GRAVE REGISTRATION FILES In the late 1930's the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana acted as a sponsor of a WPA project to list the names and burial places of veterans buried in Indiana. The American legion, in cooperation with the Adjutant General, organized a Graves Registration Committee in each county to direct the project. Three types of records were made, 1) Plats of all cemeteries, both public and private, in which veterans were buried; 2) List by county and by cemetery within each county; 3) A card index under the name of each veteran. With the approach of World War II a listing had been made of veterans who died and had been buried to about the year 1940. The project was discontinued after that time, and the records deposited with the Adjutant General were transferred to the Archives Division. Records received and now on file in the Archives Division cover the following counties: Adams, Blackford, Cass, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, DeKalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Floyd, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Harrison, Howard, Huntington, Jasper, Jay, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Spencer, Starke, Steuben, Sullivan, Tipton, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo and Washington. We have been informed that some of the records not transferred may remain on file in the counties, either in the court houses, or with the American Legion Posts. After World War II the State Graves Registration Committee was reactivated and work was resumed in a few counties. At the present time there appears to be little activity, either on the state or county level. It is possible that the American Legion Post Adjutant, or one of the officers in each county may be of assistance in securing records which have not been transferred to the Archives Division, or, in reviving the project. M.P. This undated letter is the only document that could be found in the Indiana State Archives Division, that mentions the Grave Registration project. David W Foster Monroe County

David, I have submitted almost 10,000 burial sites of Indiana CW soldiers to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War National Grave Registration Project.I am trying not to duplicate effort and appreciate this info. I think I had seen it before in the SUV newsletter. If you are looking for a CW veteran burial in the counties not mentioned let me know. I MAY be able to help.Emphasis on MAY. Mark Davis PS- I also record the Rev War,1812,Mex War burials I come across, but nothing after the CW. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kadyfoster@aol.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 7:23 PM Subject: [INPCRP] WPA GRAVE REGISTRATION > GRAVE REGISTRATION FILES > > In the late 1930's the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana acted as > a sponsor of a WPA project to list the names and burial places of veterans > buried in Indiana. > > The American legion, in cooperation with the Adjutant General, organized > a Graves Registration Committee in each county to direct the project. Three > types of records were made, 1) Plats of all cemeteries, both public and > private, in which veterans were buried; 2) List by county and by cemetery > within each county; 3) A card index under the name of each veteran. > > With the approach of World War II a listing had been made of veterans > who died and had been buried to about the year 1940. The project was > discontinued after that time, and the records deposited with the Adjutant > General were transferred to the Archives Division. Records received and now > on file in the Archives Division cover the following counties: > > Adams, Blackford, Cass, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, DeKalb, > Delaware, Elkhart, Floyd, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Harrison, Howard, > Huntington, Jasper, Jay, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, > Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, > Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Spencer, Starke, Steuben, > Sullivan, Tipton, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo and Washington. > > We have been informed that some of the records not transferred may > remain on file in the counties, either in the court houses, or with the > American Legion Posts. > > After World War II the State Graves Registration Committee was > reactivated and work was resumed in a few counties. At the present time there > appears to be little activity, either on the state or county level. > > It is possible that the American Legion Post Adjutant, or one of the > officers in each county may be of assistance in securing records which have > not been transferred to the Archives Division, or, in reviving the project. > > > M.P. > > This undated letter is the only document that could be found in the > Indiana State Archives Division, that mentions the Grave Registration > project. > > David W Foster > Monroe County > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > >