William Williams, freedman slave and a Founding Father of the City of Oak Hill, gave these lands to his community. We are honoring his memory by restoring and preserving these cemeteries and their history for future generations.

Our Mission: Restoration, Preservation and Growth. We have honored our 21 Veterans by restoring and raising their headstone. Many damaged headstones within both cemeteries have been cleaned and repaired. We have found missing and damaged markers and are replacing them. Our work continues by researching the history of the land and the people buried here and telling their stories.

Contact us: druannwelch@gmail.com

Who We Are

We are 2 Registered Historic African American Cemeteries in Oak Hill, FL.  The cemeteries are owned by Oak Hill Saints and Sinners Cemetery, Inc. which is a Florida Non-Profit.  We are dedicated to the preservation and restoration of these cemeteries.

Our History

William “Bill” Williams is one of the founders of Oak Hill.

He came south from Georgia to Titusville and then the New Smyrna area with his master in the late 1850’s.  He met a young Native American woman, Flora. They were married and started a family in the New Smyrna area near the end of the Civil War.

William staked a claim on land from the Mosquito Lagoon all the way to the Cypress Swamp aka Turnbull Hammock. The area, possibly 100 acres, became known as Bills Hill.

William was an orange farmer.  He opened his home for a church and school for the growing Black community.  He gave land to start the cemeteries known as Saints and Sinners.

He is most known for giving land to Henry Flagler in the 1890s so that the railroad could continue through Oak Hill.