Upton Cemetery

    This record was given by John Russell, North Star Route, Elida, NM.

Upton Cemetery is located 4 1/2 miles south and 5 miles west of Floyd, NM on land given about 1907 by Albert Crane, brother of Mrs. Emmett Gore.  At first the cemetery was on west side of survey; a little later survey put it on the east side.  Thre was a big law suit but the last survey held.

     Mr. W. G. Upton had been carrying the mail gratis from Elida to

Crane's store. When the post office was established, it was named Upton for Mr. W.G. Upton.

     There are 7 graves in the Upton Cemetery, 4 unmarked.

Hulen, Mrs. _____ (unmarked) 

Leisure, Mrs. George (no dates)

      (Mr. Russell preached funeral in 1909: only funeral he ever preached)

 Mathews, Mr. ___ (unmarked)

     (Staying with Malones when he died)

McNutt, Miss Lonie (unmarked)

Walker, Alice,         Sept 20, 1856 - April 5, 1908

Walker, Cyrus D.    Mar 20, 1886 - Mar 20, 1908

Whorton, Stephen,   Aug 6, 1849 - Dec 19, 1907

               (retyped exactly as printed in Roosevelt County  Cemeteries, for DAR records, by Dona Stone)