I researched records in the county offices of Pickens and Anderson Co., SC and the Greenville County Library last week and following is what I found. Some of it may old to you but Ihope it helps someone. Pendleton Dist Probate Records, Wills, Estates 1787 - 1860 (Includes Pickens & Andeson Counties. ZILLAH WOOTEN Named as daughter Benjamin Armstrong in Benjamin Armstrong's LW&T, dated 19 Oct 1831. Proven 13 Dec 1832. Benjamin also directs in his will that his grandson BENJAMIN CORNELIUS WOOTEN, son of ZILLAH & JOHN WOOTEN, two years schooling "at a plain respectable country school". (Ref:Pickens Co Estate records, box 3, packet 35) NOTE: John E. & Zillah WOOTEN were in Henry County, GA in 1845 (see deed record below) and are listed in the 1850 census of Habersham Co., GA. BENJAMIN CORNELIUS WOOTEN m. CHARLOTTE ?. On 24 Aug 1861, he enlisted in Hall Co., GA in the 24th Ga Voluneer Infantry. He died 18 June 1862 in Farmville, VA. No other Wootens shown in estate records. LAND RECORDS: I feel an explanation of land records in this part of SC is necessary. Again, it may be old to some of you but may help others. Until 1784, all land in the Pendleton District belonged to the state. In 1784, the governemnt passed a statue detailing how this land was to be sold to the public. Individuals had surveys made and then sent them to Columbia with a small fee and a land grant was made. None of these grants were recorded in District or County Land offices. The State Archives in Columbia has copies of these grants & plats and they are on microfilm at the Greenville County Library. >From 1784 until 1826, land transactions on land granted individuals, who then sold it, were recorded in the Pendleton District Court. In 1826, Pendleton District was divided into two Districts, Anderson and Pickens. (now counties) All of the land transactions in the Pickens District, prior to 1826, went to the Anderson District. All land transactions in Pickens District after 1826 are in the Pickens Co. court. Index to Pendleton District Land Grants Name Vol Pg Land Class Year Granted Daniel Wooten 6 532 02 1785 Daniel Wooten 3 352 02 1784 Daniel Wooten 6 432 Unk 1786 Daniel Wooten 1 352 Unk 1784 Mary Wooten 46 310 02 1800 Eliab.* (?) Wooten 32 337 22 1793 John Wooten 10 354 02 1786 John Wooten 8 154 Unk 1786 Jacob Wooten 21 198 Unk 1788 Daniel Wooten 21 228 Unk 1788 Daniel Wooten 5 100 Unk 1785 * Index shows Elib. Believed to be short for Elizabeth DEED RECORDS OF PICKENS & ANDERSON COUNTIES WILLIAM WOOTEN sold 200 acs on Keowee River to Isaac James. (no amt shown); 19 Feb 1817 Book N, pg 95 DUDLEY WOOTEN sold 436 acrs on Hurricane Creek to James Simpson; 14 Jan 1810; Book K, pg45 DUDLEY WOOTEN sold 150 acs on Mile Creek to Joseph Fowler, 13 Nov 1836; Book R-pg 314 SOLOMON WOOTEN sold to Joab Hammond 80 acs on Mile Creek for $60.00 28 Oct 1829; Wit: Isaac Durham, Henry Graham;Book A-1, pg 196 DUDLEY WOOTEN sold to Samuel Tucker 100 acs on Crains Creek for $150.00 13 Nov 1828 Deeb Book A-1, pg 290 HIRAM WOOTEN sold to John York 100 acs on Cane Creek on Keowee River 6 Feb 1839; Book D-1, pg 97 JAMES A, WOOTEN sold to William Elliott 30 acres on both sides of the Old Road to Pendleton for $20.00 21 Dec 1850; Wit: E.P.Doyle, W.H. Stribling: Book F-1, pg 554 ZILLAH WOOTEN of Henry Co GA (by Tr) sold to Leonard Jones, 143 acres, for $200 for tract laid out in Pickens county by Benjamin Armstrong which he gave daughter. 2 Aug 1845. Recorded 1 Aug 1855; Book H-1, pg 662 James Cannon to HIRAM WOOTEN, 70 acs on Cane Creek for $50; Wit; Adam Ruth, James Evans, 5 Sept 1829; Book B-1, pg 47 Morgan Morgan tp HIRAM WOOTEN 30 acs on cane Creek for $25.50. 8 Aug 1834, Book C-1, pg 11 Jacob Fredericks to ELIZABETH WOOTEN a plat of land for love and affection I have for my daughter Elizabeth Wooten.Wit: Wm. Rolan.(1840 - date unreadable) Recorded 10 Jan 1841. Book D-1, pg 308 NOTE: After 1850, there were no deed records for any Wooten until 1878 when JAMES A. WOOTEN sold land. The deed records from 1878 until 1979 list no Wootens. Hope this helps someone! If anyone has a Anderson family connection in this area of SC, please let me know. I picked up a lot of data on the Andersons. Forrest Hale

