Each generation passes with secrets , stories, tales of bliss and woe. Yes, honor the oral tradition, but remember the written word, it s a key to informations store. A Legacy of Survival. Upton Cemetery is located in Coffee county, GA and fronts Highway 32 traveling from Douglas to Ocilla. It is situated on farmland once owned by Mrs. John Slater.
Access is gained via a driveway shared with a veterinarians office.
Oral history has it, an Ashley, first name not remembered, donated the land for the Colored Cemetery. Clerk of court records from the 1800s indicate the land was owned by the Ashleys. The cemetery was also associated with the Freewill Baptist Church prior to its relocation to Douglas. From deeds and written documentation discovered to date, this is my deduction of the cemetery's origin. The initial cemetery, I think, was the slave burial ground for the plantation.