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Pitt Cemetery is an abandoned and lost cemetery and has the distinction of being the southern most, located in the extreme Southeastern part of Titus County. It was named after the Pitt family, which were early settlers in the area and once owned the land on which the cemetery is found. It was closed in 1934. One impressive thing about the cemetery is the vast area over which the existing monuments are scattered. It is impossible to tell if there are numerous grave sites in the intervening space or whether those attending the burials chose to separate from the others. The area is dominated by a chain link fence surrounding the graves of the Fombys. Some monuments have been toppled and broken by the growth that is throughout the cemetery. It is completely in a densely wooded area located on a hill rising out of the Swanano Creek bottom. The remoteness and its difficult access threaten the cemetery with eradication.

In addition to the monuments listed later, there is one unreadable headstone, a rock that has an unreadable inscription, depressions, 4 granite slabs, 1 concrete marker with E. W. inscribed, and a metal plate that has a rounded end on which a lamb is embossed, that mark other grave sites.

To reach the Pitt Cemetery from the Titus County court house, take Madison Street south for 0.3 mile to the intersection with Ferguson Road (US 271). Turn left onto Ferguson Road and continue Southeast (the road becomes Texas Highway 49). Proceed 3.8 miles to the intersection of Chapel Hill Road (FM 1735). Turn right onto FM 1735 and continue for 8.4 miles to the intersection with Texas Highway 11. Turn left onto Texas 11 and proceed for 0.6 mile to the intersection from the right of County Road (CR) 4950 (CR SE 31). Turn right (South) onto CR 4950 and continue for 2.4 miles. This will place you East of the Swanano Creek bottom and a high voltage transmission line. Currently there is a gate that is the entrance to private property timber area. The cemetery lies about 0.7 mile south on a point of land protruding toward the Swanano Creek bottom. Coordinates: 33o00.361'N 094o50.406'W

 

NAME

 

BIRTHDATE

 

DEATHDATE

 

INSCRIPTION

 

Doddy, Allas

 

October 15, 1861

 

August 4, 1899

 

She shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day

 

Doddy, Elijah

 

1812

 

1903

 

(badly deteriorated)  ---die in thee

 

Doddy, Jinnie

 

October 12, 1856

 

March 18, 1884

 

Rest Mother rest in quiet sleep while friends in sorrow oer thee weep

 

Doddy, Will

 

 

 

 

 

(badly deteriorated)

 

Fomby, Abraham J.

 

 

 

August 3, 1881

 

Safely anchored in the harbor of eternal rest

 

Fomby, Francis Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

not found

 

Fomby, Mary A.

 

January 4, 1848

 

November 11, 1879

 

Age 31 yrs 10 mos 7 das

 

George, Sarah Bell

 

June 20, 1847

 

September 29,

 

 

 

Johnson, Birtha

 

1884

 

March 9, 1901

 

God’s will be done

 

Johnson, Isiac

 

1847

 

January 1, 1899

 

 

 

Pettie, nfn

 

July 5, 1887

 

July 5, 1887

 

Infant baby of Allis Pettie

 

Richeson, nfn

 

December 26, 1900

 

 

 

not found

 

Richmond, Mandy

 

December 26, 1900

 

November 26, 1902

 

Beloved one farewell   Weep not she is at rest

 

Williams, Steve

Williams, Minnie

 

 

 

 

September 16, 1929

September 16, 1929

 

 

  

The following persons are listed in the “Cemeteries of Titus County” by Lynch Harper as having been buried in this cemetery.  No attempt has been made to verify the listing.

 

 

NAME

 

BIRTH DATE

 

DEATH DATE

 

Remarks

 

Glovers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitts, Loren

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitts, Mollie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Williams, Minta

 

 

 

August 19, 1920

 

 


   Survey completed: March 14, 2002

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David M. Horton
Rt. 6 Box 1800
Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455
(903) 572-0156
hdavid@suddenlink.net

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