Pitman Cemetery

MULDOON, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS

294938N 970506W

This cemetery is located 2 miles west of Muldoon off FM 2237 on Muldoon Cemetery Road. There are some unmarked grave sites. According to the Joe Cole Survey [Joe Cole #092W] this cemetery came into use sometime right after the Civil War. There are two work days/business meetings per year: one on the second Saturday in April and then again the Second Saturday in October. There is an annual Memorial Service the First Sunday in May at 2:30pm.

Meetings and the memorial service are held in a chapel which was moved to the cemetery grounds in the early 1930s. It was the Union Hill Baptist Church and had been located about one mile west of the cemetery. The church was taken apart with the boards numbered and then it was carefully put back together at the new site.

Kathy Carter and Helen Muras visited and recorded this cemetery on November 3, 1986. Merena Lucas stone was erected in Blackwell family plot in 1992 according to Eva E. Cherry Eason.

The Pitman Cemetery contains two pink centennial historical markers:

SIMON PETER FORD
Born 1816. Came to Texas in 1830. Participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as a member of Captain William Wood's company. Died 1896 in Flatonia, Texas. Erected by the State of Texas 1962
JAMES CARREL BELL
Born March 1820. A young soldier in the Texas War for Independence. He entered Bexar . . . . [need complete wording]
Simon Peter Ford, left. Photo contributed by Russell Jordan. Bell marker photo contributed by Marion and Steve Daughtry

Funeral for Perry Null, May 1917

Sally Jones Null at graves of husband and infant, February 1918
Old Pitman Cemetery photos contributed by Lynn Bauch Mostella

The following is an incomplete list of burials in the Pitman Cemetery. Jana Junkin contributed her collection of photographs from about 125 graves taken in April 2006 and 2007. Click on the person's name to see the corresponding photograph. She also contributed the information about the Merena Lucas stone. We hope to bring you a complete cemetery listing at a later date and welcome your photo contributions. Contact the Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives for a complete listing.

