Centerville vicinity, TX, United States
Tubb Cemetery. 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 trad
ition, 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
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