Headstone of Mary Robbins (1801–1878), Nixburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Coosa County
9 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: Mary Martha Wilson
Transcription
Upright marble tablet, broken across the name and set back together; in an arch at the top, IN MEMORY OF; below it clasped hands:
OUR GRAND MOTHER / [MA]RY ROBB[INS] / BORN / July 26, 1801. / DIED / June 28, 1878. / Aged 7[?] Yrs. / [epitaph of about five lines, illegible]
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of Mary Robbins, Nixburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Nixburg, Coosa County, Alabama, taken by Matt Wade on 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Martha Wilson | Birth | July 26, 1801 | 26 July 1801, Southampton, Virginia | agrees (date only) |
| Mary Martha Wilson | Death | June 28, 1878 | 28 June 1878, Nixburg | agrees |
| Mary Martha Wilson | Burial | Nixburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, beside Solomon's matching stone | November 1900, Nixburg United Methodist Church Cemetery | agrees on the place; the tree's date is impossible (FS-098) |