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Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten 1829–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Wallhalla, Pickens, SC, USA

Death Date: 1896

Death Location: Chavies, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Sr

Mother: Susannah Grant

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wootten

Children(s): Joseph Wooten, Miles Wooten, John Wooten, Bulah Gibson, Lorenzo Jr, Martha Sharp, Dock Wootten, General Wooten, William Wootten, Jeptha Wooten

Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten was born in 1829 in Wallhalla, Pickens, SC, USA, the child of William Jasper Wooten Sr And Susannah Portman Sims Grant. Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten married Elizabeth Wootten, and had children including Bulah Vesta Gibson, Dock Franklin Wootten, General Washington Wooten, Jeptha Thomas Wooten, John Jackson Wooten, Joseph Leonard Wooten, Lorenzo Dow Wooten Jr, Martha Jane Sharp, Miles Henry Wooten, William Jasper Wootten. Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten passed away in 1896 in Chavies, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten was born in 1829 in Wallhalla, Pickens, SC, USA, the child of William Jasper Wooten Sr And Susannah Portman Sims Grant.
  • Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten married Elizabeth Wootten, and had children including Bulah Vesta Gibson, Dock Franklin Wootten, General Washington Wooten, Jeptha Thomas Wooten, John Jackson Wooten, Joseph Leonard Wooten, Lorenzo Dow Wooten Jr, Martha Jane Sharp, Miles Henry Wooten, William Jasper Wootten.
  • Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten passed away in 1896 in Chavies, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Lorenzo Wooten's Ancestors

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Lorenzo Wooten
1829–1896
Birth Place: Wallhalla, Pickens, SC, USA
Parents
William Jasper Wooten Sr
1801–1869
South Carolina, United States of America
Susannah ((Portman) Sims) Grant
1795–1878
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Wooten
1773–1850
Edgefield, Edgefield, SC, USA
Mary Barron
–1819
Pendleton Dist., S.C.
William (M Grant) Jr
1761–1851
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Polly) Portman
1765–1802
Townville, Anderson, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joab Wooten
1750–1808
Mary Morrison
1753–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John •LZPS-KRV
1719–1811
Nelly Yelding
1719–1811

Lorenzo Wooten's Descendants

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Lorenzo (Dow "Ranzy") Wooten (1829–1896) m. Elizabeth Wootten (1833–1908)
  1. 1. Joseph (Leonard) Wooten 1862–1934 m. Louisa (Matilda Josephine) Wooten 1859–1910
    1. 1. Joe (Leonard Tom) Wooten 1888–1972 m. Melvina ('Vina') Grove 1895–1981
      1. 1. Daniel (B) Wooten 1920–
      2. 2. Sibelrose Wooten 1924–
      3. 3. Eschel (Lee) Wooten 1917–2002 m. Lettie Yancey 1920–2016
        1. 1. Barbara (Gail) Wooten 1945–1982
        2. 2. Oilan (Levone) Wooten 1940–1999
        3. 3. Ronald (Edward) Wooten 1948–2013
  2. 2. Miles (Henry) Wooten 1854–1942
  3. 3. John (Jackson) Wooten 1856–1929
  4. 4. Bulah (Vesta) Gibson 1872–1941
  5. 5. Lorenzo (Dow Wooten) Jr 1859–1928
  6. 6. Martha (Jane) Sharp 1861–1933
  7. 7. Dock (Franklin) Wootten 1869–1947
  8. 8. General (Washington) Wooten 1865–1931
  9. 9. William (Jasper) Wootten 1863–1949
  10. 10. Jeptha (Thomas) Wooten 1875–1959

Lorenzo Wooten's Timeline

2 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten in Wallhalla, Pickens, SC, USA
Wallhalla, Pickens, SC, USA
1896
1896
Age 67
Death of Lorenzo Dow "Ranzy" Wooten in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Wallhalla, Pickens, SC, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chavies, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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