I have the cemetery up on the web. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/grayson/cemetery/batsell02.txt however the Pitman family members are not known to be buried there. The chapel was named for the land given to start the church and cemetery but the farm was sold to Mr.Batsell . The church was moved away as towns sprang up , The school that was there was the Batsell school and the cemetery took on the name. The original records are gone in a housefire as far as we can tell. Only a few accts exist written by "Wildcat'Conelly in old newspaper articles. He relates when they showed up for the evening service and no one brought any lamps or candles so they sat and had service in the dark. I have a copy of the deed for that church here somewhere and cannot find it tonight. Trips have already been made to SMU and other places looking for any records. They have only a few things that mention the church and pastors. the cemetery is peaceful, but being encroached upon by a housing boom around it. Many things need restoration and last time I was there I left a lot of pieces lying I was trying to puzzle the names. I can't remember which way it went but have it written down the School building was taken to Canaan and the church building to Kentuckytown or the other way around. Canaan blew away in a tornado in 1919. I am looking for a woman , a Pittman who died in 1907 age 35 , the county brought her tombstone to me. Her first name is gone and she was a wife and mother. I always wondered if it came from there but probably not. However I am not sure where around Kentuckytown it was from. I think the Bone's and the Pitman family appear in some of my records. I will look tomorrow. Susan in Texas Paul Leistritz wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: What Happened to Michael Pitman? > Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 23:15:42 -0500 > > Michael was the brother of my ancestor Newit Pitman. He was also the executor of the will of his father James in Missouri in 1841. Some of the members of the family of James settled in Missouri from Todd County, Kentucky. Michael Married Sina Bone, daughter of Azariah Bone, a Methodist minister, 4 Jan 1825 in Todd County, Kentucky. When they left Missouri for Grayson County, Texas, I do not know. > > A daughter of Michael, Martha Delana Pitman, married Benjamin Franklin Savage, son of William Savage and Susan Williams, b 5 Apr. 1827. He married Martha 26 July 1849 and died 5 Feb 1897. Martha died in April of 1897. Both died in Grayson County, Texas. > > It has been said that Michael was also a minister. In searching the web, I found a Batsell or Pitman's Chapel Cemetery in Grayson County. It said, "This cemetery is one of the oldest in Grayson County. It lies just north of highway 697 about 2 miles N of old Kentuckytown. Originally the Pitman's Chapel, a Methodist Church and the Batsell School > stood nearby. This property lies at the junction of Spring Branch and Camp Branch of Mill Creek. The creek is where a church camp was held often and baptisms held. It was named for Michael Pitman who gave the land for the church and cemetery. Later it was called Batsell Methodist Church." Is this my Michael? Can anyone help? Where are Michael and Sina Bone Pitman buried? Did they stay in Grayson County or move on? Are records available for this church? Would be grateful for any information. > > Descendant of James Pitman Family who still lives in Missouri > > ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2000 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe Request: [email protected]