Please send any information that you can to assist this researcher to the list: "Interested in knowing if you are related to the "Wooten" family from North/South Carolina or Georgia area. My great-great grandfather was Joseph Wooten who was living in NCarolina when he joined the Civil War and died at Peterburg. My family cannot find any family information before "Joseph". Look forward to hearing from you." Martha Wooten Solomon List Host

Hi Martha, I just wanted to welcome you back! I hope you're feeling much better! Sincerely, Donna

I have studied the 6/25/98 message from Sharleen that covered the results of her search of Johnston County, NC records (Wooten). This has been the only message, besides those sent by myself, that mentioned my gg-grandmother Sarah Wooten. The particular references that I am interested in are as follows: 1809 Wm. md. Winifred O'Neal 1812 LW&T Jesse Wooten Children of Jesse Wooten & May Berry: 1. Jesse Jr (not named in father's will) 2. William 3. Sherrod 4. Berry 5. Mary (not named in father's will) 1825 Sarah md. Dan'l. Whitley The last entry in 1825 is the marriage of my gg-grandparents, Daniel R. Whitley b. 1802 in Johnston Co, NC to Sarah Wooten b. 1810 in Johnston Co, NC. I strongly suspect that one of the males mentioned in the 1809 or 1812 entries is the father of Sarah Wooten; I just cannot prove it. Does anyone have any other information on these people that may help me to find a link to Sarah's parents? Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! James C. Garrett [email protected]

I am searching for Wooten's from Ky. My Great-grandfather was John and Great- grandmother was Nancy. My father is William. The only information I have so far is they were from Vest, Hazard and Hynman Ky. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Rita

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A120202637D962B9D8E97CCA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Friends and Subscribers to Wooten Rootsweb: Received the following query today from Carroll Wooten. I regret that I do not know if this particular "John Wootten" is in anyway connected to my William J. Wootten (b. 1801) or not, but thought maybe someone might be able to help Carroll with more information. Thanks. Dellaphine Wooten Tenney [email protected] --------------A120202637D962B9D8E97CCA Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from smtp.pe.net ([email protected] [205.139.56.34]) by dns.sunline.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA12256 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 8 Aug 1998 18:06:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lasierra.pe.net ([email protected] [205.219.116.53]) by smtp.pe.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA04008 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 8 Aug 1998 15:17:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from wooten (ban01ppp24.pe.net [206.25.55.103]) by lasierra.pe.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA06697 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 8 Aug 1998 15:17:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <[email protected]> Reply-To: <@pe.net> From: "Carroll Wooten" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: wootten family query Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 15:16:23 -0700 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1162 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Della, My ancestor John Wootten lived in Habersham, Ga. 1821, thru 1830. Then in Chattooga, Ga til his death in 1869. He was born abt 1795 in either NC or SC. Do you think he is connected to your line? My mailing address is 5368 W. Pinehurst, Banning, CA 92220 Thanks, Carroll Wooten --------------A120202637D962B9D8E97CCA--

