Veterans Graves in Pierce County, WA
WPA Project - 1939
 
Introduction:
 
By 1939 at least 2,700 veterans were buried throughout Pierce County. They had served in various wars: Indian, Mexican, Civil, Spanish-American, WWI, and even the Boer War and Boxer Rebellion. In 1939 a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project was launched to identify graves and record more than 20 pieces of information on 5x8 inch index cards. The data was from cemetery records, death certificates, and service records.
 
What follows is a Name Index plus 8 items from the WPA cards. A card might also have rank, organization, birth date, and cause of death. A remarks section might indicate that the veteran was a clergyman, a nurse, a musician, or in one case: “served as a drummer boy for three months and was sent home as being too young for service.” Not all sections were filled in on all cards. These cards are in the holdings of the Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library. Contact the Library for additional information. Note that this list does NOT include all veterans buried in Pierce County prior to 1939.
 
A resource for a cemetery’s physical location and its records’ location (not always the same) is the Pierce County, WA Cemeteries list on our society’s website at: https://tpcgs.org/cemeteryRecords.php
 
Note: Dates are in standard American numerical form of month/day/year.
 
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Actions Surname Given Name Cemetery War
View Record Irby James Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Irving James Old Tacoma Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Isenberg S. V. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Isrealson Axel Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Italouma John N. Camp Lewis Cemetery WW I
View Record Ives William H. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Jackson A. H. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Jacobs Sumner Pioneer Cemetery W. Sumner Pioneer Cemetery Civil
View Record Jacobsen Peter Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Jacobson Jacob Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Boxer Reb.
View Record Jacoby Frederick F. Vaughn Bay Cemetery Civil
View Record Jacoby Joseph Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Jacox George W. Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Jacques Johnson C. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record James John T. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record James Josiah Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record James O. A. Sumner Pioneer Cemetery Civil
View Record Jameson Arthur P. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Janes Seth Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Jaques Matthew Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Jasmer Fred A. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Jenkins Charles E. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Jenks Earl E. Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Jennings Earl Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record Jennings Wallace H. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Jensen Jesse L. Bethany Lutheran Cemetery not given
View Record Jensen Ness Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Jensen William Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Jesson William E. Tacoma Mausoleum WW I
View Record Jewell Thomas Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Jewett Charles A. Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Jinkens S. Earl Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum WW I
View Record Joab Albert E. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record John W. H. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Johnson A. August Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Johnson Albert J. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Johnson Alfred Tacoma Mausoleum WW I
View Record Johnson Allen S. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Johnson Andrew Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Johnson Carl Andrew Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Johnson Charles S. Oakwood Hill Cemetery not given
View Record Johnson D. W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Johnson Frederick W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Johnson George H. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Johnson George W. Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Johnson Grant Oakwood Hill Cemetery WW I
View Record Johnson Henry Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Johnson James Camp Lewis Cemetery not given
View Record Johnson James Hungerford Mountain View Memorial Park Spanish-American
View Record Johnson John H. Camp Lewis Cemetery WW I
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