Francis Jarvis Cooke
Hempstead, Waller County, Texas
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.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
North Carolina-born Francis Jarvis Cooke fought at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, joining the volunteer army that won Texas its independence, and lived until 1903. He is remembered here alongside his Tennessee-born wife, Emily Stockton Cooke, whose long life stretched into 1908. Their joined memory ties a veteran of the republic's founding fight to the family that carried on after him.
Why it matters
As one of the San Jacinto veterans, Cooke belongs to the generation whose victory created the Republic of Texas.
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- · Francis Jarvis Cooke
- · Emily Stockton Cooke
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- · Battle of San Jacinto
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