Headstone of Wilbur Wade, Corporal, 313th Infantry, and Elizabeth A., his wife, Cypress Hills National Cemetery
7 April 2025 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: Wilbur Wade, Elizabeth A Abbott
Transcription
An upright white marble government headstone, inscribed on both faces.
Face (first image):
WILBUR / WADE / NEW YORK / CPL CO G / 313 INF / 79 DIVISION / WORLD WAR I / FEB 12 1936
Reverse (second image), with the section and grave number at the top and a Latin cross in a circle:
14 15971 / ELIZABETH A / HIS WIFE / OCT 31 1890 / APR 12 1983
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of Wilbur Wade and Elizabeth A. Wade, Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, taken by Matt Wade on 7 April 2025 (two views: the face, and the reverse with his wife's inscription).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wade | Death | 12 February 1936 | 12 February 1936, Dutchess County | agrees |
| Wilbur Wade | Military service | Corporal, Company G, 313th Infantry, 79th Division, World War I; from New York | a military event of 9 June 1919, St. Louis, Missouri | new: the rank, company, regiment and division (see notes) |
| Wilbur Wade | Burial | Cypress Hills National Cemetery, section 14, grave 15971 | 1936, Cypress Hills National Cemetery | agrees; new: the grave |
| Elizabeth A Abbott | Birth | 31 October 1890 | 31 October 1890 | agrees |
| Elizabeth A Abbott | Death | 12 April 1983 | 12 April 1983, Geneseo, Livingston County | agrees |
| Elizabeth A Abbott | Burial | with her husband, Cypress Hills National Cemetery | "Brooklyn, Kings, New York" | new: the cemetery |