Headstone of James D. Wade M.D., and the Wade lot, Section 18, Lot 49, Cypress Hills Cemetery
7 April 2025 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: James Duncan Wade
Transcription
A flat-topped granite marker set at an angle in the grass:
JAMES D. WADE M.D. / Born March 15, 1838 / Died Oct. 19, 1902
The lot (second image): a fluted granite pillar with an Ionic capital on a square base, WADE cut on its shaft, at the head of the lot; in front of it the flat stones of Eliza Ann Wade, James D. Wade M.D. and Harriet R. Wade; granite corner posts joined by iron rails. The corner post (third image) is cut:
49 / SEC. 18
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of James D. Wade M.D., Section 18, Lot 49, Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, taken by Matt Wade on 7 April 2025 (three views: his stone; the lot, with the pillar monument and the flat stones; and the lot's corner post). Four more views of the lot (Desktop/Wade Webb research/20250407_143234.jpg, 20250407_143402.jpg, 20250407_143419.jpg and 20250407_143444.jpg), two of them with Matt standing at the monument, are not stored.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Duncan Wade | Birth | 15 March 1838 | 15 March 1838 | agrees |
| James Duncan Wade | Death | 19 October 1902 | 19 October 1902 | agrees |
| James Duncan Wade | Burial | Cypress Hills Cemetery, Section 18, Lot 49 | 22 October 1902, no place | new: the cemetery and lot (FS-226) |