Pittsburg in Camp County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Pitts Family Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019
1. Pitts Family Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Pitts Family Cemetery. . The Pitts Family Cemetery was established by William Harrison Pitts, founder of Pittsburg, according to family history. The earliest burial on this site was that of Sarah Richardson Harvey Pitts, the third wife of W. H. Pitts and mother of their daughter Ella, in 1862. Confederate Corporal Joseph H. Pitts was buried her in 1863. Others interred here include W. H. Pitts' mother, Drucilla Neal Pitts, and five of his eight siblings. These members of the large Pitts family left their Georgia plantations and reestablished their households here on the Texas frontier in the mid-19th century. They shaped early Camp County and saw Pittsburg grow into a thriving village. The cemetery remains a chronicle of early Camp County history and culture.
The Pitts Family Cemetery was established by William Harrison Pitts, founder of Pittsburg, according to family history. The earliest burial on this site was that of Sarah Richardson Harvey Pitts, the third wife of W. H. Pitts and mother of their daughter Ella, in 1862. Confederate Corporal Joseph H. Pitts was buried her in 1863. Others interred here include W. H. Pitts' mother, Drucilla Neal Pitts, and five of his eight siblings. These members of the large Pitts family left their Georgia plantations and reestablished their households here on the Texas frontier in the mid-19th century. They shaped early Camp County and saw Pittsburg grow into a thriving village. The cemetery remains a chronicle of early Camp County history and culture.
Erected 1999 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11790.)
Location. 32° 59.833′ N, 94° 58.208′ W. Marker is in Pittsburg, Texas, in Camp County. It is on Quitman Street (Texas Route 11) east of Moreland Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Quitman Street, Pittsburg TX 75686, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
2. Pitts Family Cemetery Marker with Pitts family cemetery in background.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019
3. The Pitts Family Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
