Details for Grubb, Wiley Parker (1846 - 1918)
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5099002292
Data
| Marker Number | 2292 |
| Atlas Number | 5099002292 |
| Marker Title | Grubb, Wiley Parker (1846 - 1918) |
| Index Entry | Grubb, Wiley Parker |
| Address | |
| City | Ireland |
| County | Coryell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 596917 |
| UTM Northing | 3491173 |
| Subject Codes | cowboys; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Ireland, tke CR 182 s. 1.4 mi to Wiley P. Grubb Cemetery. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (May 19, 1846- January 23, 1918) Wiley Parker Grubb, the son of Jacob N. and Mary Ann (Wiley) Grubb, was born in Walker County, Texas. He joined the Texas Rangers in 1863 and in 1865 was wounded at the battle of Dove Creek near present day San Angelo. He married Georgia Hester in 1872. In 1874 he bought land here in Coryell County from his father where he ranched and became a prominent landowner. Approximately 2 acres surrounding Grubb's grave site were deeded as a public cemetery in 1937. |