John Franklin Wooten Papers, 1843-1942 (bulk 1843-1891), undated

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John Franklin Wooten Papers, 1843-1942 (bulk 1843-1891), undated

1843-1942

Papers (1843-1942; bulk 1843-1891) of Kinston, NC, attorney John Franklin Wooten and members of the Wooten, Harper and Moseley families of Lenoir Co., NC, and the Christian family of Virginia including correspondence, deeds, plats, financial records and miscellany.

0.25 Cubic feet, 1 box, 1 oversize folder

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Wooten, John Franklin, 1821-1903

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John Franklin Wooten (November 22, 1821-November 9, 1903) was an attorney in Kinston, North Carolina. He attended William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia with a law degree in 1845, the same year that he married Mary Adams Christian (June 6, 1829-May 28, 1878) of West Point in King and Queen County, Virginia. They had a daughter named Fannie Moseley...

Wooten, Council, 1804-1872

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Council Wooten (1804-1872) was from La Grange, North Carolina where his family owned a large plantation. His father, John Wooten was a prominent landowner and politician who served in the North Carolina House of Commons. Wooten followed in his fathers footsteps and was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons six times and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1835. He is supposed to have served in the financial administration of the Confederate States of America's government,...

Wooten family

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The Wooten family emigrated from England to America, from Virginia to North Carolina, then from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina to locations further west in America. The major family name spellings are Wooten, Wooton, Wootton, Wootan, with a few other variations. Today, there exists a Wooten and Related Families Association. This non-profit association was founded on November 11, 1980 by family members in order to present previously unpublished primary source information pertai...