Wooten

Wooten, Craig, Henry of Oconee County, South Carolina

This is the family of my former husband, Jimmy Wooten. Our daughter, now 30 is searching for her heritage. I have heard that the HENRYs were Cherokee and lived on the reservation in SC or maybe NC. I can't actually recall.

I know that Irene Henry had a brother (name unknown to me) who married John Wesley "Wes" Wooten's sister. Her name is also unknown to me. These are the parents of John Freeman Henry. I knew John and he was out in the lake with Jimmy the day he drowned. Jimmy tried to save him but he couldn't.

When Jimmy and I were first married, we stayed a week with his grandparents, Ed & Rosa Craig Wooten in Salem. Jimmy's great grandmother was still living at that time. She spent most of her time in bed. The house had no electricity, no indoor plumbing and they heated with a wood burning stove in the living room. There was only a rocking chair for sitting near the warmth of the stove. The walls were covered with torn apart cardboard boxes for insulation and there wasn't a coat of paint, inside or out.

While we were there, a thunderstorm came and I loved hearing the rain on the tin roof. We had quilts to sleep under and kerosene lamps to light the room. One night I had to go to the outhouse out back..it was so dark I couldn't see my hand in front of my face! I went back to get a flashlight but there wasn't one so I had to take a kerosene lamp. I did not like that.

Jimmy's grandfather, Ed Wooten, had been a constable and his grandmother, Rosa Craig Wooten, had been a mid-wife. She told me she had delivered over 500 babies during her life-time.

Charlie Montague Henry, b: Dec. 29, 1897 Macon Co., NC; d: Jun. 11, 1972, Franklin, Macon Co., NC; buried Ellijay Missionary Baptist Cemetery , Macon Co., NC NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1970-74; Certificate: 22A107
  + 1. Lexie B. Ammons, b: 1906 d.1933
          1 David Henry, b: Mar. 18, 1931,NC; d: Nov. 16, 1950, Ellijay, Macon Co., NC
+ 2. Brittie Webb, b: abt 1898: m: Jan 28,1920 Macon Co. NC. (d/o Ben Webb & Ruth McCall)
          1. Irene Henry b: Apr 6, 1937 NC, d: July 14,1972 Oconee Co., SC
              + John Wesley "Wes" Wooten, b: May 18,1930; d: Dec. 1,1990
                   (7 sons & 2 daughters) Of the 7 sons, 2 are deceased: Tony & Terry
          2. Charlie T. Henry (could this be "Uncle Tinny" Jimmy spoke of?)
          3. Roy A. Henry
         4. Bessie Henry (m. Zachary)
          5. Ruth Henry (m. Beck)
         6. Annie Mae Henry (m. Hensley)

James Wesley "Jimmy" Wooten, Seneca, S.Car.-1975

I was about 3 months preg. with Jessie when this photo was taken.

Obit for Irene Henry Wooten

Man Charged With Murder

Jacob & Carrie Henry w/son, Charley

Ellijay Community, NC 1900 Census

Benjamin Webb, & wife Ruth McCall Webb

Highlands Twnsp, Macon, NC 1900 Census (A)

Showing the children of Ben & Ruth Webb

Highlands Twnsp, Macon, NC 1900 Census (B)

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CHERRY HILL CHURCH OF GOD CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sc/oconee/cemeteries/c032a.txt

WOOTEN, Irene H., b. 6-apr-1937, d. 14-jul-1972

WOOTEN, John Wesley, b. 18-may-1930, d. 1-dec-1990
WOOTEN, Terry Dale, b. 1966, d. 1993

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BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC

HENRY, Eleise King, b.9-dec-1901, d.7-feb-1994, p. sylvester blakley & may bearden king, h. john henry

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From CEMETERY INDEX FILE CARD DRAWER #43

C63, WOOTEN, Claude Monroe, b.1915C, d.31-jan-1988, p. edgar & emma cheatham wooten, w. lessie treadaway wooten
C7, WOOTEN, Fred, b. 1896, d.1897, p. t.l. & n.a. wooten

C7, WOOTEN, James E., b.9-feb-1893, d.3-dec-1954
C7, WOOTEN, Nannie A., b.7-may-1866, d.1-apr-1956, double marker with thomas l. wooten

C7, WOOTEN, Thomas L., b. 22-may-1865, d. 27-feb-1946, double marker with nannie a. wooten
C7, WOOTEN, Ruby Mae, b.12-may-1900, d.8-june-1913,p. mr. & mrs. t.l. wooten
C7, WOOTEN, Sarah, b.24-dec-1852, d.20-feb-1933

C10, WOOTEN, Annie L., d. 9-dec-1900, a. 60y, p. amos wooten

C32, WOOTEN, Irene H., b.1937, d.1972
C32, WOOTEN, John Wesley, b.1930C, d.1-dec-1990, p. ed & rosa craig wooten, w. irene henry wooten

C32, WOOTEN, Terry Dale, b.1967C, d.12-feb-1993, p. john wesley & irene henry wooten

C91, WOOTEN, Julia, b.17-may-1871, d. 15-dec-1896, h. g.m. wooten w. doris white gibson wilson, step mother: velma james wilson

C104, WOOTEN, Ted W., Jr., b.17-sept-1963, d. 32-oct-1963, p ted w. & june l. wooten
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