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Descendants of John Franklin Wooten

Generation No. 2

2. EMMA DALE² WOOTEN (JOHN FRANKLIN¹) was born 13 Jan 1881 in Pendleton, SC, and died Nov 1963 in Greenville SC. She married (1) WILLIAM YANCEY SIMPSON. He was born 1884 in South Carolina, and died 1939 in TRavelers Rest, SC. She married (2) CLEMENTS.

Notes for EMMA DALE WOOTEN:
Emma was a very smart women and worked very hard. She loved beautiful flowers and kept a beautiful flower garden. She lived on a farm at Travelers Rest South Carolina when she died as did her husband William Yancey Simpson. She won a prize for writing a short story and for a prize she won a miniature automobile which the family thought was funny because she was a female. Her son William Dennis bought her and her husband the farm at traveler's rest, SC. She worked in a clothing factory in Greenville, SC when her children were small. William Yancey Simpson, her husband went looking for this son in law one night. His son in law, Earl, (Ella Mae's Husband came to visit. The weather was bad and rainy. Earl had been drinking and did not come home. William went to look for him. It was cold and raining outside and William caught pneumonia and died.

Emma Died of Natural death after being in ill health for shome time. She died quickly with no suffering. She died at Elaine's home in Charlotte, NC.

More About EMMA DALE WOOTEN:
Burial: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville SC

More About WILLIAM YANCEY SIMPSON:
Burial: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville SC

Children of EMMA WOOTEN and WILLIAM SIMPSON are:

9.	i.	ANNIE LEE³ SIMPSON, b. 25 Nov 1906, Pendleton, SC; d. 24 Jul 1996, Charlotte, North Carolina.
10.	ii.	WILLIAM DENNIS SIMPSON, b. 07 Jan 1909, Pendleton, SC; d. 26 Mar 1989.
	iii.	ELLA MAE SIMPSON, b. 12 Jun 1911, Pendleton, SC; d. Sep 2002; m. (1) JOE EARLE SMITH; b. 17 Dec 1907; d. 05 Apr 1962; m. (2) LAWTON LUTHER; b. 24 Jul 1903; d. Mar 1993.

Notes for ELLA MAE SIMPSON:
Ella Mae worked in Washington, DC in the Government Printing Office.
Ella Mae had no children
As of Sept 2002, she was in a nursing home. She has passed away.

Notes for LAWTON LUTHER:
He is buried in Coloroda.

More About LAWTON LUTHER:
Burial: Colorado

3. JAMES JOSEPH² WOOTEN (JOHN FRANKLIN¹) was born 15 Nov 1883 in Pendleton, SC, and died 19 Jan 1924 in Gadsden, Alabama. He married ANNIE LEE SIDES Abt. 1905. She was born 06 Mar 1886, and died 16 Oct 1958.

Notes for JAMES JOSEPH WOOTEN:
Killed a guy with a baseball during a ballgame at Alexandria, Alabama.
Killed by a train. He was a Yard Foreman with the L&N Railroad.

More About JAMES JOSEPH WOOTEN:
Burial: Forest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama

Notes for ANNIE LEE SIDES:
She would take food and things to Eula, JB Wooten's wife. Eula was crippled and scooted around on a cane bottom chair with roller skate wheels on it. She tried to take care of the boy Wallace, her son, who was mentally retarded. I have not discovered why Eula did not receive a pension from J.B. Wooten, her husband killed in the war. Letitia Wooten and my grandfather William Halbert Wooten received the check once a month after his death.

More About ANNIE LEE SIDES:
Burial: Forest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama

Children of JAMES WOOTEN and ANNIE SIDES are:

ANNIE LOUISE³ WOOTEN, b. Abt. 1906; d. Dec 1935; m. EARL PARR; b. 30 Nov 1894; d. Dec 1975.

Notes for ANNIE LOUISE WOOTEN:
She had no children.

11.	ii.		MARY LUCILLE WOOTEN, b. 24 Jan 1911; d. 09 Jun 1995.
	iii.		JOSEPH ROY WOOTEN, b. 13 Jul 1913; d. 27 Apr 1979.

Notes for JOSEPH ROY WOOTEN:
Bachelor most of his life. He married real late in life and died with a heart attack about five years after marrying.

More About JOSEPH ROY WOOTEN:
Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama

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JOHN EDWIN WOOTEN, b. 13 Jan 1916; d. 08 Nov 2002.

4. J.B.² WOOTEN (JOHN FRANKLIN¹) was born Feb 1884 in Pendleton, SC, and died 26 Jul 1918 in France, World War I. He married JULEY Abt. 1907.

Child of J.B. WOOTEN and JULEY is:

WALLACE³ WOOTEN.

