Francis Jarvis COOKE^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

1817 - 1903  (86 years)

• Name	Francis Jarvis COOKE
  Birth	13 Jul 1817	Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  web	http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/Library/Veteran_Bios/Bio_page/?id=191&army=Texian
  web	https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcoeg
  Residence	1850	Washington, Texas, United States   [11]
  Residence	1860	Hempstead, Arkansas, United States   [4]
  Residence	26 Aug 1870	Austin, Travis, Texas, United States   [3]
  Residence	1880	Walker, Texas, United States   [12]
  	Age: 64; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	1900	Waller, Texas, United States   [1, 8]
  	Age: 84; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  _UID	E4689C38EE8B4CEDAE4AD7D235A444700078
  Death	11 Nov 1903	Brenham, Washington, Texas, United States   [13]
  Burial	Waller, Texas, United States
  	Address: Salem Cemetery
  Person ID	I139	Stockton
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family	Emily Bumpass STOCKTON,   b. 28 Jan 1828, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States d. 4 Sep 1908, Hempstead, Waller, Texas, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1845	Brenham, Washington, Texas, United States   [8, 10, 14, 15]
  Official	28 Dec 1845
  	Hugh Wilson, MG
  Unknown-Begin	28 Dec 1845	Brenham, Washington, Texas, United States
  Children	1. Hugh COOKE,   b. Abt 1847, Texas, United States d. 16 Dec 1909, Hempstead, Waller, Texas, United States (Age 62 years)   2. Emily COOKE,   b. 20 Dec 1849, Texas, United States d. 13 Sep 1900 (Age 50 years)   3. Dr Francis Jarvis COOKE,   b. 14 Oct 1852, Texas, United States d. 9 May 1924, Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States (Age 71 years)   4. Sallie Bumpas COOKE,   b. 21 Apr 1854, Hill, Texas, United States d. 26 Jul 1938, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States (Age 84 years)   5. Alexander COOKE,   b. 26 Dec 1855   d. 11 Nov 1885 (Age 29 years)   6. Mary Frances COOKE,   b. 4 Jan 1858, Texas, United States d. 28 Dec 1947, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States (Age 89 years)   7. Sophia COOKE,   b. 22 Apr 1860   d. 7 Jun 1861 (Age 1 year)   8. Harriet Evelina COOKE,   b. 30 Dec 1861   d. 15 Nov 1868 (Age 6 years)   9. Annie COOKE,   b. 12 Feb 1863   d. 1941, Texas, United States (Age 77 years)   10. Ellen COOKE,   b. 26 Dec 1866, Hempstead, Waller, Texas, United States d. 21 Oct 1949, Travis, Texas, United States (Age 82 years)   11. James Stribling COOKE,   b. 3 Aug 1870, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States d. 4 Jul 1911, Texas, United States (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  from Dixon and Kemp's Hero's of San Jacinto pg 274 Cooke, Francis J was born NC 13 July 1816 immigrated to Texas in 1835. He was a member of the Texans veteran Assoc and died in 1884 in Waller Co, TX and buried in Coles Cemetery near Howth. A True Incident About the Battle of San Jacinto From the Book The Story of the Bumpes Family by Mrs. W.N. Cherry, page 100 Submitted by Elvira Bowers Allen Fort Concho Chapter Francis Jarvis Cooke is my uncle “Frank” by his marriage to my aunt Emily Bumpas Stockton II. Born July 13, 1816 at Beauford, North Carolina, a son of William Merchant Cooke. He arrived in Texas April 13,1835 as is shown in the Headright certificate issued to him Feb 2, 1838, for one third of a league of land by the Montgomery County Board. He was a member of Captain Robert J. Calders Company of “Brazoria Volunteers” at San Jacinto and on Jan. 12, 1846 was issued Donation Certificate No. 1226 for 640 acres for having served in the army from March 17 to June 20, 1839. He was the youngest man to serve. Uncle Frank was married to Emily B. Stockton. He died in Waller County Nov. 11, 1903 while a member of the Texas Veterans Association. On the following day he was buried in the Salem cemetery near Howth with Masonic honors. Aunt Polly was born at Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Jan 28, 1828, a daughter of Douglas Hayden and Emily Bumpas Stockton. She died Sept 4, 1908 and was buried beside her husband in the Salem Cemetery. The State of Texas caused a Centennial monument to be erected at their graves in 1936. In 1901 Uncle Frank wrote the following account of the death of his friend Benjamin Rice Brigham in the battle; “On the night before the battle of San Jacinto, I took Brigham’s place on guard, he having been on guard the two nights previous. He was in feeble health and had been on guard until he was exhausted. Wishing to be in the battle the next day, he came to my camp, and with tears in his eyes threw himself on the ground at our feet and said ‘Boys, Ive stood guard for two nights, and am detailed for the third. I want to be in the battle tomorrow. Will some one take my place? I told him that I was willing to do so. He then threw himself on my blanket and was asleep in two minutes. He was among the first killed in the battle next day, Thus I gave him his last sleep before his last long one. Brigham was my friend and my comrade. We ate together, slept together, fought together. We were two boys about nineteen years of age, fighting for the same cause. I would have done anything for him, and I weep for him today, as I wept for him sixty-five years ago when I looked for him after the battle and found that he was no more. As the battle raged, he was directly in the rear of the cannon, and was mortally wounded in the beginning of the fight. He threw up his arms and cried out; ‘O, CAPTAIN! And fell forward on his face. I loved Brigham better hant any man on earth, except TOM LUBBOCK….”

  
  

• Sources

  [S190] 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 1, Waller, Texas; Roll: T623_1676; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 45. Record for F J Cook F J Cook - 1900 United States Federal Census [S166] 1880 United States Federal Census, Precinct 1, Waller, Texas; Roll: 1331; Family History Film: 1255331; Page: 396B; Enumeration District: 158; Image: . Record for J. Cooke J. Cooke - 1880 United States Federal Census [S165] 1870 United States Federal Census, Beat 2, Austin, Texas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Record for Francis J Cooke Francis J Cooke - 1870 United States Federal Census [S60] 1860 United States Federal Census, Hempstead, Austin, Texas; Roll: ; Page: 179; Image: 366. Record for F J Cooke F J Cooke - 1860 United States Federal Census [S183] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Record for Doctor F J Cooke Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 - Francis Jarvis Cooke [S183] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Record for Miss Ellen Cooke Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 - Elana Cooke [S183] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Record for Miss S B Cooks Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 - Sallie Bumpas Cooke [S190] 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 1, Waller, Texas; Roll: 1676; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241676. Record for F J Cook 1900 United States Federal Census - Francis Jarvis [S183] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Record for Mary Francis Cooke Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 - Mary Frances Cooke [S132] Family Record, Emily Bumpass. [S133] 1850 United States Federal Census, Washington, Texas; Roll: M432_916; Page: 315B; Image: 267. Record for F J Cooke 1850 United States Federal Census - Francis Jarvis Cooke Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Texas; Roll: M432_916; Page: 315B; Image: 267 [S166] 1880 United States Federal Census, Precinct 1, Waller, Texas; Roll: 1331; Family History Film: 1255331; Page: 396B; Enumeration District: 158. Record for J. Cooke 1880 United States Federal Census - Francis Jarvis Cooke Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Waller, Texas; Roll: 1331; Family History Film: 1255331; Page: 396B; Enumeration District: 158 [S258] Completed Family Group Sheet, Guy Stockton Perry. [S258] Completed Family Group Sheet, James Evan Stockton. [S5] County Court Record, Washington Co, TX Marriage Book 1 pg 9.