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 Baker Henry C. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Baker Henry Frank Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Baker Henry W. Sumner Pioneer Cemetery Civil
View Record Baker Hiram L. Woodbine Cemetery Civil
View Record Baker James A. Fox Island Cemetery Civil
View Record Baker John Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Baker Ralph Alder Lodge IOOF Cemetery WW I
View Record Baker Stephen F. Sumner Pioneer Cemetery Civil
View Record Balcom Henry Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bale Jethro Artondale Cemetery Civil
View Record Ball George Woodbine Cemetery WW I
View Record Ball George Henry Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Ball Irwin R. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Ballard Achilles W. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Ballard Charles A. Spanaway Catholic Cemetery not given
View Record Ballowe Melbourne K. Camp Lewis Cemetery WW I
View Record Bamford George Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Banfill John Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Banford D. A. Tacoma Mausoleum Civil
View Record Bangs Benjamin Woodbine Cemetery not given
View Record Bangs Roscoe R. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Banks Harry B. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Boxer Reb.
View Record Banner Geroge W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bannister William H. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Banniza Lawrence W. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Bannon Henry P. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Barber J. B. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Barber James Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Barden Lawrence F. Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Bardonnar Jacob Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum Civil
View Record Barker Daniel W. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Barker Sylvester Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum WW I
View Record Barker Thomas Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Barker William E. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Barker William S. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Barlow Byron Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Barnes George E. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Barnes Perry E. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Barnett Henry A. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Barrett Alfred Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Barrett Augustus E. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Barrows Marion Mountain View Memorial Park Civil
View Record Barry A. H. Woodbine Cemetery not given
View Record Bart Henry J. Wilkeson Town Cemetery not given
View Record Bartholomew William L. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Barton Clarance M. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Barty A. J. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Bashford F. W. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Bassett George F. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bates Ansel Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
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