Historical Marker
Tubb Cemetery
Historical marker location:
Centerville vicinity, Texas
( 17 miles east of Centerville on SH 7, then 4.5 miles north on FM 542)
Marker installed: 2001
Tubb Cemetery was named for early area landowners Elisha Floyd Tubb (1805-1862) and G. W. Tubb (1818-1896), who are both interred here. The first documented burial is that of Joel D. Leathers (1795-1849); his wife, Mary Leathers (1800-1865), is also buried here. According to oral tradition, they were sent here by General Sam Houston because Joel could speak several Indian dialects. Gravestones in the cemetery reflect the military service of Civil War, World War I and World War II veterans. The burial ground has served the nearby communities of Malvern, Nineveh and Oakwood and is maintained by the Tubb Cemetery Association. (2001).