Fairview Cemetery
Hubbard, Hill County, Texas
Marker Inscription
From unmarked graves to homemade concrete slabs to giant marble statuaries, Fairview Cemetery reflects the heritage and history of the community. Land for the cemetery was donated by Colonel J.H. Onstott, an early settler, but no records document the date. In 1900, more than thirteen acres were purchased from Mrs. Georgia Sheets. From its inception in 1881 until 1952, the cemetery operated under the control and care of the city of Hubbard. The Fairview Cemetery Lot Owners Association was formed and incorporated on January 9, 1952. Under the guidance of the cemetery association, endowment funds, memorial funds, planning and exceptional care and maintenance preserve this historic and beautiful cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of two year old Frank Ridge (1846-1849). Many prominent settlers are buried here including the first mayor of Hubbard, Frances A. Taulman (1841-1910), and his son, Joseph, who captured many of Hubbard‘s earliest photographs. Tris Speaker (1888-1958), the first Texan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, is buried here, along with Russian immigrant, businessman, and benefactor, Sam Tobolowsky (1884-1959). This cemetery is also the final resting place for veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II. Fairview Cemetery encompasses forty-three acres and around 7,000 graves. The serene setting, with dozens of trees, ornamental plantings, curbing and graveled drives, provides a final resting place for a multi-generational, religious and ethnically diverse population. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2011 SUPPLEMENTAL PLATE: Fairview Cemetery is also the final resting place for veterans of the Korean War and Vietnam War.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
From unmarked graves to towering marble statuary, Fairview Cemetery mirrors the growth of Hubbard since its first burials in 1881. Its forty-three acres and roughly 7,000 graves gather a diverse, multigenerational community—including Hubbard's first mayor and Russian immigrant benefactor Sam Tobolowsky. Its most famous resident is Tris Speaker, the first Texan elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, alongside veterans of every war from the Civil War through Vietnam.
Why it matters
Fairview is a cross-section of small-town America, where a baseball legend, immigrant merchants, and soldiers of five wars share the same shaded ground.
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Related people
- · Tris Speaker
- · Sam Tobolowsky
- · Frances A. Taulman
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