Headstone of Wilma W. Chappell, Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham
8 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: Wilma Lila Webb Chappell, Manley (a surname on the Powell, Chappell and Manley family monument at the lot; no first name)
Transcription
Flat granite marker, set in the grass (first image):
WILMA W. CHAPPELL / JUNE 27, 1894 / JAN. 8, 1978
(Second image: an upright granite family monument with a serpentine top, photographed a minute later at the same place:)
POWELL / [a small ornament] / CHAPPELL / MANLEY
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of Wilma W. Chappell, Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, taken by Matt Wade on 8 April 2026 (two views: her flat marker, and the family monument of the lot, inscribed POWELL, CHAPPELL and MANLEY).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Lila Webb Chappell | Birth | June 27, 1894 | 27 June 1894, Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama | agrees |
| Wilma Lila Webb Chappell | Death | Jan. 8, 1978 | January 1978, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama | new: the day (the tree has the month only) |
| Wilma Lila Webb Chappell | Burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham (the photograph's place) | January 1978, Elmwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Alabama | agrees |