The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Hardin County, Ohio have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.
The images are PDF conversions into photos; facilitating posting and sharing.
The format of the maps follow the familiar arrangements found with those we've seen in other counties in Ohio.
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Below is the Grant Cemetery in Pleasant Township. This cemetery has also been known as the Pleasant Township Cemetery. A non-W.P.A. map and drawing were named as such. All three images are seen below.:
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Of particular note is the burial listed for Alethea M. Clark. She was laid to rest at the age of 35 in Lot 1, Grave 6.
The war service designation is Number 31 which corresponds with World War I, known at that time as the "Great War". It was the latest war that occurred during the years of the Works Progress Administration when these plat maps were drawn.
The Find A Grave memorial for Aletha May Clark.
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The military records from "Ancestry" for Aletha (Alethea) May Clark.:
Name: Alethea M. Clark
Birth Date: 11 May 1885
Birth Place: Roundhead Ohio
Enlistment Date: 10 Feb 1918
Discharge Date: 26 Jan 1921
Death Date: 1921
Burial Place: McDonald Twp.: Hardin, Ohio, USA
Cemetery: McArthur
Rank: Nurse
Branch of Service: Army
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These cemetery plat maps serve as companion records for the individual veterans graves registration cards that are commonly found at county recorder's offices. Both records are helpful resources for researchers who seek to learn the locations of veteran burials in Ohio.
