The Spanish American War
Comes to the "Middle Kingdom"
San Luis Obispo County, California
Spanish American War Veterans
The Spanish American War was a limited battle lasting only 10 weeks in 1898: But from 1892 until 1899, the controversy and negotiations between Nations continued.
Here is a Time-Line
The Indexes and photographed Headstones of the inhabitants of our San Luis Obispo County Cemeteries has given us a way to create a Memorial Website for the Spanish American War Veterans who came to San Luis Obispo and who passed away here.
There is an Organization dedicated to locating and recording S A W Veteran burials. When their Web Site was found and it was noted that not one SLO SAW Veteran was listed, it was decided to take on a new project: SLO SAW Veteran Burials.
Three of our SLOCGS Genealogical Library Staff participated in locating the burials from the Cemetery Indexes:
Joyce Bayless, Martha A Crosley Graham and Mary Hansen
Mary’s great grandfather is Albert Piercy 1876-1935. He is interred in the Pine Mountain Cemetery.
“I knew he was a Spanish War vet from family lore. I found him in the Philippines in the census during the war.” [Nueva Caceres, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces, 1900 Census]
See Below for Funeral Notice
Note: Any Descendant of these Soldiers may submit either a Funeral Notice or an Obituary.
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ARROYO GRANDE DISTRICT CEMETERY
ALLEN, HOMER, Pvt
Indiana, 16 Infantry (May 11 1877 - March 3 1951)
BAXTER, EARL H, Sgt
Co E, 15Minn Inf (1867-1937)
BRADFORD, FRANK P, Pvt
2 Mo Infantry (March 4 1879 - May 6 1952)
BAILEY, HENRY P
Btry A, Oreg. Lt. Arty
BRITTING, WM J
Co L, 2 KY Inf
CLARK, WILLIAM P, Pfc
US Marine Corps (August 20 1877 - June 13 1952)
COLLUM, JOHN ROBERT
A1 US Navy (July 31 1879 - Nov 2 1952)
FINCK, WALTER G, Pvt
13 Minn Inf (September 5 1877 - September 25 1949)
GLENN, FRANCIS M, Pvt
1 Regt N Dak Infantry (September 25 1872 - November 2 1955)
GRANT, ALBERT H
Co F, 14 PA Inf
LOVEJOY, ARTHUR EDWARD
California MAA3, U S Navy (January 13 1874 - July 2 1953)
MORGAN, JAMES A, Cpl
Kansas, U S Army (January 3 1875 - April 26 1965)
PATTON, JUDSON C, Pvt
Co E 16 PA Infantry (July 25 1877 - June 24 1953)
ROWLEY, WILLIAM G, Lance Cpl
8 Regt Calif Inf (February 1873 - February 14 1956)
WADDLE, HENRY G, Cpl
California Co I 1 Regt KY Inf (June 13 1878 - June 20 1959)
WARE, ALBERT, Pvt
California Co A 8 Regt Calif Inf (April 19 1880 - Dec 23 1959)
WILSON, PLYNN
Co D 2 MO Inf
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SAN LUIS CEMETERY
[AKA IOOF & LAWN CEMETERY]
ALLEN, JOSEPH, Pvt
Trp 1 3 Regt US Vol Inf (December 30 1864 - September 30 1955)
CHASE, LESLIE C
Cav (1876 - 1954)
HOPKINS, WILLIAM E, Cpl
Indiana 2 Cavalry (March 1878 - September 27 1950)
JENSEN, LAURITS, Sgt
California 14 Infantry (July 12 1870 - June 1951)
LESTER, ISAAC, Sgt
Trp L 4 Regt Cavalry (June 29 1875 - October 2 1956)
MILLER, W R, Sergt
Co H 1 Idaho Inf
PORTER, RAY O, Pvt
Indiana, Co D 34 US Vol Inf (April 11 1880 - February 7 1959)
REYNOLDS, JAMES A, Pvt
2 NY Infantry (May 14 1879 - February 6 1950)
ROTSEL, FREDERICK C, Cpl
Ohio Co B 3 Regt Ohio Inf (July 9 1877 - March 11 1966)
