Pembroke & Old Vashon Cemetery

The Maury Island Cemetery is located at the southeast corner of SW 256th Street and 75th Avenue SW, on top of a hill near the entrance to the Gold Beach area of Maury Island. The cemetery has also been known as the Old Vashon Island Cemetery. Also called Pembroke - named after the Pembrooke Mining Company who owned the site.

The cemetery was established in 1887 when Abraham Dawson donated two acres of land. The cemetery was not officially recorded until December 19, 1908. The Maury Cemetery Association Articles of Incorporation were filed with Albert Neilson as president, Thomas L. Rendall Jr. as vice-president, James M. Ogilvy as secretary, Thomas G. Ogilvy as treasurer, and Albert Neilson, A. D. Kingsbury and Thomas G. Ogilvy as the Board of Trustees.

The present cemetery includes 1.58 acres according to county records. Part of the original land was taken for a road.

The Maury Island Cemetery was added to the King County Cemetery District in 1989. To distinguish the two cemeteries, the Cemetery Road cemetery is also called the  New Vashon Cemetery. Maury Cemetery has no facilities and contains approximately 50 burials, some of which are unmarked.

Source: https://www.civilwarvetswastate.com/cemeteries/detail.html?veteran_cemeteryid=66

Burial List

Name                          birth date    death date   notes

  • Bessie Kingsbury Beall        1888          1938         with Kingsbury

  • Eleanor Waterson Boothroyd    1852          1930

  • William Henry Boothroyd       1849          1922

  • Alexandro Bussanich                         1910

  • Anna Sandro Bussanich         1888          1918

  • John Bussanich                              1910

  • James Close                   1866          1936         with McDonald

  • Charles T. Cressey            1867          1940

  • Hattie E. Cressey             1863          1924

  • John Edwards                  1893          1916

  • Ole Edwards                   1855          1912

  • Ada Estrella Milroy Greer     15 Apr 1883   12 Dec 1972  no marker

  • William George Greer          27 Jan 1884   30 Dec 1937  marker varies

  • Cynthia Jane Bish Hix         1848          21 Apr 1921  marker varies

  • Louis David Hix               1844          4 Feb 1931   no marker

  • Anton Holand                  1851          1924

  • Lovise Holand                 1855          1930

  • Horace Keen                   1888          1925         husband

  • Lucy D. Kellogg               1845          1916         at rest

  • Alonzo D. Kingsbury           1 Jan 1847    22 Jun 1929  Co. C 4 IA Cav

  • Florence V. Kingsbury         1885          1934

  • Frank D. Kingsbury            7 Sep 1882    9 Aug 1953   WW I (more)

  • Fred B. Kingsbury             1883          1937

  • George A. Kingsbury           1872          1934

  • Sadie L. Kingsbury            2 Dec 1884    4 Nov 1908   (more)

  • Sarah E. Kingsbury            1850          1931         mother

  • Hans C. Larsen                1867          1940         Danish flag

  • Juliane D. Larsen             1896          1916         Danish flag

  • Maren C. Larsen               1871          1940         Danish flag

  • Davida K. Martin              26 Feb 1886   27 Nov 1947  mother

  • Peter C. Martin               22 Apr 1876   10 Oct 1971  father

  • Svejre Martin                                            no marker

  • Rachel McDonald               1857          1937         with Close

  • Camille Marcelle Nass         15 Jan 1944   10 Feb 1944  our baby (more)

  • Leonard O. Nass               1879          1939

  • Olaf T. Nass                  1909          1932

  • Johan Nilsen                  1840          1926         rest in peace

  • Johanna Nilsen                1843          1916         with Johan Nilsen

  • George W. Patterson           25 Sep 1882   18 Aug 1910  (more)

  • Nicola Pavlovich              1868          1923

  • Alma Plancich                               10 Jan 1919

  • Martha Rivers                 1839          1923         Mother

  • Thomas L. Rendall             1825          1901         Father

  • J. F. Riehm                   1859          1919

  • Kate Bish Riehm               26 Sep 1862   30 Apr 1941

  • Lawrence W. Riehm             1895          1946

  • Ellen Spahr                   1867          1917         At Rest

  • Saphrona A. Whaite            1848          1926

Last updated 19 Feb 1999

Source: USCG Archive & Vashon History

MAURY ISLAND (Old Vashon) CEMETERY, Vashon Island, King Co., WA The US GenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Burial list of Maury Island Cemetery submitted by Connie Davis May 13, 1999. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. cgtadavis@aol.com