NAME
BIRTH
DEATH
NOTES
6 May 1831
26 Oct 1906
Wife of James Carrel Bell; name on state marker
1 Mar 1820
4 Aug 1880
Pink granite state marker; "Texas Veteran, Texas War for Independence"; Co D 8th TX Inf Reg CSA
2 Feb 1922
2 Feb 1922
"Our Baby"
23 Jun 1887
13 Nov 1945
"Mother", "Our Beloved One"
Picture; Married William Roy Blackwell 23 Feb 1941; "In Loving Memory"
9 Aug 1842
19 Feb 1928
"Co K Hardy's Ark Inf CSA"; "Beloved Father"
3 Mar 1864
19 Oct 1954
7 Dec 1866
4 Nov 1949
2 Aug 1842
14 Dec 1907
"Gone But not forgotten"
15 Apr 1887
2 Mar 1900
19 Sep 1919
24 Feb 2005
18 Jul 1887
29 Jul 1966
16 Jan 1896
23 Jun 1953
7 Mar 1917
7 Mar 1917
"Dau. of Birl & Elizabeth Holstien Cherry"
26 Aug 1896
7 Jun 1980
8 Nov 1922
30 Oct 2004
20 Jan 1870
27 Apr 1956
19 Nov 1898
28 Oct 1985
28 Aug 1908
19 Feb 1997
23 Sep 1893
13 Mar 1982
Shares marker with Mary Ruth Jackson Cherry
20 Jun 1898
20 Sep 1982
20 Mar 1909
5 Aug 2005
Married Everett Cherry on 5 Sep 1933; "Married 64 Years"
8 Oct 1929
10 Oct 1977
"Mother"
5 Mar 1898
4 Jul 1961
8 Jul 1857
4 Aug 1909
W. O. W. marker; "Age 52 years 27 days"; "At Rest"
30 Sep 1856
9 Jan 1935
"At Rest"
20 Mar 1903
30 Sep 1982
8 Apr 1905
14 Dec 1991
15 Aug 1971
15 Aug 1971
25 May 1913
6 Jul 1972
9 Dec 1920
4 May 1985
Married Marie Blackwell 12 Jul 1941; "Father"; Cox US Navy WWII; American Legion marker
21 Dec 1944
13 Dec 1964
"Little Man"
"Mother"; "Safely Home"
18 Jan 1955
5 Apr 2004
"We Love You"; "Mother"; "At Rest"
3 Jul 1913
18 Aug 1995
25 Jul 1917
21 Feb 1993
9 Jun 1891
18 Sep 1918
Killed in France, WWI; Buried at Arlington National Cemetery; memorial at Pitman Cemetery
19 Sep 1916
3 Jul 2003
30 Nov 1914
13 Jun 1986
30 Dec 1835
27 Sep 1919
"Uncle"; shares marker with Mary E. Holstien; "Gone, but not forgotten."
14 Jul 1881
19 Apr 1944
"Father"
30 Mar 1883
12 Nov 1909
"Dau of W. P. & M. M. Ivy"
18 Apr 1898
26 Feb 1974
6 Jan 1900
30 May 1949
30 Apr 1996
30 Apr 1996
"Our Littlest Angel"
17 Feb 1942
1 Aug 1983
28 Mar 1941
30 Mar 1941
Dau. of Kittie & Christie Gosch
Small curbing in Holstien plot
25 Oct 1923
27 Jun 1980
26 Oct 1853
16 Aug 1935
"Our Daddy is at rest"
1 Apr 1894
24 Feb 1986
Married Elijah Holstien 20 Apr 1924
13 Jan 1900
30 Jun 1966
14 Sep 1900
14 Feb 1978
"Rest in Peace"
14 Sep 1900
19 Mar 1981
3 Jun 1932
1 Jun 1982
14 Nov 1898
11 Aug 1899
"At Rest"
24 Jan 1886
3 Mar 1886
"At Rest"
26 Dec 1849
12 Mar 1927
25 Oct 1826
28 Jul 1879
"Our Mother in Memory of"
23 Mar 1972
30 Sep 2001
"Beloved Son"; "Step softly for many dreams lie buried here"
21 Jul 1857
20 Jul 1932
6 Sep 1872
17 Mar 1923
"His Niece"; shares marker with Samuel English; "Gone, but not forgotten."
17 Jul 1917
18 Mar 1918
Dau. of W. C. & Ruth Holstien; "Gone to be an Angel"
17 Feb 1862
24 Dec 1912
"Age 50 Years 10 Mos. 7 Days";"She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all"
13 Sep 1893
23 Jan 1970
"Papa"
25 May 1949
25 May 1949
"Daughter of Ira & Lucille Ivy"; "Baby"
11 Aug 1919
25 Dec 1999
Married John Ira Ivy 30 Sep 1939; "Nana"
9 Jul 1873
27 Jul 1954
14 Aug 1878
8 Apr 1937
"Beloved Wife of Chas. Y. Jones"; "Her Faith in the Lord is Her Heavenly Reward"
7 Feb 2005
10 Feb 2005
"Beloved Son and Brother"
25 May 1980
25 May 1980
"Son of Brad & Sherrie Lamar"; "God's Little Angel"
2 Dec 1823
2 Jul 1908
"Granma";"Born in Alabama"; marker placed here in 1992; Merena Lucas bought a marker for her son, daughter, husband and herself that is in the Colony Cemetery where she planned to be buried. However, when she passed away, family members buried her in the Pitman Cemetery to avoid the long wagon ride to the other cemetery in the midst of 4th of July picnic preparations.
26 Apr 1923
11 Jun 1944
Cpl.; photo; "He gave his life that we may live"; Killed in Action, WWII
4 Jun 1921
12 Feb 1945
Cpl; photo; "He gave his life for his country"
Shares marker with Wayne Monroe Null; Married 10 Oct 1942
31 Oct 1919
23 Jun 1976
Shares marker with Lois Lee Null
24 May 1892
24 Sep 1982
16 Sep 1905
11 Jun 1944
PFC; "Died in France"; American Legion marker; "In Memory of"
21 Jun 1898
12 Mar 1918
Shares marker with James A. Parker; "Married Apr. 1 1949"; "Mom"; "In God's Care"
7 Jan 1903
29 May 1904
21 May 1878
17 Oct 1958
14 Mar 1879
18 Aug 1952
21 Nov 1928
29 Nov 2001
Shares marker with E. Willene Rightmer Parker; "Married Apr. 1 1949"; "Dad"
7 May 1909
20 Feb 1974
TX S2 US Navy WWII; American Legion marker
29 Jan 1843
26 Feb 1927
"Father"; American Legion marker
14 Mar 1883
21 Sep 1960
'"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" Acts 16:31'; shares marker with Beatrice T. Parker
9 Apr 1919
30 Mar 1999
12 Apr 1842
3 Mar 1920
"Mother"; "At Rest"
Married W. Truette Parker 6 Oct 1921
25 Jul 1912
23 May 1983
16 Oct 1869
12 Jul 1905
"Father
3 Feb 1900
17 Oct 1990
2 Aug 1870
27 Feb 1937
"Mother"
16 May 1898
2 Dec 1958
Married William Harrell 22 Dec 1951; "Annie"
"Papa"
8 Sep 1943
1 Nov 1995
10 Jun 1893
7 Jul 1984
16 Jun 1893
14 Feb 1978
11 Feb 1916
12 May 1996
27 Jan 1920
28 Sep 2001
29 Aug 1919
21 Jul 1993
15 Nov 1903
5 Apr 1981
11 Jun 1907
14 Jan 1995
"Rest in Peace"
25 Jul 1889
18 Feb 1985
"Asleep in Jesus"
17 May 1892
1 Jun 1953
8 Dec 1894
20 Jan 1959
9 Aug 1895
21 Apr 1971
4 Feb 1895
27 Jan 1982
30 Aug 1894
13 oct 1968
14 Aug 1907
2 Sep 1911
7 Sep 1834
23 Aug 1924
"Gone by not forgotten"
5 Jul 1914
9 Jan 1918
11 Aug 1892
1 May 1894
"At Rest"
12 Feb 1865
11 Sep 1950
15 Dec 1902
21 Sep 1963
TX Pvt Armed Air Forces WWII; American Legion marker
1 Jan 1933
15 oct 2005
"In God's Care"; "Korean War"; Cpl US Army Korea
17 Feb 1870
2 Mar 1950
22 Oct 1927
19 Dec 2000
12 Sep 1904
15 Feb 1984
"Rest in Peace"
16 Aug 1870
11 Nov 1943
25 Sep 1878
10 Sep 1926
1901
1970
21 Jan 1905
3 Jan 1970
"Rest in Peace"
8 Jan 1888
22 Mar 1888
11 Nov 1901
10 Mar 1970

We hope to bring you a complete cemetery listing at a later date and welcome your photo contributions.

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