Headstone of Emma McKinney, wife of W. W. Walden, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa County
9 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: William Walker Walden, Emma Louise McKinney
Transcription
Round-topped marble tablet, heavily lichened; an illegible carving or line in the arch; below:
EMMA / McKINNEY / WIFE OF / W. W. WALDEN / JUNE 28, 1854 / [illegible] 192[3?]
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of Emma McKinney Walden, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa County, Alabama, taken by Matt Wade on 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Louise McKinney | Birth | June 28, 1854 | 28 June 1854, Alabama | agrees |
| Emma Louise McKinney | Death | illegible, 192[3?] | 1 December 1923, Fairfield | not read (consistent) |
| Emma Louise McKinney | Husband | W. W. Walden | William Walker Walden | agrees |
| Emma Louise McKinney | Burial | Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery | 2 December 1923, New Shiloh Cemetery, Coosa | agrees |