Headstone of Fred Kent Brown, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham
8 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: Fred Kent Brown
Transcription
Flat marker with a ruled border and a small emblem with a star in the upper left corner, set in the grass:
FRED KENT BROWN / JAN. 1, 1894 / FEB. 28, 1953 / A wonderful guy
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of Fred Kent Brown, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, taken by Matt Wade on 8 April 2026.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Kent Brown | Birth | Jan. 1, 1894 | 1 January 1894, Alabama | agrees |
| Fred Kent Brown | Death | Feb. 28, 1953 | 28 February 1953, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama | agrees |
| Fred Kent Brown | Burial | Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham (the photograph's place) | March 1953, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama (no cemetery) | new: the cemetery |