5. WILLIAM HALBERT² WOOTEN (JOHN FRANKLIN¹) was born 29 Apr 1890 in Pendleton, SC, and died 15 Feb 1970 in Lincoln, Alabama. He married RHODA MAE COX, daughter of JAMES COX and LIDDY COURSEY. She was born 18 Apr 1893 in Poplarville, Mississippi, and died 08 Feb 1966 in Lincoln, Alabama.

Notes for WILLIAM HALBERT WOOTEN:
He died in Citizens Hospital, Talladega, Alabama.
The funeral service was held at Eureka Methodist Church at 11:00 o'clock A.M.
He was 79 years old. He worked at McQueens store in Alexandria, Alabama. He also worked at Dawson Haynes Dairy.

More About WILLIAM HALBERT WOOTEN:
Burial: 17 Feb 1970, Lincoln Cemetery

More About RHODA MAE COX:
Burial: Lincoln, Cemetery

Children of WILLIAM WOOTEN and RHODA COX are:

13.	i.	WILLIAM EARL³ WOOTEN, b. 26 Jun 1916, Alabama; d. 22 Jul 1990, Florida.
14.	ii.	HALBERT LEE WOOTEN, b. 17 Jun 1918, Alabama; d. 10 Mar 2008, Talladega Hospital.
15.	iii.	J.B. WOOTEN, b. 22 Nov 1920, Alabama; d. 14 Dec 1994, Talladega Hospital.
16.	iv.	PAUL WOOTEN, b. 16 Oct 1923, Alabama; d. 22 Sep 2005, Dublin, Virginia.
17.	v.	BETTY CHRISTINE WOOTEN, b. 23 Feb 1926, Alabama.
18.	vi.	MINNIE EVELYN WOOTEN, b. 23 Aug 1929, Alabama.

6. WALTER COWANS² WOOTEN (JOHN FRANKLIN¹) was born 29 Apr 1890 in Pendleton, SC, and died 12 Jun 1958 in Bryce's hospital. He married (1) ELLEN BORDEN. She was born 22 May 1891, and died 02 May 1969. He married (2) BYNUM. He married (3) EDNA MARGARET. She was born 10 Jan 1918.

Notes for WALTER COWANS WOOTEN:
He was borned in Greenville, South Carolina
He was a retired L&N railroad employee with 31 years of service
He was buried in Mt. Zion cemetery.
Service was held at Usrey's chapel at 2 PM
He died in Bryce's hospital

More About WALTER COWANS WOOTEN:
Burial: 15 Jun 1958, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Alexandria, Alabama

Notes for EDNA MARGARET:
The family called her Margie and my mother Betty Christine Wooten only met her one time.

Children of WALTER WOOTEN and ELLEN BORDEN are:

WALTER LEE³ WOOTEN, b. 19 Aug 1916; d. Dec 1976, Cullman, Alabama; m. MAE COOLEY.

Notes for WALTER LEE WOOTEN:
He had no children. He lived in Jeffersonville Indiana. He had no children. He is burried in Jeffersonville and died in December 1976

More About WALTER LEE WOOTEN:
Burial: Jeffersonville, Indiana

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JOSEPH LAMAR WOOTEN, b. 1920; d. 23 Dec 1938, Cullman, Alabama.

Notes for JOSEPH LAMAR WOOTEN:
He was killed by a car in Cullman, Alabama when he was eighteen. He died 23 December, 1938. He was never married and had no children.

More About JOSEPH LAMAR WOOTEN:
Burial: Mt Zion Cemetery, Alexandria, Alabama

Child of WALTER WOOTEN and EDNA MARGARET is:

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EDNA MARIE³ WOOTEN, b. 17 Aug 1937; d. 04 Jan 1992.

7. THOMAS JENKINS² WOOTEN (JOHN FRANKLIN¹) was born 21 Sep 1895 in Pendleton, SC, and died 12 Oct 1929 in Travelers Rest. He married MYRL G. She was born 12 May 1903, and died 20 Aug 1970.

Notes for THOMAS JENKINS WOOTEN:
Thomas was in World War II. Upon his return from the war, there were so many diseases on the ship that the ship was quarinteened until the men on board either died or got well enough to leave the ship. Once he was allowed to leave the ship, he knew he had contacted TB. He died in the veterans hospital in Oteen, North Carolina.

More About THOMAS JENKINS WOOTEN:
Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Alexandria, Alabama

Children of THOMAS WOOTEN and MYRL G are:

20.	i.	BETTY JANE³ WOOTEN, b. 21 Dec 1925.
21.	ii.	THOMAS EUGENE WOOTEN, b. 11 May 1927; d. Dec 1985.
22.	iii.	MARY EMMA LOUISE WOOTEN, b. 26 Oct 1928; d. Feb 1995.

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