Martha - following are the facts on my HENRY WOOTEN. (Note: You researched your data about 8 months ago but maybe there is something new) I would appreciate any info , no matter how small, from anyone. I have been searching for Henry's parents for about 20 years. HENRY A(?) WOOTEN, B 1804 SC, died after 1870, Fulton Co., GA married ca 1830, MARTHA ANDERSON b. ca 1814, SC, died after 1870, Fulton Co., GA Children: JOHN ANDESON WOOTEN, b. ca 1832, died ca 1900, Lumpkin Co., GA. married MARY A. ANDERSON, ca 1858 JAMES MADISON WOOTEN, b. ca 1836, died 14 June 1865, Camp Douglas, IL(POW) married MARY ELIZABETH FITTS, 25 July 1858, Lumpkin Co., GA MARY ANN WOOTEN, b. ca 1836, died ca 1900 WILLIAM JASPER WOOTEN, b, ca 1839, died before 1908, Lumpkin Co., GA married SALLIE MERCK, 12 Oct 1863, Lumpkin Co., GA FRANCIS M. WOOTEN, b ca 1842, Lumpkin Co., GA, died 4 Dec 1862, Vicksburg, MS LAUZA J. WOOTEN, b ca 1846, died before 1850, Lumpkin Co., GA ELIZ MARTHA WOOTEN. b. ca 1849, Lumpkin Co., GA. HENRY WOOTEN has not been found in the 1820 or 1830 censuses of GA, SC, NC, or TN. There was a HENRY WOOTEN in the 1820 census of Pitts Co., NC but no information shown and another HENRY in Williamson Co. TN, age 26-45. My HENRY WOOTEN also has not been found as a successful drawer in the land lotteries of GA. HENRY WOOTEN first shows up in the 1838 GA State Census of Lumpkin Co., There were 5 people in HENRY's household, 1 male 6-10, no other infor shown. Other WOOTENS in county were WILLIAM WOOTEN, with 10 persons, and ANN WOOTEN with 4 persons. HENRY is in the 1850 census of Lumpkin Co., HENRY was 46, b. SC, NC, or GA. (Entry was apparently originally GA but overwritten with NC or SC) MARTHA age, 36, b. SC. All six children were listed. HENRY's occupation was carpenter. HENRY and his sons were in the 1860 Census of Lumpkin Co. After the war in 1870, only HENRY's son, JOHN ANDERSON WOOTEN, and his widowed daughter-in-law, MARY ELIZABETH FITTS WOOTEN were in Lumpkin Co. The 1870 Census shows HENRY age 64(?), b. SC, MARTHA, age 55, b. SC in Fulton Co., GA (West(1-WD)). Others in household, W.G. female, age 10, Igemiah(almost unreadable) female, age 17, b. GA and JOHN,age 11, b. GA. JOHN was my greatgrandfather, the orphan of JAMES MADISON WOOTEN, so the 2 females are most likely other grandchildren. HENRY was a carpenter with real estate valued at $100.00. A review of Franklin Garrett's death rolls failed to reveal anything on HENRY. Correspondence with Franklin several years ago failed to reveal anything except that HENRY owned a small tract of land on Bankhead Highway. Circumstantial evidence points to JOHN M. WOOTEN and BETSY ANDERSON as the parents of HENRY but it is not enough to make a call. JOHN M. married BETSY ANDERSON 30 August 1796, Oglethorpe Co., GA. In the census of 1850. HENRY was shown as HENRY A. WOOTEN, the A. never to be found again. Could this have been A. for ANDERSON? The middle name of Anderson has followed my WOOTENS through the current generation. BETSY ANDERSON could have been the daughter of WILLIAM ANDERSON, who died in 1800 in Edgefield Co., SC. He namen a daughter ELIZABETH (BETSY?) but did not add a married name if ELIZABETH were married. WILLIAM ANDERSON's will describes his home plantation as sitting on the river so you "can see Georgia". This could explain the confusion on HENRY's birth state if ELIZABETH ANDERSON was his mother and she went home to give birth. This is very long but I wanted to give all the facts I have. Thanks in advance - Forrest