s/o Rev. William Edmunds Bates & Susan Wright
Body moved from Bates Cemetery to Oak Grove 2 NOV 2007
Sons of Denton itinerant preacher reach final resting place 150 years after their deaths
By Penny Rathbun, Staff writer, Star Enterprises
(Created: Friday, November 9, 2007 2:14 PM CST)
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Two brothers from a Denton County pioneer family were given their final resting place during a quiet service Nov. 2 at the Oak Grove Cemetery next to the Oak Grove United Methodist Church.
The brothers, James Marshall Bates and George Write Bates, died more than 150 years ago.
Their descendents were reverent as the Rev. Judy Brandt talked about the resurrection of Christ as part of the Methodist burial service.
Along with the chirping of birds and the roar of traffic, the clicking of cameras could be heard as reporters from area newspapers and TV stations captured sound and photos.
City of Frisco engineers recently found the remains and two broken headstones during the construction of a road intersection and underground water line that will connect Legacy Drive with Panther Creek Parkway..
Research showed the remains were those of two of the sons of the Rev. William Edmunds Bates, who helped establish Methodist churches in southeast Denton County including Oak Grove United Methodist Church in 1880 in Cross Roads and Button Memorial United Methodist Church in 1853 as First Methodist Church.
The remains were placed in cedar coffins constructed by City of Frisco Engineer Michael Bulla and were re-interred next to the graves of their parents at the brief service last week.
According to the headstones James Marshall Bates was born in 1840 and died in 1853 and his brother was born in 1844 and died in 1858.
Family members brought Rev. Bates' original family Bible with the births and deaths of the brothers listed. Brandt could have used the Bible for the service, but she thought it was too fragile to handle for the ceremony.
A Bates descendent, David Storrie, said that his distant relatives were probably buried originally on the Bates farm as there weren't many cemeteries then. He said there are probably many other similar lost graves like that all over the county.
"I'm impressed that someone made the boxes and that the church has done all it has," Storrie said. "We're going to see if we can do something to help."
The Rev. William Edmunds Bates was born in Virginia and licensed as a Methodist minister in Kentucky in 1843. He came to Texas in 1851 and settled in Denton County. He was appointed to a 300-square-mile Dallas circuit. He traveled it once a month. He founded churches at Montague, Pilot Point, Denton, Jacksboro, Gainesville, Little Elm, Aubrey, and Oak Grove.
"It's wonderful that there is recognition for the historical significance," Oak Grove church member Georgia B. George said. "You should recognize the historical importance of churches. She helped organize the re-interment of the remains.
Brandt said her church is looking into the possibility of restoring the original grave stones.
Body moved from Bates Cemetery to Oak Grove 2 NOV 2007
Sons of Denton itinerant preacher reach final resting place 150 years after their deaths
By Penny Rathbun, Staff writer, Star Enterprises
(Created: Friday, November 9, 2007 2:14 PM CST)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Two brothers from a Denton County pioneer family were given their final resting place during a quiet service Nov. 2 at the Oak Grove Cemetery next to the Oak Grove United Methodist Church.
The brothers, James Marshall Bates and George Write Bates, died more than 150 years ago.
Their descendents were reverent as the Rev. Judy Brandt talked about the resurrection of Christ as part of the Methodist burial service.
Along with the chirping of birds and the roar of traffic, the clicking of cameras could be heard as reporters from area newspapers and TV stations captured sound and photos.
City of Frisco engineers recently found the remains and two broken headstones during the construction of a road intersection and underground water line that will connect Legacy Drive with Panther Creek Parkway..
Research showed the remains were those of two of the sons of the Rev. William Edmunds Bates, who helped establish Methodist churches in southeast Denton County including Oak Grove United Methodist Church in 1880 in Cross Roads and Button Memorial United Methodist Church in 1853 as First Methodist Church.
The remains were placed in cedar coffins constructed by City of Frisco Engineer Michael Bulla and were re-interred next to the graves of their parents at the brief service last week.
According to the headstones James Marshall Bates was born in 1840 and died in 1853 and his brother was born in 1844 and died in 1858.
Family members brought Rev. Bates' original family Bible with the births and deaths of the brothers listed. Brandt could have used the Bible for the service, but she thought it was too fragile to handle for the ceremony.
A Bates descendent, David Storrie, said that his distant relatives were probably buried originally on the Bates farm as there weren't many cemeteries then. He said there are probably many other similar lost graves like that all over the county.
"I'm impressed that someone made the boxes and that the church has done all it has," Storrie said. "We're going to see if we can do something to help."
The Rev. William Edmunds Bates was born in Virginia and licensed as a Methodist minister in Kentucky in 1843. He came to Texas in 1851 and settled in Denton County. He was appointed to a 300-square-mile Dallas circuit. He traveled it once a month. He founded churches at Montague, Pilot Point, Denton, Jacksboro, Gainesville, Little Elm, Aubrey, and Oak Grove.
"It's wonderful that there is recognition for the historical significance," Oak Grove church member Georgia B. George said. "You should recognize the historical importance of churches. She helped organize the re-interment of the remains.
