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Born in Emory, Texas, youngest son of William and Nancy Cooke. Attended Waco College (now Baylor University); medical school in Kentucky, received degree, 1886. Began practice, Kentuckytown. Moved to Winters area in 1889. Became town's first doctor; and deacon in first church and later pastor. Married 1886, Sallie Mitchell. Had five children. Beloved by all as physician and Baptist preacher.
Cooke, Robert, M.D. is a historical marker in Winters, Runnels County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Runnels County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 60 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9678, -99.9643 near Winters. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cotton Oil Mill, Old (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Winters Brass Band, Winters FFA Chapter, and First Methodist Church of Winters.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5399004291. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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