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 Martin M.W. Woodbine Cemetery Civil
View Record Martin Marquis Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Martin Medad W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Martin Rascelus Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Martin Ray Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Martin Robert J. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Martine John F. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Masburg Alexander Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Mason Franklin S. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Mason John Quincy Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil ?
View Record Mather Frank L. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Mathews Archbold Woodbine Cemetery Civil ?
View Record Mathews Charles C. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Mathews Francis Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Mathews George Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Mathieson Paul W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Matteson Darrius Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Mattison George D. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Mattison Thomas Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Mattson Rudolph T. Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum WW I
View Record Mattson Vernie Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Maurer Allen D. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Maxon Augustus E Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum not given
View Record Maxwell Volney H Oakwood Hill Cemetery not given
View Record Maxwell William Camp Lewis Cemetery not given
View Record May Frank P Calvary Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum WW I
View Record May Jas H Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record May William N Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Maynard Thomas J Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record McAllister Thomas Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record McArthur John B Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record McCant William Stanley Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record McCarter William B Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record McCarthy James W Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record McCarty Geo M Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record McCarver M M Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record McCary Jas Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record McCaustland Robert Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record McClanahan M R Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record McClintock F T Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Indian
View Record McClintock William E Old Tacoma Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record McClure Edward P Woodbine Cemetery Civil
View Record McClure Francis Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record McConnaughy W S Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record McConnell Francis Charles Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record McCorkle William E Mountain View Memorial Park Spanish-American
View Record McCormick William C Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record McCoy Chauncy Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record McCoy Chauncy D Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record McCoy Edward Mountain View Memorial Park not given
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