Maple Grove Cemetery lot book and lot sheet: lot 279, Prospect, William H. Wade Jr., owner
Maple Grove Cemetery Association, Kew Gardens, New York: Diagrams of Private Lots (lot book), p. 298, and a typed lot sheet of 20 January 1977; photographed by Matt Wade, 4 April 2024
Named here: Frank Edward Wade, William Henry Wade, Ellen Mathilda Marritt, Ethel Ellen Wade, William Henry Wade, William Henry Wade Jr, Josephine Lynas
Transcription
Lot book, page 298 (left-hand page, first image; right-hand page, second image). Printed headings with entries in ink and, later, ballpoint:
Selection No. 900 · Lot No. 279 · Plot Prospect · Area 160 · Deed No. [illegible]
OWNER: William H. Wade, Jr. · 240 Elm St., Rich. Hill
[later, in blue:] 2/15/65 - Affid. of Heirship / widow - Josephine Wade (dec'd) / son - Frank E. Wade / dtr. - Ethel E. Wade
A diagram of the lot (a wedge, sides 16, 17 and 6 feet) with graves 1A, 1, 2, 3 and 4; notes beside it: "Need plaque?"; "No more space in #1A"; "Gr #2 - 2 deep".
| Grave | Name | Interment No. | R.F. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ellen M Wade | 8121 | July 19/06. 31 yrs. | |
| 1 | William H Wade | 8584 | July 31-08 68 [yrs] | |
| 1a | William M. Wade | 26992 | Dec. 13/39 - Trans.[?] | |
| 2 | William H Wade Jr. | 29607 | 76 yrs. Nov. 6, 1945 | |
| 2 | Josephine Wade | 41568 | 87 | Feb. 17, 1965 |
Typed lot sheet (third image), with a diagram showing the graves and the monument ("MON.") along the lot's upper side:
Lot 279 Prospect - WADE - 1/20/77
Gr. #1A - Children's grave / William M. Wade, infant, interred 12/13/39 / Room for cremains only
Gr. #1 - William H. Wade, 68 yrs, interred 7/31/08 / Possibly room for one more burial [in ink: 1 - casket only or 24" low steel vault]
Gr. #2 - William H. Wade, Jr., 76 yrs, interred 11/6/45 / Josephine Wade, 87 yrs, interred 2/17/65 / Full, no more burials
Gr. #3 - Ellen M. Wade, 31 yrs, 7/19/06 / Possibly room for one more burial [in ink: 1 casket only 24" low steel vault]
Gr. #4 - Frank E. Wade, 80 yrs, interred 7/19/76 / Room for one more burial [in ink: 1 vault or any outside container]
In the margins, in ink: "phoned 4/14/77 [illegible]" and a telephone number.
Citation: Maple Grove Cemetery Association, Kew Gardens, Queens County, New York, "Diagrams of Private Lots" (lot book), page 298, Selection No. 900, Lot No. 279, Plot Prospect; and a typed sheet "Lot 279 Prospect - WADE - 1/20/77" kept with the lot's papers; photographed in the cemetery office by Matt Wade on 4 April 2024.
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 Henry Wade Jr | Lot | Owner of lot 279, Prospect, Maple Grove; of 240 Elm St., Richmond Hill | — | new |
| William Henry Wade Jr | Burial | Grave 2, interred 6 November 1945, aged 76 | burial 6 Nov 1945, no place | agrees on the date; new: the cemetery and grave (FS-016) |
| Ellen Mathilda Marritt | Burial | Grave 3, 19 July 1906, aged 31 | burial Kew Gardens, Queens, no date | new: the date, cemetery and grave (FS-009, FS-095) |
| William Henry Wade | Burial | Grave 1, interred 31 July 1908, aged 68 | burial 1908, "Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn)" | conflicts on the place: Maple Grove, Queens (FS-015); new: the day |
| William Henry Wade | Age | 68 in July 1908 | born April 1848 | conflicts (supports FS-193: born about 1840–1841) |
| William Henry Wade (1939) | Name and burial | "William M. Wade, infant", grave 1A, interred 13 December 1939 | William Henry Wade, died 13 December 1939, buried 14 December 1939 | conflicts on the middle initial and the day (see notes) |
| Josephine Lynas | Burial | Grave 2, 17 February 1965, aged 87 | burial February 1965, Maple Grove | agrees; new: the day and grave |
| Josephine Lynas | Death | "widow ... (dec'd)" by 15 February 1965 | 15 February 1965 | agrees |
| Frank Edward Wade | Burial | Grave 4, interred 19 July 1976, aged 80 | burial Maple Grove, no date | new: the date and grave |
| Ethel Ellen Wade | Heir | Daughter and heir of William H. Wade Jr., 1965 | — | context |