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William Gray Wooten 1882–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 September 1882

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 7-24-1939

Death Location: Wilson (Wilson County), Wilson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Gray Wooten

Mother: Rebecca Edwards

Spouse(s): Edie Wooten

Children(s): Ollin Wooten, Curtis Sr, Mary Sumerlin, Howard Wooten, William Wooten, Elsie Wooten, Addie Wooten, Waddell Wooten, Zebedee Wooten, Woodrow Wooten

In 1882, William Gray Wooten entered the world in North Carolina, born to Gray H Wooten And Rebecca Becky Louise Edwards. William Gray Wooten married Edie E Wooten, and had children including Addie Louis Wooten, Curtis Lane Wooten Sr, Elsie Mae Wooten, Howard Dean Wooten, Mary Francis Sumerlin, Ollin Gold Wooten, Waddell D Wooten, William Jasper Wooten, Woodrow Mitchell Wooten, Zebedee K Wooten. William Gray Wooten passed away in 1939 in Wilson (Wilson County), Wilson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1882, William Gray Wooten entered the world in North Carolina, born to Gray H Wooten And Rebecca Becky Louise Edwards.
  • William Gray Wooten married Edie E Wooten, and had children including Addie Louis Wooten, Curtis Lane Wooten Sr, Elsie Mae Wooten, Howard Dean Wooten, Mary Francis Sumerlin, Ollin Gold Wooten, Waddell D Wooten, William Jasper Wooten, Woodrow Mitchell Wooten, Zebedee K Wooten.
  • William Gray Wooten passed away in 1939 in Wilson (Wilson County), Wilson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gray Wooten
1849–1909
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
GW
Rebecca Edwards
1841–1909
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
RE

Spouses(s)

Edie Wooten
1886–1967
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
EW

Children(s)

Ollin Wooten
1927–2007
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
OW
Curtis Sr
1924–1997
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
CS
Mary Sumerlin
1921–1995
Birth Location: nc
MS
Howard Wooten
1917–1964
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
HW
William Wooten
1913–1986
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Elsie Wooten
1919–2009
Birth Location: North Carolina
EW
Addie Wooten
1910–1939
Birth Location: North Carolina
AW
Waddell Wooten
1905–1968
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
WW
Zebedee Wooten
1929–1930
Birth Location: Wilson, North Carolina, USA
ZW
Woodrow Wooten
1915–1916
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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William Wooten's Ancestors

Self
William Wooten
1882–1939
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Gray H. Wooten
1849–1909
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca ((Becky) Louise) Edwards
1841–1909
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Mancil Wooton
1822–1869
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Sally Cobb
1820–1880
Edgecombe Co.
Joel Edwards
1810–1890
North Carolina
Marry Edwards
1815–1880
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Amos Jr
1788–1848
Priscilla Edwards
1781–1844
Jonas Cobb
1781–1855
Elizabeth Cherry
1787–
Bretton Edwards
1775–1858
Sally Warren
1780–1861
James Lewis
1774–1844
Mary Sugg?
1777–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Wooton
1744–1813
Priscilla Taylor
1746–1815
BRITTAIN Sr.
1742–1817
Christain Wooten
1751–1804
Edward Cobb
1748–1817
sarah Gray
1751–1792
Levi Cherry
–1826
BRITTAIN Sr.
1742–1817
Christain Wooten
1751–1804
Samuel Warren
1740–1807
Rhoda Cherry
1750–1826
Micijah Lewis
1775–1814
Martha Wiggins
1776–
William Sugg
1749–1787
Elizabeth Lovett
1750–

William Wooten's Descendants

1.
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William (Gray) Wooten (9 September 1882–7-24-1939) m. Edie (E) Wooten (30 MAR 1886–20 JUN 1967)
  1. 1. Ollin (Gold) Wooten 1927–2007
  2. 2. Curtis (Lane Wooten) Sr 1924–1997
  3. 3. Mary (Francis) Sumerlin 1921–1995 m. Amos Summerlin 1914– m. Roger (Brooks) Stanley 1916–
  4. 4. Howard (Dean) Wooten 1917–1964 m. Nannie (Rosa) Gardner 1919–1995
    1. 1. Howard (D Wooten) Jr 1937–2013
    2. 2. Barbara (Ellen) Wooten 1942–2014 m. James (Donald) Tippett 1941–2002
  5. 5. William (Jasper) Wooten 1913–1986
  6. 6. Elsie (Mae) Wooten 1919–2009
  7. 7. Addie (Louis) Wooten 1910–1939 m. Ernest Lee 1908–1970
    1. 1. Adeline (L) Lee 1927–1928
    2. 2. Evelyn (Marie Lee) Proctor 1929–2014 m. Roy (Richard) Proctor 1920–1979
  8. 8. Waddell (D.) Wooten 1905–1968 m. Ora (Lee) Tolston 1909–1990
    1. 1. Robert (Waddell) Wooten 1930–2009
  9. 9. Zebedee (K.) Wooten 1929–1930
  10. 10. Woodrow (Mitchell) Wooten 1915–1916

William Wooten's Timeline

9 Records

1882
9 Sep 1882
Birth of William Gray Wooten in North Carolina
North Carolina
1882
9 September 1882
Birth of William Gray Wooten in North Carolina
North Carolina
1883
03 SEP 1883
Age 1
Birth of William Gray Wooten in North Carolina
North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 18
William Gray Wooten resided here in Otter Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Otter Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
William Gray Wooten resided here in Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 35
William Gray Wooten resided here in Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 38
William Gray Wooten resided here in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
William Gray Wooten resided here in Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1939
7-24-1939
Age 57
Death of William Gray Wooten in Elm City, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Elm City, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 SEP 1883
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1109; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375122
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 1729; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 275.0; FHL microfilm: 2341463
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Edgecombe; Roll: 1765640
    [7] North Carolina, Deaths
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Otter Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1194; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1241194
    [9] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [10] North Carolina, Deaths
    [11] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [12] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1882
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 September 1882
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Otter Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1194; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1241194

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1109; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375122

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Edgecombe; Roll: 1765640

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gardner, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 1729; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 275.0; FHL microfilm: 2341463

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7-24-1939
    Event Place: Elm City, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilson (Wilson County), Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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