Jefferson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Walden Upton, Adaran Miranda June 13 1891
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Florida Times Newspaper June 19, 1890
MEMORIAL OBITUARY OF ADARAN MIRANDA UPTON

June 19, 1891 Florida Times Union
Jacksonville, Florida

Thanks to Kim Peters of Florida, a greater granddaughter of A M Upton for 
submitting this article to me (Beverly Walden Black) in 2003

IN MEMORIAM

A Tribute to the Life and Christian Character of Mrs. A. M. Upton.
       Died, at Baldwin, Fla., on the 13th day of June, 1891, in the 58th year 
of her age, Mrs. A. M. Upton, wife of Benjamin Upton.
       Mrs. Upton, was born in Jefferson county, Ga., where she joined the 
Methodist church and professed religion in her Lord and Savior early in life.  
At the age of 22 years she married Mr. Upton and became a devoted and 
affectionate wife and mother, living a quiet and Christian life.  Her health 
was generally good up to about eight months ago, when her lungs becoming 
affected, she rapidly failed in health, and for the last three months had been 
confined to her room, lashed by the unrelenting scourge--consumption. And while 
she well knew that the dreaded monster must soon claim his victim, yet she 
opened not her mouth in complaint, but was resigned to her Maker's will, and on 
nearing death, when she realized that she must soon leave the present and those 
who were near and dear to her here, being in a most rational condition, she 
called her husband and those of her children who were near to her bedside, and 
then, with a smile on her lips and love beaming from her eyes, the windows of a 
patient soul, she told them that Christ was waiting for her, that she would 
soon be gone and that she wanted them to remember what she was about to say to 
them.  She then proceeded to admonish them to be good to each other, to live 
honest, virtuous and Christian lives and to strive to meet her in heaven.  
After this she said but little, soon breathing her last without a struggle when 
the unfettered soul winged its way to its abode of rest and joy.
       Her remains were interred in the silent city near Baldwin, there to 
await the awakening trump of God, when all must stand before the great white 
throne to receive of the things done in the body.
       The funeral services were conducted at the grave by Rev. Mr. Snyder of 
Jacksonville, Fla. in a beautiful manner.
Peaceful be her silent slumber, in the gloomy vault below. Until the 
resurrection morning, when all in Christ we hope to know.
D.J.P.

Researcher’s note:  Adaran M. Walden is the second daughter of Mitchell 
Walden/Margaret Hannah of Jefferson County, Georgia.  She married Benjamin 
Upton in Jefferson County and is found in Lee County, Georgia with her railroad 
manager husband.  Later they are located in Duval County, Florida.  Benjamin 
Upton was mayor of Baldwin, near Jacksonville, Florida.    

The Upton family cemetery is located in Baldwin, Duval County, Florida.  See 
Florida Genweb Cemeteries for family members buried there.  

A big thanks to Kim Peters who cleaned the cemetery herself of debris and 
uncovered the beautiful stones that had been hidden for years. 


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