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Jesse Cooper
House - Historical Marker
we are
unable to locate
marker
should be at
Wilbarger Point, off SH 29, 1.5 mi. E of Georgetown
Marker Text
Tennessee native Jesse Eugene Cooper
(1855-1944) came to Texas in 1876. The following year he helped
establish a Georgetown newspaper, the "Williamson County Sun."
In addition to his role as editor, he also founded a local bank
and cottonseed oil mill. The C. S. Belford Lumber Co. built this
home for Cooper and his second wife, Sara (Wilbarger) (d. 1935),
in 1911-12. The American Foursquare design features rustic
detailing of native limestone. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
- 1988
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