PITTS CEMETERY, Dale Mill Rd., LINCOLN COUNTY TENNESSEE

Mapping the Location

Area overview photos of the Pitts Cemetery: 4371/4372/4379/4380/4381/4382/4383

HALL, Samuel, died Oct 11, 1872 (broken away) (stone not found in this survey)
HALL, Rachel A., wife of Samuel Hall, Dec 19, 1837 - Aug 13, 1855  (stone not found in this survey)
HALL, Samuel W., Son of Samuel & R.A. Hall, Nov 7, 1869 - Sep 22, 1887 4377C
LEATHERWOOD, D. B., Son of J.B. & N. L. Leatherwood, born Nov 8 1880 - Jan 30, 1882. 4376L/4376/4377
SANDERS, David Polk, Son of Bryson & Emma Sanders, died Nov 17, 1900 age: 10m & 17d.  (stone not found in this survey)
PITTS, J. (James) born 1784 - died 1862  (stone not found in this survey-see below)
PITTS, wife: (no dates-no name; Rachel Young Pitts, 1792 - 1867 wife of James Pitts)  (stone not found in this survey-see below)
PITTS, I.R., May 9, 1829 - Apr 23, 1868 4364C/4364
PITTS, Elvira, wife of I.R. Pitts, Mar 11, 1829 - Jan 16, 1888. 59 yrs 10 mos &  5 days: 4373C/4373/4374/4375
PITTS, J.V., died Jul 15, 1917 age: 61 yrs. (grave not marked)
PITTS, Mrs. M.R. Pitts, 1830 - Jun 15, 1853. 4365L/4365C/4365
PITTS, 1 grave in Pitts Plat, unmarked. (not specifically identified in this survey)
WILLIAMSON, Caroline, wife of Terry Williamson, May 17, 1843 - May 23, 1872 (stone not found in this survey)

Unknown carved stone without inscription could this be for James & wife Rachel Pitts: 4368/4370 and another stone beside that which is broken in half:4369
Various fieldrocks probably marking graves deep in the high weeds: 4366/4367/4378
Unknown carved but broken stone well outside the perimeter of the iron fence: 4384

This cemetery has a wrought iron fence around most of it. Vsiting it is not for the faint of heart. There are many bee hives kept on the premises of the cemetery.  I once kept bees a long time ago and learned that one must not alarm them to keep the peace. That requires you to move very slowly around their hives. The closer you get to the hive the slower you must move or they will attack you. This is your hazard while visiting this cemetery. Some of these hives were not very alive with bees and the ones remaining were somewhat neglected so their populations were not great. However, I was unable to properly photograph some of the stones because that would have required me to first cut the weeds and growth. Of course that would have alarmed the bees and got them into an uproar and charging after me. Once stirred up they cannot be outrun. A few will pursue you for a long time and they will eventually catch up with you when you tire out. Thus we have a less than perfect survey here.

Visited & photographed 15 Apr 2015 by Wayne Austin. Added to this site 1 Sep 2015 by C. Wayne Austin.