Following are some WOOTEN extractions from "The Georgia Black Book;By Robt. Scott Davis, Jr., Southern Historical Press Inc, 1982" The book is on "Morbid, Macabre, and Sometimes Disgusting Records of Genealogical Value." I'm not real sure whether you want to find your "Wooten" here or not! From reports by the US Army of Occupation (Yankees) in the Post Civil War Reconstruction of GA. 1. From Wm. F. Martin, A & A Commander, B.R.F. & A. L. To: Major Fred Mossback, C.A. Commander, Atlanta, GA. Coweta County: The records of this county show no cases, of the class referred to in the circular, except the folowing. On 10th Day of May, 1867, AMANUEL JONES, a freedman, aged about 18 years, in a dispute with WILLIE C. WOOTEN, a white lad of about the same age. WOOTEN assualted the freedman with a knife inflicting a wound on the arm. A warrant was taken out againist WOOTEN, the case was disposed of before a trial was had, defendant paying something, amount not known, to me. 2. Report from Commander, Division of Albany for 1868. to Commander, Atlanta, GA Calhoun County: 30 August 1868. Victim: HARRIET KING. Injuries: Was taken rom her house in the woods after light. laid across a log and received about 50 lashes with boards and switches from McCRAKEN, COLLIER and HENDRICK on her naked body, her clothing being pulled over her head by GEORGE WOOTEN. Was immediately afterward repeatedly and severly kicked, stomped and gouged by McCRAKEN and bit by his dog. He finally drew his pistol and was going to shoot her but was prevented by WOOTEN. Cause: Called a child of MR. JOHN COLLINS, which she was nursing, thoughtlessly a little mulatto, apoligized for it all she could but was subjected to punishment stated. McCRAKEN, the late sheriff of Calhoun County, the prinicipal attacker. She ran away that night and has ever since been in Albany, Ga but cannot be persuaded to enter Calhoun Co., again, hence an arrest is impossible. Attackers live in Calhoun County. From the Central Registration of Georgia Convicts, 1867-1879. No.111 - Wooten, J. Blount(?) Entered Prison 21 May 1876, Convicted:Decatur Co. From the Georgia Governor Proclamations (Note: Georgia governors have traditionally issued proclamations to offer rewards for the arrest of felons or unknown felons who have fled justice. Some counties waited a long time, as shown below, to request the Governor to offer a reward) Ga Executive Minutes, 10 July 1866 - 23 Dec 1870. page No. 444. In Walker County, on 8 March 1866, NATHAN B.HOPSON murdered JOHN J. WOOTEN. Issued 27 Nov 1869.