In a message dated 98-03-04 14:46:20 EST, you write: << From the 1880 Census records of Transylvania County, NC, I found one WOOTEN house. EBER WOOTEN Age 68 w/male married farmer born in SC ELISABETH " 65 w/f " K. house SC ESTHER J. " 30 w/f daughter at home SC DOCTOR M. " 26 w/m son Cooper SC RACHEL E. " 24 w/f daughter at home SC SARAH M. " 20 w/f daughter at home SC WILLIAM " 17 w/m gr/son laborer NC JAMES R " 4 w/m gr/son NC ANDREW " 2 w/m gr/son NC SEREPTA " 52 w/f sister boarder SC >> This Eber Wooten is in the 1850 Greenville Co. Census - his older children are listed there. I have copies of the 1850 Greenville Co Census for Wootens, but unfortunately, I left it in my office. Unless someone else has the info at hand to post, I will post tomorrow afternoon. Donna Roberts Aiken,SC