I hope someone can help me. Information given to me says that a Thomas A. Wooten, born in VA in 1808 married a Jane Castle born in Kentucky in 1813. They were married in Lawrence County, Kentucky on 1 August 1827. Have confirmation of the marriage, but need additional information on Thomas and Jane. I believe that it's possible that Thomas was Thomas Alfred Wooten and may possibly have been a minister. I also believe it's possible that Jane is actually Sarah Jane Castle. If anyone has any info, clues, thoughts, etcetera, I'd deeply appreciate hearing! Thanks! Donna

Here is another tidbit from the Savannah Courier which was published in Savannah, Tennessee in Hardin County that I hope someone will find interesting. I believe it appeared August 21, 1890. } May Wooten, col., was shot by Sheriff Counce on the night of Aug 11, while resisting arrest, died about one o'clock Sunday morning. } Sheriff Counce waived examination before Squire Martin Monday and was bound over the next term of the circuit court. Happy Hunting! Donna

Sorry! I forgot to mention that the first portion of the story I just submitted about the Mrs. Wooten who was poisoned was dated August 26, 1886. OOPS! Donna

I found this sad but interesting story on the web and thought I'd pass it on. It comes from the Savannah Courier which was published in Savannah, Tennessee in Hardin County. "Jackson was the scene of the enforcement of the lynch law on the night of Aug 18th. Eliza Wood, a negro woman the victim.She was accused of poisoning, with Rough on Rats, Mrs. Wooten, for whom she was cooking, the previous week. An analysis of the stomach of Mrs. Wooten showed arsenic in sufficient quantity to produce death. When this fact became known a mob was organized who took the woman from the jail and hung her to a tree in the courthouse yard, stripped her of all clothing, fired shots into her body and left her hanging. It is generally believed that she had poisoned several other persons." "Nov 23, 1886 - Jesse Wooten, whose wife was poisoned by a negro woman at Jackson last summer, has been pronounced insane and carried to the asylum in Nashville." Hope you find it interesting. Donna

I am searching for any help with the family of JAMES WOOTEN who was born March 1854 Carter County, Kentucky and died May 25, 1916 McDowell County, West Virginia. Married about 1873 or 1874 to Mattie Martha Messer. Their children: Eva; Melissa Ann; Hannah Dora; Charlie Lee; John; Hattie; George; Bessie and Myrtle. He moved to McDowell County with older sons who worked in the mines there, but left children and grandchildren in Carter Co. Ky. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am really stumped on this one. Meli ssa Holbrook Miller Jack son County, Ohio

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_902523376_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hello everyone, My sincere apologies for not including the URL for the Civil War medals in my first post. I will try and be double check before hittng send in the future. Here is the URL . Happy hunting! Joan Wooten --part0_902523376_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-za01.mx.aol.com (rly-za01.mail.aol.com [172.31.36.97]) by air-za01.mail.aol.com (v47.2) with SMTP; Wed, 05 Aug 1998 23:26:28 -0400 Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com [207.113.245.30]) by rly-za01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id XAA03816; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:26:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA16488; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:24:57 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:24:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: Brenda Whitfield <[email protected]> Old-To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Old-Cc: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Unclaimed Civil War Medals Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:21:03 -0500 Encoding: 10 TEXT Resent-Message-ID: <"9tcGhB.A._AE.HISy1"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/240 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Passing along this from my Phillips list. Brenda ---------- From: Wanda Pitt Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 10:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Unclaimed Civil War Medals http://wvlc.wvnet.edu/history/medals.html ==== ALLAUDER Mailing List ==== Troy McCarley =========================Lauderdale County============================== [email protected] <http://www.shoalsnet.com/~mccarley/index.html> --part0_902523376_boundary--

I am looking for any information on Connie Standley Dickerson Wooten who married J.H. Wooten in Franklin County, Arkansas on May 10, 1911. J. H. Wooten was born about 1859. Connie was born 1891 in MO & moved to AR with her parents when young. Connie was first married to Gerome Dickerson in 1909. She accidently shot him and he died shortly thereafter. J. H. and Connie had 2 sons (don't know their names). She evidently died very young after 1916. I don't know where J. H. was born or his parents information. I was told that J. H. may have been a preacher. Any help appreciated. Thanks, Jean Paneitz [email protected]

