Marker Inscription
Francis Jarvis Cooke. A San Jacinto veteran born in North Carolina July 13, 1816, died November 11, 1903. His wife Emily Stockton Cooke, born in Tennessee, January 28, 1828, died September 4, 1908.
Historical Marker
Francis Jarvis Cooke
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About this site
Francis Jarvis Cooke is a historical marker in Hempstead, Waller County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1695, -96.0917 near Hempstead. The nearest cataloged historic site is Salem Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rock Island, Rock Island #2, and Scotts Grove.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473009377. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Francis Jarvis Cooke (1816-1903), born in Beaufort, North Carolina, fought alongside his brother at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. He became a merchant with businesses in Brenham, Houston, Chappell Hill, and Hempstead before retiring to a farm near Hempstead, where he died in 1903. A state marker was erected in 1936.
Sources: hmdb.orgtshaonline.org
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