Brandt said her church is looking into the possibility of restoring the original grave stones.
s/o Rev. William Edmunds Bates & Susan Wright
Body moved from Bates Cemetery to Oak Grove 2 NOV 2007
Sons of Denton itinerant preacher reach final resting place 150 years after their deaths
By Penny Rathbun, Staff writer, Star Enterprises
(Created: Friday, November 9, 2007 2:14 PM CST)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Two brothers from a Denton County pioneer family were given their final resting place during a quiet service Nov. 2 at the Oak Grove Cemetery next to the Oak Grove United Methodist Church.
The brothers, James Marshall Bates and George Write Bates, died more than 150 years ago.
Their descendents were reverent as the Rev. Judy Brandt talked about the resurrection of Christ as part of the Methodist burial service.
Along with the chirping of birds and the roar of traffic, the clicking of cameras could be heard as reporters from area newspapers and TV stations captured sound and photos.
City of Frisco engineers recently found the remains and two broken headstones during the construction of a road intersection and underground water line that will connect Legacy Drive with Panther Creek Parkway..
Research showed the remains were those of two of the sons of the Rev. William Edmunds Bates, who helped establish Methodist churches in southeast Denton County including Oak Grove United Methodist Church in 1880 in Cross Roads and Button Memorial United Methodist Church in 1853 as First Methodist Church.
The remains were placed in cedar coffins constructed by City of Frisco Engineer Michael Bulla and were re-interred next to the graves of their parents at the brief service last week.
According to the headstones James Marshall Bates was born in 1840 and died in 1853 and his brother was born in 1844 and died in 1858.
Family members brought Rev. Bates' original family Bible with the births and deaths of the brothers listed. Brandt could have used the Bible for the service, but she thought it was too fragile to handle for the ceremony.
A Bates descendent, David Storrie, said that his distant relatives were probably buried originally on the Bates farm as there weren't many cemeteries then. He said there are probably many other similar lost graves like that all over the county.
"I'm impressed that someone made the boxes and that the church has done all it has," Storrie said. "We're going to see if we can do something to help."
The Rev. William Edmunds Bates was born in Virginia and licensed as a Methodist minister in Kentucky in 1843. He came to Texas in 1851 and settled in Denton County. He was appointed to a 300-square-mile Dallas circuit. He traveled it once a month. He founded churches at Montague, Pilot Point, Denton, Jacksboro, Gainesville, Little Elm, Aubrey, and Oak Grove.
"It's wonderful that there is recognition for the historical significance," Oak Grove church member Georgia B. George said. "You should recognize the historical importance of churches. She helped organize the re-interment of the remains.
Brandt said her church is looking into the possibility of restoring the original grave stones.
Body moved from Bates Cemetery to Oak Grove 2 NOV 2007
Sons of Denton itinerant preacher reach final resting place 150 years after their deaths
By Penny Rathbun, Staff writer, Star Enterprises
(Created: Friday, November 9, 2007 2:14 PM CST)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Two brothers from a Denton County pioneer family were given their final resting place during a quiet service Nov. 2 at the Oak Grove Cemetery next to the Oak Grove United Methodist Church.
The brothers, James Marshall Bates and George Write Bates, died more than 150 years ago.
Their descendents were reverent as the Rev. Judy Brandt talked about the resurrection of Christ as part of the Methodist burial service.
Along with the chirping of birds and the roar of traffic, the clicking of cameras could be heard as reporters from area newspapers and TV stations captured sound and photos.
City of Frisco engineers recently found the remains and two broken headstones during the construction of a road intersection and underground water line that will connect Legacy Drive with Panther Creek Parkway..
Research showed the remains were those of two of the sons of the Rev. William Edmunds Bates, who helped establish Methodist churches in southeast Denton County including Oak Grove United Methodist Church in 1880 in Cross Roads and Button Memorial United Methodist Church in 1853 as First Methodist Church.
The remains were placed in cedar coffins constructed by City of Frisco Engineer Michael Bulla and were re-interred next to the graves of their parents at the brief service last week.
According to the headstones James Marshall Bates was born in 1840 and died in 1853 and his brother was born in 1844 and died in 1858.
Family members brought Rev. Bates' original family Bible with the births and deaths of the brothers listed. Brandt could have used the Bible for the service, but she thought it was too fragile to handle for the ceremony.
A Bates descendent, David Storrie, said that his distant relatives were probably buried originally on the Bates farm as there weren't many cemeteries then. He said there are probably many other similar lost graves like that all over the county.
"I'm impressed that someone made the boxes and that the church has done all it has," Storrie said. "We're going to see if we can do something to help."
The Rev. William Edmunds Bates was born in Virginia and licensed as a Methodist minister in Kentucky in 1843. He came to Texas in 1851 and settled in Denton County. He was appointed to a 300-square-mile Dallas circuit. He traveled it once a month. He founded churches at Montague, Pilot Point, Denton, Jacksboro, Gainesville, Little Elm, Aubrey, and Oak Grove.
"It's wonderful that there is recognition for the historical significance," Oak Grove church member Georgia B. George said. "You should recognize the historical importance of churches. She helped organize the re-interment of the remains.
Brandt said her church is looking into the possibility of restoring the original grave stones.
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