TOWNSEND, OLIVER J, Pvt Co L 52 Iowa Inf (November 13 1869 - November 6 - 1952)
PASO ROBLES DISTRICT CEMETERY
BLACKWELL, WILLIAM, Sgt
60 Inf 5 Div (? - December 6 1934)
BURNETT, DAVID W
Co E 47 ILL Inf
BRUSH, ARTHUR W, Pvt
Missouri 3 Cavalry (May 21 1874 - October 19 1949)
CARRIKER, JAMES H, Sgt
Georgia, 17 Inf (October 16 1869 - March 18 1948)
CHESMORE, FRANK D, Pvt
Oregon, 10 Inf (October 6 1883 - October 24 1947)
MIZE, FLEMMING D, Sgt
CoD, 3rd Iowa Cav (- - August 30 1907)
SPEAR, EUGENE, Sergt
Co G 1 ILL Inf
SUITON, WATKINS L , Corp Co M 4th VA Inf |
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OLD MISSION CEMETERY:
CLIFFORD, MICHAEL J Mus Y Ill Inf (October 7 1874 - Dec 14 1946)
PINE MOUNTAIN CEMETERY
AZBILL, JOHN, No Rank noted
Co A 1 US Vol Cav (January 23 1871 - September 6 1938)
HUMPHREY RAY V, Pvt
California 36 Co Coast Arty (June 28 1872 - March 31 1957)
PIERCY, ALBERT, Pvt Co F S Dakota Infantry, (1876 - 1935)
RIDENBAUGH, LOUIS F, Pvt Co K 9 ILL Infantry (January 20 1879 - November 25 1954)
HALCYON CEMETERY
ST CLAIR, EDWARD C
Co B 33 US V Inf
TEMPLETON CEMETERY
HENCYE, FREDERICK, Cpl Oregon 14 Infantry (April 14 1875 - January 21 1950)
STADLER, MARTIN, Sergt Co K 17 US Inf
SAN MIGUEL
CARPENTER, FRANK E, Sgt Iowa Trop H 14 Regt, Cavalry (March 16 1882 - Feb 17 1971)
OLMSTED, PERCY NAPIER, Captain Iowa, US Navy (July 8 1871 - Dec 13 1962) |
CAMBRIA CEMETERY
ASKWITH, HARRY S, 1st Lieutenant Nebraska, MPC (Nov 11 1878 - August 7 1957)
PADEN, CHARLES T
Co K, 2 USV Cav
SELKIRK, ROBERT J, Pvt Co M 34 Regt Mich Inf (January 31 1866 - July 19 1950)
CAYUCOS - MORRO BAY CEMETERY
BUNTEN, HOMER J, Pvt
Hospital Corps (June 15 1874 - Dec 28 1955)
CASE, THOMAS, Cpl
Co M 71 Regt, NY Inf (February 7 1877 - March 9 1954)
CONKLIN, ISAAC N, Pvt
Co D 10 Pa Infantry (June 4 1873 - September 28 1956)
GAULT, CLYDE L, Pvt
Co M 2 Regt, Mo Inf (September 2 1879 - February 3 1964)
PHILLIPS, JAMES A
Arkansas Q M 3, U S Navy (December 28 1867 - March 11 1964)
TORKELSON, REINHARD A, Sgt Georgia, Trp B7 Regt Cavalry (November 3 1877 - January 7 1958)
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FUNERAL NOTICES
Pay Honor to Bert Piercy
Military funeral services for Albert Piercy of Atascadero were held Thursday at Gray’s
Funeral chapel in the colony city.
Piercy saw service in the Philippines with Company F, First Regiment from South Dakota. Services were in charge of I. Lester, commander of Henry Lauren Thompson Camp
number 42.
United Spanish War Veterans assisted by Senior Vice Commander Fritz Holcomb, Junior Vice Commander W. A. Dietrich, Chaplain Laurits Jensen and Officer of the Day
Leslie Chase took part in the services.
Firing the last salute in the impressive last rites were William Soper, Thomas Settle, A.E. Lovejoy, Frank Utley and Leslie Chase. Color bearers included G.H. Sharland and
E.H. Thomas, both of camp number 25, Oregon-Washington.
Friday November 22, 1935, San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram (San Luis Obispo, CA) page 3, col 4.
Transcribed by Great-grandaughter, Mary Adler Hansen
Albert “Bert” Piercy - b. 26 Nov 1876 Springfield Illinois,
d. 19 Nov 1935 Atascadero, CA. |
OBITUARIES |
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Site Updated: 7 July 2014