Cooke Graveyard, White Co., TN | April 24, 2001 |
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Robert Cooke Esqr. Born March the 28th the year 1752 & departed this life November 12th 1841 Age 89 years 7 months A revolutionary soldier with Washington at Valley Forge in A.D. 1777 A Faithful public officer A social companion An affectionate husband A kind neighbor A tender parent An honest man In life by all respected In death by all lamented Near ninety years upon this earth. This good man has trod in peace he drew his latest breath And yeilds his soul to God Susannah Cooke departed this life in May the 12th A.D. 1823 Age 63 years & 24 days A loving wife A tender mother A pattern of piety A friend to the poor Her ways were ways of pleasantness And all her paths were peace (above inscriptions taken from original head and footstones) Erected 1952 by descendants Estes Kefauver Nancy Kefauver Tooshee Bailey Bockman Myrtle Bockman Eastland |