Robert A. Cook
March 23, 1919; Oregonian, p 12
"Josephine Pioneer Dies"
Gold Hill, Or., March 22

   Robert A. Cook, who died at Gold Hill on March 16, was one of the few remaining pioneers of this vicinity.  He was born May 31, 1833, in Blunt county, Tennessee.  When a boy he moved with his family to Missouri, and in the spring of 1852 left for Oregon arriving at Oregon City June 27, 1853.
   While en route across the plains he married Elmira A. Wooldridge.  He first settled in Yamhill county, later in Lane county and in 1850 located in Josephine county on the Applegate river.  Six years later he settled on a homestead on Foots creek, six miles west of Gold Hill, where he had since resided.  He was a blacksmith.  He was postmaster at Draper for 30 years, and was county commissioner for Jackson county when the present court house was erected in 1883.  He is survived by four sons, one daughter, 17 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.