Headstone of W. W. Walden, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa County
9 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: William Walker Walden
Transcription
Tall marble tablet, heavily lichened; at the top, the Masonic square and compasses with the letter G; below, a carved fan or sunburst with the name across it:
W. W. WAL[DEN] [?] / MAR. 16, 1850 / JAN. 21, 1920
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of W. W. Walden, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Walker Walden | Birth | Mar. 16, 1850 | 16 March 1850, Newbury, Coosa | agrees (his memorial has 15 March) |
| William Walker Walden | Death | Jan. 21, 1920 | 21 January 1920, Birmingham | agrees |
| William Walker Walden | Burial | Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa County, near his wife's stone | 1920, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Marengo, Alabama | agrees on the cemetery; conflicts on the county (FS-101) |
| William Walker Walden | Freemason | square and compasses | nothing | new (context) |