Upson County GaArchives Deed.....Thomaston Colored Cemetery Society Trustees - W.X.  Beall October 19 1897
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Written: October 19 1897


STATE OF GEORGIA, UPSON COUNTY.

This Indenture, made 19th day of October in the years of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundren and Ninety Seven between W.X. Beall of the County of Upson of the
one part, and The Thomaston (acting by & through a board of five representatives
or trustees named below) of the County of Upson of the other part.


Witnesseth: That that siad W.X. Beall for and in consideration of the sum of Sixty
Dollars ($60.00) is hand paid, at or before the sealing and delivery of these
presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, that the granted, bargained,
sold, alined, conveyed, and comfirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain,
sell, aline, convey, and comfirm unto the said Thomaston Colored Cemetery Society
hairs and asigns, all that tract or parcel of land, situated North East of
Thomaston, - the same being more particularly described as follows: Bounded by a
line commencing on the south side of a new street (running East & West) where said
street intersects the land known as J.W. Green place near the branch: said line
running thence South along the west boundary of said Green Place 52˝ yds.: thence
West 70 yds. To an iron rod sunk in the ground; thence North to another iron rod
corner, & thence East to beginning corner. Said tract containing about 3675 square
yds, or 3/4 of an acre, more or less, - - - Said grant or sale being hereby
subject to the following conditions & restrictions, viz.: That the same is to be
used & appropriated only for & as a cemetery or burial place of those of colored
people of Thomaston that may hereafter die & the same is to be under legitimate
control & management of said trustees, (who are now parker Rogers, Alex’r Holmes,
William Trice, Mumford Drake & Arthur R. Speer) & their successors in office. - -
Said trustees being empowered only to act as custodians of said property, in the
interest of said society, & are to exercise a wise discretion in impartially
apportioning, dividing & alloting of said tract into sections for family or
individual burial places, & in arranging suitable passageways through said land
for conveniently reaching all parts of the same.


 

To have and to hold the said bargain premises, with all and singular rights,
members, and appurtenances thereof appertaining, to the only proper use, benefit,
and behoof of the said Thomaston colored Cemetery Society (subject only to the
above conditions & restrictions)


 

heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, in fee simple; and said W.X. Beall
the said bargained premises unto the said Thomaston Colored Cemetery Society
heirs, executor, administrators, and assigns, against the said W.X. Beall his
heirs, executors, and administrators, and against all and every other person,
shall and will warrant and forever defend by virtue of these presents.


 

In witness whereof the said W.X. Beall hath hereunto set his hand & affixed his
seal and delivered these presents, the day and years first above written.


Signed, sealed, and delivered in presents of

W.H. Dallas W.X. Beall

J.E.F. Mathews, Ordinary


Additional Comments:
In Oct of 1897, William X. Beall intrust land to a society 
called The Thomaston Colored Cemetery, for colored people 
who could not afford burial and had no family. In both cases 
ONLY people who did not have the money to be laid to rest 
was placed there.


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