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| '''1889--'''Coke County was organized 13 March 1889 from [[Tom Green County, Texas Genealogy|Tom Green]] County.<br> | | '''1889--'''Coke County was organized 13 March 1889 from [[Tom Green County, Texas Genealogy|Tom Green]] County.<br> |
| *'''County seat:''' Robert Lee <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | | *'''County seat:''' Robert Lee <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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| The county was named for Richard Coke (1829-1897), Texas governor and United States senator, son of John and Eliza (Hankins) Coke, was born near Williamsburg, Virginia, on March 13, 1829. | | The county was named for Richard Coke (1829-1897), Texas governor and United States senator, son of John and Eliza (Hankins) Coke, was born near Williamsburg, Virginia, on March 13, 1829. |