Ledger stone of Sarah Walden, Garrett Cemetery, Turkey Town
8 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: Charles Sparks Walden, Sarah Walker
Transcription
A long flat ledger stone of local sandstone lying on the ground, cracked along its left side, with broken pieces of stone along that edge; the inscription is cut in small letters, much worn, and only the middle of it can be read in the photographs. Lines in capitals and in upper and lower case, as cut:
[several lines illegible] / [...] WALKER [?] / [a line illegible] / June 5 1783 / Married in Greene Co. Ga. / Aug[t?] [8?] 1803 / TO CHARLES WALDEN / who died in Autauga Co. Ala. / November [8?] 1833 / [the lower half illegible]
(Read from the original photographs with contrast raised and turned; "[?]" marks a reading that is not sure.)
Citation: Photograph of the headstone (a flat ledger stone) of Sarah Walden, wife of Charles Walden, Garrett Cemetery, Turkey Town, near Centre, Cherokee County, Alabama, taken by Matt Wade on 8 April 2026 (three views stored: the middle of the inscription, the upper part turned to read, and the whole slab).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Walker | Birth | June 5 1783 | 5 June 1783, Virginia | agrees on the date (the birthplace line is not legible) |
| Sarah Walker | Marriage | Married in Greene Co. Ga., Aug[t?] [8?] 1803, to Charles Walden | 8 August 1803, "Greene, Oconee, Georgia" (FS-019) | agrees on the year and the county; supports FS-019's Greene County |
| Charles Sparks Walden | Death | died in Autauga Co. Ala., November [8?] 1833 | 8 November 1833, Autauga, Alabama | agrees (the day uncertain) |
| Sarah Walker | Burial | Garrett Cemetery (the photograph's place) | 1854, Garrett Cemetery, Turkey Town, Cherokee, Alabama | agrees |