Hello everyone, THis URL was in one of my Emails. I looked and found this. If you can prove you are a descendant, you can claim the medal. Joan Wooten Wooton, George C.; K; 1st Reg Vet Inf Vols LIST OF UNCLAIMED UNION CIVIL WAR MEDALS M-Z AT THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE ARCHIVES In order to claim an ancestor's medal, a claimant must submit his or her line of descent from the veteran along with documentation to support this line of descent. To establish line of descent, claimants must include copies of primary sources, including birth, death, marriage, will, deed, military, census, Bible records, etc. Old letters, diaries, marriage announcements, or obituaries may also prove helpful in verifying a descendant's claim. Please note that a family chart submitted without further documentation is not sufficient.

I am interested in exchanging information on Joseph W. Wooten. He was born on September 14, 1839 in South Carolina. On the 1850 census for Greenville County South Carolina I find: Aaron Wooten age 42 born in South Carolina Abraham Wooten age 17 born in South Carolina Joseph Wooten age 12 born in South Carolina Joseph marries Amanda West on July 23, 1864 in Pickens County, Georgia. In 1880 they are living in Hood County, Texas in 1900 in Brown County, Texas and in 1920 in Seminole County, Oklahoma. Joseph and Amanda had the following children, Clara Ida, Olivia, Fannie, Lee, Charlie, Alexander, Effa, Joseph Eugene, Nannie, William Waldo and Arthur. I would like to exchange information with anyone doing research on this line. [email protected]

Hi all, Am searching for any information on Abraham Wooten and Malinda Johnston Wooten. All I know is that the death certificate of their son, James Hile states that they were born in Ohio, but the informant could have been unsure. Known children of Abraham and Malinda: James Hile, b. 2 Oct. 1863 Ohio, d. 6 Mar. 1917 Alger, Hardin Co., Ohio, m. Anna Mae Massey; Josh(short for Joshua ?), also married a Massey, sister to Anna Mae Massey. This is all I have. If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. Thank You Laura

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_902174209_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hello all, I received this query today. I am unable to help him. Can some of you offer any assistance? Reply to him please. I plan to call and check on Martha tonight. I will let you know about it later. Joan Wooten --part0_902174209_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (rly-zb05.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.5]) by air-zb01.mail.aol.com (v46.20) with SMTP; Mon, 03 Aug 1998 13:28:19 -0400 Received: from m16.boston.juno.com (m16.boston.juno.com [205.231.101.192]) by rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id NAA22910 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:27:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from [email protected]) by m16.boston.juno.com (queuemail) id DKRAWAPQ; Mon, 03 Aug 1998 13:27:43 EDT To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 12:16:52 -0500 Subject: Curious about Wooten Message-ID: <[email protected]> X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0,3-4 From: [email protected] (George L Smith) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Joan, Does the "Wooten" name extend back to Adair Co., KY., by chance? There was a Jesse Edwards, (allied to my Briants), of Adair Co., KY who md(2) Mary (Wooten), ca 1838 in Adair Co. George Leon Smith _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] --part0_902174209_boundary--

looking for information on Annie Wooten 1881-1968?...Thanks Teresa

At 08:24 AM 7/31/98 -0500, Bertlyn Johnston wrote: >Looking for Edward Bell and Jane Gillian 1765-1864 in VA and OH. Want to >prove that they had a dau. Susannah that married William Smith and a Isaiah >Totten. She b. c. 1805, died in IA. > >We exchanged info awhile back. I haven't gotten any further than I was and I see you are still looking. Sorry I didn't answer sooner. I haven't had any time. I am leaving on vacation tomorrow and will be gone all next week. If I run across anything I will let you know. Fran

Reposting my info...hoping. My GrGrandfather: Eber Wooten - b. NC/GA Dec. 14, 1855 - d. Greenville Co., SC Jan. 4, 1922 father: A. Wooten ? mother: unknown Believe his middle name may be "Roscoe'. m. abt. 1890 we believe NC Elizabeth Cordelia Marcella Harvey - b. NC April 1864 - d. Greenville Co., SC August 14, 1937 father: unk mother: unk Any help on either of these lines appreciated. Beti [email protected]