Background
Cooke, Grace Macgowan was born on September 11, 1863 in Grand Rapids, Ohio, United States. Daughter of John Encill and Malvina (Johnson) MacGowan.
Cooke, Grace Macgowan was born on September 11, 1863 in Grand Rapids, Ohio, United States. Daughter of John Encill and Malvina (Johnson) MacGowan.
Educated at home.
First president Tennessee Woman’s Press Club, 1897-1898. Author: Mistress Joy, A Tale of Natchez in 1798 (with Annie Booth McKinney), 1902. Return, A Story of the Sea Islands (with Alice MacGowan), 1903.
Hulda (with same), 1904. A Gourd Fiddle, 1904. The Grapple, 1905; Their First Formal Call, 1906.
Son Riley Rabbit and Little Girl, 1907. The Power and the Glory, 1910. The Doings of the Dollivers, 1910.
The Joy Bringer, 1912. William and Bill (with Caroline W. Morrison), 1914. Sonny Bunny Rabbit and His Friends, 1915.
The Straight Road (with Alice MacGowan), 1917. Wild Apples (with same), 1918. The Man Behind the Mask, 1927.
The Fortunes of John Hawk, 1928. Contributor to mags. since 1888. Home: Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Married William Cooke, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 17, 1877. Children: Helen MacGowan, Katharine MacGowan.