Nacogdoches in Nacogdoches County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Harmony Cemetery
Photographed By James Hulse, November 19, 2022
1. Harmony Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Harmony Cemetery. . James Norvel Pitts, a native of Perry County, Mississippi, arrived in Texas in the 1870s. In 1877, his wife Laney (Odom), their son James, and families of five Pitts brothers and other friends from Mississippi traveled by wagon to join him in this area. They established the community of Harmony, and J.N. Pitts donated land for a combination church and school building, and a public cemetery. The oldest marked grave is for Ruby Eddings (d. 1886). Families of those buried here traditionally had an annual cemetery cleaning day. Later, Harmony Cemetery Association formed to maintain the burial ground. Among those interred here are veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
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James Norvel Pitts, a native of Perry County, Mississippi, arrived in Texas in the 1870s. In 1877, his wife Laney (Odom), their son James, and families of five Pitts brothers and other friends from Mississippi traveled by wagon to join him in this area. They established the community of Harmony, and J.N. Pitts donated land for a combination church and school building, and a public cemetery. The oldest marked grave is for Ruby Eddings (d. 1886). Families of those buried here traditionally had an annual cemetery cleaning day. Later, Harmony Cemetery Association formed to maintain the burial ground. Among those interred here are veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14026.)
Location. 31° 32.141′ N, 94° 45.828′ W. Marker is in Nacogdoches, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. Marker can be reached from County Highway 726, 0.2 miles north of State Highway 7, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at the entrance
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to the cemetery and north of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 268 County Road 726, Nacogdoches TX 75964, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. The view of the Harmony Cemetery and Marker from the church parking lot
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
