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Malinda Brown Coker

 
 
Malinda Brown Coker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, July 1, 2021
1. Malinda Brown Coker Marker
Inscription.

Malinda Brown Coker, wife of Joseph Coker, was born in 1811. She died May 24, 1853 and is buried in City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Texas.

Malinda died enroute to this land as she, her husband Joseph, and family were traveling from Alabama to occupy this land granted by the Republic of Texas to Joseph's bachelor brother, John Coker.
 
Erected 1990 by Coker Cemetery Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 24, 1853.
 
Location. 29° 33.381′ N, 98° 29.558′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in North Central. It can be reached from East North Loop Road Ό mile west of Wurzbach Parkway. The marker is located in the north center section of the Coker Cemetery and it can be accessed through the Coker United Methodist Church parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 231 East North Loop Road, San Antonio TX 78216, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John "Jack" Coker (here, next to this marker); Jefferson Davis Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Hampton Coker (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coker Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Kings Highway (approx. 3.7 miles away); Route of El Camino Real (approx. 3.7 miles away); Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery
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(approx. 5.4 miles away); Lockhill School (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.
 
The Malinda Brown Coker Marker is on the left image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, July 1, 2021
2. The Malinda Brown Coker Marker is on the left
Her husband’s gravestone is to the right of her marker
Joseph Coker’s gravestone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, July 1, 2021
3. Joseph Coker’s gravestone
He is the husband of Matilda Brown Coker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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Jul. 26, 2026