Headstone of John Edward Wade M.D., Hester Rogers Wade, Adele Wade Norton and Frank E. Wade, Maple Grove Cemetery
4 April 2024 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: Adele Wade, Hester Maria Rogers, John Edward Wade, Frank Edward Wade
Transcription
A grey granite headstone with a scrolled top carved with a W in a shield between leaves; a rough-cut base with WADE in raised letters on a polished panel. Incised on the face:
JOHN EDWARD WADE M.D. / 1847 — 1919 / HESTER ROGERS WADE / 1854 — 1893 / ADELE WADE NORTON / 1884 — 1929 / FRANK E. WADE / 187[8?] — 1946
On the base:
WADE
The last figure of Frank E. Wade's year of birth is in shadow in both views; it reads most like 8.
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of John Edward Wade M.D., Hester Rogers Wade, Adele Wade Norton and Frank E. Wade, Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens County, New York, taken by Matt Wade on 4 April 2024 (two views, the second closer).
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edward Wade | Years | 1847 — 1919 | 24 August 1847 – 10 January 1919 | agrees |
| Hester Maria Rogers | Birth year | 1854 | 1856 | conflicts (see notes) |
| Hester Maria Rogers | Death year | 1893 | 11 October 1893 | agrees |
| Adele Wade | Birth year | 1884 | June 1882 | conflicts (FS-218) |
| Adele Wade | Death year | 1929 | 20 April 1929 | agrees |
| Frank Edward Wade | Birth year | 187[8?] | 3 December 1877 | conflicts if 1878 is right (see notes) |
| Frank Edward Wade | Death year | 1946 | 4 August 1946 | agrees |