Robert Cooke, M.D.
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.
31.9661° N, 99.9643° W
Where to Find It
North View cemetery, North highway 83 (Main Street) Winters
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SW Old Cotton Oil Mill Winters
- 0.1 mi E Winters Brass Band Winters
- 0.2 mi SE Winters FFA Chapter Winters
- 0.5 mi S First Methodist Church of Winters Winters
- 0.5 mi S Winters Winters
- 0.6 mi S Winters State Bank Winters