician
arrived
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial: Mar (page turned up at corner)
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North
Informant: Dave Wilkes, 1602 W. End Ave., Nashville
Name: Luke C. Punshon
Place of Death: District 14
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: March 31, 1842
Age: 78 years, 11 months, 18 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: England
Name of Father: Luke Punshon
Birthplace of Father: England
Maiden Name of Mother: Nichalin? Paisley
Birthplace of Mother: England
Date of Death: March 19, 1921
Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush Cemetery
Date of Burial: (Page turned up at corner)
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkins Bros. Wiseman
Informant: Bessie L. Deacy, Fountain Head
Name: Jessie Bledsoe
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Male
Race: Blk.
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March 20, 1899
Age: 21 years, 0 months, 5 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Trouslet Co.
Name of Father: Bill Bledsoe
Birthplace of Father: Trouslet Co.
Maiden Name of Mother: Minie Elliot
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Date of Death: March 25, 1921
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Buntin Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 26
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman
Informant: Bill Bledsoe, Portland
Name: Thomas Whiteside Rippy
Place of Death: District 13
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: July 8, 1840
Age: 80 years, 8 months, 18 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Sumner Co. Tennessee District 12
Name of Father: Thomas Rippy
Birthplace of Father: North Carolina
Maiden Name of Mother: Rosana Tayeta?
Birthplace of Mother: Simpson Co., Ky.
Date of Death: March 26, 1921
Cause of Death: ?
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Fairfield Cemetery
Date of Burial: (Corner turned up, can't read)
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman
Informant: J. W. Rippy, Orlinda
Name: Martha Choat
Place of Death: District 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Don't know
Age: Supposed to be 78 years
Occupation: House Keeper
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Joseph Martin
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Balding?
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: March 26, 1921
Cause of Death: No physician in charge; caused by a fall and broke
hip
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Old Brush Cemetery
Date of Burial: Mar (corner turned up, can't read)
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros. Wiseman
Informant: S. A. Choat, Portland
Name: Narsisus Young
Place of Death: District 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: January 31, 1833
Age: 88 years, 1 month, 27 days
Occupation:
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: John Brackin
Birthplace of Father: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Rodie Graves
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Date of Death: March 28, 1921
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill
Date of Burial: March 29, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Wilkinson Bros., Portland
Informant: J. H. Barber, Bethpage
Name: George W. Chipman
Place of Death: District 11, Bethpage
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: July 25, 1854
Age: 66 years, 8 months, 4 days
Occupation: Pension Atty.
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tenn.
Name of Father: Joseph Chipman
Birthplace of Father: Ky.
Maiden Name of Mother: Kittie McGaughey
Birthplace of Mother: Tenn.
Date of Death: March 29, 1921
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Bethpage Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 30, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: C. V. Chipman, Bethpage
Name: Dena Adams
Place of Death: Gallatin, Tenn.
Sex: Female
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: No data available
Age: Appeared to be about 50 years
Occupation: Cook
Birthplace: Ark.
Name of Father: No data available
Birthplace of Father: No data available
Maiden Name of Mother: No data available
Birthplace of Mother: No data available
Date of Death: March 30, 1921
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin, Tenn.
Date of Burial:
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Moore, Crowder, and Malone, Gallatin
Informant: No data available (Wm. N. Lackey written above)
Name: Mary Lou Ross
Place of Death: District 5, Saundersville
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: December 20, 1920
Age: 3 months, 11 days
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Tennessee
Name of Father: Booker Ross
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Maiden Name of Mother: Minnie Gross
Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee
Date of Death: March 30, 1921
Cause of Death: Died suddenly, cause unknown
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Copeland
Date of Burial:
Funeral Home or Undertaker: None
Informant: Booker Ross, Hendersonville
Name: Woodward Infant (Still Born)
Place of Death: Gallatin
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: March 15, 1921
Age: Stillborn
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Gallatin
Name of Father: Fred Ralston? Woodward
Birthplace of Father: Gallatin, Tenn.
Maiden Name of Mother: Marie Boddie Paterson
Birthplace of Mother: Sumner Co.
Date of Death: March 15, 1921
Cause of Death: Still born
Length of Residence:
Place of Burial: Gallatin
Date of Burial: March 16, 1921
Funeral Home or Undertaker: Harris & North, Gallatin
Informant: Wm. N. Lackey, Gallatin
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