The Rev. James Allen and John M. Mull, brothers who married sisters Rebecca and Mary Dempsey, respectively, brought their families here from Alabama in 1894. In Mar. 1896, Mary died of smallpox at age 34. Interment in the city cemetery was denied for fear of contamination, so Y. W. Rogers offered a burial place on his land on the San Augustine road. In 1901, John Mull bought two acres from Rogers and organized a trusteeship for Center South Cemetery (later Mull Cemetery). John, James and Rebecca are also buried here among at least ten family members; some graves are unmarked, with the latest believed to be from 1936. In 1956, the city of Center took over care of Mull Cemetery, a reminder of a family who brought their traditions to Texas.