Find A Grave - Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Bagley, Daniel b. September 7, 1818 d. April 26, 1905
Seattle Pioneer, Minister. Born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, he was ordained a Methodist minister in 1842. He spent the first 10 years of his ministry traveling throughout the state of Illinois as a circuit preacher, before being assigned to the Oregon Territory in 1852. On April 20, 1852 he left Princeton, Illinois, for the Oregon Territory, which included the present day states of Washington, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana. Accompanying him on his westward journey were the...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Bulosan, Carlos b. November 24, 1913 d. September 13, 1956
Writer, Poet, Political Activist. Born in a rural village in the Philippines, he became one of America's most prolific writers on pre-war social and economic injustice. A strong and firm believer in the American dream, he arrived in Seattle, Washington on July 22, 1930 at the age of 17. His belief in American society as a land of opportunity and equality among classes soon turned to disillusionment and bitterness. Faced with racial discrimination and brutality, he was forced to endure harsh and...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Corahorgi, Demetri b. January 3, 1880 d. October 15, 1973
Interim Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Entered the service in New York was a veteran of the Spanish American War serving as a Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Aboard the U.S.S. Iowa on January 23, 1905, he showed extraordinary heroism at the time when the manhole plate of boiler D blew out on board that vessel. His citation was awarded on March 20, 1905. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Cotterill, George Fletcher b. November 18, 1865 d. October 13, 1958
Seattle Mayor. He served as Seattle's 29th mayor from March 18, 1912 to March 16, 1914. He immigrated to the United States in 1872 before arriving in the Pacific Northwest in 1883. He began his career as a surveyor and city engineer before switching to a career in politics. He was elected to the Washington State Senate in 1906 where he helped lead the way in organizing the construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal and drafting legislation to protect the city's shoreline against excessive...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Jacobs, Orange b. May 2, 1827 d. May 21, 1914
Seattle Mayor. He served as mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1879 to 1880. Born as the second of eight children, he grew up in the Genesee Valley of Livingston County, New York, before moving with his parents to the fertile farm fields of Michigan in 1831. He received his education in law from Albion College and the University of Michigan, before being admitted to the Michigan Bar Association in 1850. At the urging of his father, he moved to the Oregon Territory in 1852, serving as editor and...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Knapp, Lyman E. b. November 5, 1837 d. October 9, 1904
Governor of Alaska District. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1862 and enlisted for the Civil War in Company I, 16th Vermont Infantry, of which he was elected Captain and commander. He remained in the position until the end of his nine month enlistment and was wounded while taking part in the repulse of Pickett's charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. After his enlistment expired he returned to Vermont and raised Company F, 17th Vermont Infantry, which he commanded as a Captain. Knapp...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
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McGraw, John Harte b. October 4, 1850 d. June 23, 1910
Washington Governor. Born at Barker's plantation in Penobscot County, Maine, he served as Washington's second governor from 1893 to 1897. He left Maine in 1876 for the West Coast after failing in a commercial grocery venture with his brother. Arriving penniless in Seattle in late December 1876, he gained initial employment as a hotel clerk, before serving as Seattle City Marshall. He was appointed Seattle Chief of Police by the Seattle City Council in 1879, prior to being elected to the office...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Mills, Opal Charmaine b. April 12, 1966 d. August 12, 1982
Murder victim of Gary Leon Ridgway, known as "The Green River Killer" who was responsible for the murders of 49 women in Seattle, Washington, between 1982 and 1984.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Naon, Constance E. b. June 29, 1962 d. June 8, 1983
Murder victim of Gary Leon Ridgway, known as "The Green River Killer" who was responsible for the murder of 49 women in Seattle, Washington, between 1982 and 1984.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Richardson, Hollon b. December 25, 1835 d. December 24, 1916
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. On July 19, 1861, he enlisted as a Private in the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Rising through the ranks to Captain on General Meredith's staff, he distinguished himself at Cemetery Hill, in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. His 7th Wisconsin bore its share in the battle with characteristic gallantry, and suffered severely. During the action, he seized the colors of a Pennsylvania regiment, attempted to rally them back into the fight, but it...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
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