Headstone of John Butler Walden, Garrett Cemetery, Centre
8 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: John Butler Walden
Transcription
Flat granite marker with a ruled border (first image); the second image shows the lot: the WALDEN headstone with a serpentine top, his marker in the foreground and his wife's and daughter's beyond:
ATTORNEY / JOHN BUTLER WALDEN / SEPT. 1, 1816 / FEB. 18, 1896
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of John Butler Walden, Garrett Cemetery, Turkey Town, near Centre, Cherokee County, Alabama, taken by Matt Wade on 8 April 2026.
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 Butler Walden | Birth | Sept. 1, 1816 | 1 September 1816, Jasper, Georgia | agrees |
| John Butler Walden | Death | Feb. 18, 1896 | 18 February 1896, Centre, Cherokee, Alabama | agrees |
| John Butler Walden | Occupation | Attorney | not in the tree (FS-275 proposes Lawyer) | agrees with FS-275 |
| John Butler Walden | Burial | Garrett Cemetery (the photograph's place) | 1896, Garrett Cemetery, Turkey Town, Cherokee, Alabama | agrees |