There were many WOOTEN families in Council Bluffs, some spelled WOOTON. One line from Virginia to Missouri, apparently, and others. Jimmie (James S.) Wooten is in the 1930 census, b. Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. Arkansas, age 16, "boxer in training" living in the Carl Glass home. Walter Wooten, 41, b. MO, and Carl Wooten, 14, b. MO, are living down the street. Walter is shown as a turntable man on the steam railway. My Dad knew Jimmie and Carl "Cappy" Wooten; they were kids together and grew up "running the same streets" as Dad puts it today. My Dad is 82 and remembers his childhood well. I checked the 1910 census for a James Wooten in Missouri, which you mentioned, but didn't find him. Also, the 1930 census which shows the three Wooten children as living at the Christian Home would indicate they were born in Iowa between 1916 and 1921. I'd think they would be in the 1920 census with their parents, but don't know for sure how long they were residents of the Home. I don't find any James Wooten on the Iowa census in 1920 that fits. Melvin Wooten, age 14 in the 1930 census, would have been born around 1916. Mildred Wooten, age 12 in the 1930 census, would have been born around 1918. Wilma Wooten, age 9 in the 1930 census, would have been born around 1921. If I can help check anything else, please let me know. Mona Sarratt Knight