Jefferson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Upton, Benjamin November 19 1895
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Florida Times Nov 20, 1895
DEATH OF BENJAMIN UPTON

Florida Times Union
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
Wednesday, November 20, 1895
Page 8, Column 3

Source:  Thanks to Kim Peters, Florida for contributing this obituary to 
researcher Beverly Walden Black


One of Duval County’s Oldest Citizens Dies of Congestion.

Benjamin Upton, aged 64 years, one of the oldest settlers and best known 
citizens of Duval County, died at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon at his 
residence, 520 West Monroe Street, of congestion of the liver.  The deceased 
had been ill only a few days.

Mr. Upton was a native of Jefferson County, Georgia, and came to Florida 
shortly after the Civil War.  He has resided in this county during that entire 
time, principally at Baldwin.  He leaves a wife and infant child besides 
several grown sons and daughters by his first wife.

The funeral will take place this morning at 7:45 from the Church of the 
Immaculate Conception at which the Renulem mass will be celebrated.  The body 
will then be sent to Baldwin for interment in the family cemetery. 

RESEARCHER NOTES:  Benjamin Upton is the son of Asa Upton/Eliza_______ of 
Jefferson County, Georgia.  He married A. M. Upton 18 Nov 1855 in Jefferson 
County, Georgia d/o Mitchell Walden/Margaret Hannah.  In an earlier obituary 
1884 for his son in law Milton M Ivey (married Eliza Jane Upton) Benjamin was 
listed as Mayor of Baldwin.

Benjamin and Adaran reared numerous children as follows:
Eliza Jane Miranda Upton, born 1857
Sissy Upton born July 16, 1859
Annie L. Upton born April 21, 1861
Emma N. Upton born 1863
Florence M. Upton born May 1, 1865
Jordan A.J. Upton born May 9, 1868
John D. Upton born 1871
Marietta V. Upton born 1872
James Alex Upton born 1875
Jessie Fay Upton born September 28, 1876

At least four of their children died as infants or young adults before 
marriage.  Many are buried with Adaran and Benjamin Upton in their family 
cemetery plot in Baldwin.

Benjamin Upton married 2nd Elizabeth Smith, December 1892 (Adaran died 13 June 
1891).  The infant child mentioned in obituary is unknown to researcher.
 
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