1. Shadrach1 Wooten was born 1739 in Lenoir County, NC and died April 12, 1812 in Columbus County, NC1. He married Elizabeth Allen. She was born in Massachuetts and died 1805 in Lenoir County, NC. Shadrach was buried in Western Prong Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbus County. Elizabeth was buried in Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Sandy Bottom, Lenoir County NC.
Children of Shadrach Wooten and Elizabeth Allen:
2. i. Thomas Box Wooten
ii. John Wooten remained in Lenoir County.
iii. Allen Wooten was born September 13, 1779 in Pitt County and died February 25, 1810.
iv. Charity Wooten
3. v. Shadrach Wooten, Jr.
4. vi. Richard Wooten
5. vii. Council Wooten
vii. Robert Wooten
2. Thomas2 Box Wooten (Shadrach1) was born February 25, 1783 in Lenoir County and died after 18512. He married 1st Sarah Oliver. She was born June 16, 1785 and died February 9, 1809. He married 2nd Mary Singletary Duhadway June 15, 1809. He married 3rd Margaret McHeoadon October 21, 1846. She was born 1807. He married 4th Martha Haden March 20, 1851. She was born 1802.
Child of Thomas Box Wooten and Sarah Oliver:
6. i. Robert D. Wooten
3. Shadrach2 Wooten, Jr. (Shadrach1) was born in Lenoir County, NC and died 1845 in Columbus County3. He married Elizabeth Treadwell, daughter of John Treadwell and Ann Dodd. They were buried in Western Prong Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbus County.
Children of Shadrach Wooten, Jr. and Elizabeth Treadwell:
7. i. Shadrach Wooten, III was born October 1830.
8. ii. John A. Wooten was born about 1822
iii. Robert Wooten
iv. Mary Wooten married James Cromartie.
v. Ann M. Wooten married an Unknown Ashley.
vi. Elizabeth C. Wooten
vii. Charlotte M. Wooten
viii. Henrietta Wooten
4. Richard2 Wooten (Shadrach1) was born 1798 in NC and died 18784. He married Eliza Jane Williams. She was born 1801 in NC and died 1877.
Children of Richard Wooten and Eliza Jane Williams:
9. i. Narcissa Dorsey Wooten
ii. Sarah Elizabeth Wooten was born about 1833 in Columbus County. She married an Unknown Kelly.
iii. Caroline M. Wooten was born about 1836 in Columbus County.
10. iv. Edward W. Wooten
v. Francis M. Wooten was born 1839 in Columbus County.
vi. Thomas J. Wooten was born about 1841 in Columbus County
11. vii. Eliza J. Wooten
5. Council2 Wooten (Shadrach1) was born about 1804 in NC and died after 1870 in Lenoir County5. He married Eliza LNU. She was born about 1805 in NC and died before 1870 in Lenoir County.
Children of Council Wooten and Eliza LNU:
i. John Wooten was born about 1825 in Lenoir County.
ii. Nancy J. Wooten was born about 1831 in Lenoir County.
iii. Eveline E. Wooten was born about 1833 in Lenoir County.
iv. Cornelia J. Wooten was born about 1836 in Lenoir County.
v. Council S. Wooten was born about 1840 in Lenoir County.
vi. Eliza J. Wooten was born about 1842 in Lenoir County.
vii. Shade S. Wooten was born about 1845 in Lenoir County.
viii. Mary L. Wooten was born about 1847 in Lenoir County.
6. Robert3 D. Wooten (Thomas2 B., Shadrach1) was born about 1815 in NC6. He married Elizabeth Morphis. She was born about 1819. They were buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, Lenoir County, NC.
Children of Robert D. Wooten and Elizabeth Morphis:
12. i. Selina T. Wooten
13. ii. John Wooten
14. iii. Mary “Mamie” Wooten
15. iv. Josephine Anna Wooten
16. v. Robert Alexander Wooten
7. Shadrach3 Wooten, III (Shadrach2, Jr., Shadrach1) was born October 1830 in Columbus County and died 1906 in Columbus County7. He married Sarah Elvira Davis. She was born September 1836 in NC and died 1909 in Columbus County.
Children of Shadrach Wooten, III and Sarah Elvira Davis:
17. i. John Henry Wooten
18. ii. Shade Giles Wooten
iii. Cora Liles Wooten was born about 1861 in Bladen County.
19. iv. William Davis Wooten
20. v. June Thomas Wooten
vi. Walter Hurbert Wooten was born about 1867 in Bladen County.
vii. Edgar Wallace Wooten was born December 1869 in Bladen County.
viii. Jessie Wooten was born about 1875 in Columbus County.
ix. Elizabeth Clement Wooten was born June 1878 in Columbus County.
8. John3 Allen Wooten (Shadrach2, Jr., Shadrach1) was born about 1822 in Bladen County and died about 1859 in Bladen County8. He married Mary Margaret Anders. She was born about 1825 in Bladen County and died after 1900 in Bladen County.
Children of John A. Wooten and Mary M. LNU:
22. i. John Fletcher Wooten
ii. Robert Wooten was born about 1848 in Bladen County and died before 1860.
iii. William T. Wooten was born about 1848 in Bladen County.
vi. James A. Wooten was born about 1852 in Bladen County.
v. Ann C. Wooten was born about 1853 in Bladen County.
vi. Mary E. Wooten was born about 1857 in Bladen County.
vii. H. Elnorah C. Wooten was born about 1858 in Bladen County.
23. viii. Johnanna Wooten
9. Narcissa3 Dorsey Wooten (Richard2, Shadrach1) was born April 4, 1823 in Columbus County and died January 26, 1896 in Columbus County9. She married Albert Franklin Powell, son of Absolom Powell, Jr. and Susan Elizabeth Yates. He was born January 5, 1818 in Columbus County and died November 10, 1873 in Columbus County. They were buried in the Powell-Yates Cemetery, Chadbourn, Columbus County.
Children of Narcissa Dorsey Wooten and Albert Franklin Powell:
24. i. Mary L Powell
25. ii. James W. Powell
iii. William C. Powell was born about 1847 in Columbus County.
iv. J. M. Powell was born about 1848 in Columbus County.
v. Richard Oliver Powell was born October 14, 1851 in Columbus County.
vi. Benjamin Franklin Powell was born about 1853 in Columbus County.
vii. J. C. Powell was born about 1855 in Columbus County.
viii. E. E. Powell was born about 1856 in Columbus County.
ix. Narcissa Delah Powell was born May 20, 1857 in Columbus County.
x. Ida Virginia Powell was born June 26, 1858 in Columbus County.
xi. Charles Thomas Powell was born March 23, 1861 in Columbus County.
xii. Edward Kirby Powell was born September 10, 1862 in Columbus County.
10. Edward3 W. Wooten (Richard2, Shadrach1) was born August 1838 in Columbus County and died after 190010. He married Laney Evans. She was born December 1842 in NC and died after 1900.
Children of Edward W. Wooten and Laney Evans:
i. Richard Wooten was born about 1858 in Columbus County.
ii. Francis Wooten was born about 1860 in Columbus County.
26. iii. Edward W. Wooten, Jr.
11. Eliza3 J. Wooten (Richard2, Shadrach1) was born about 1846 in Columbus County11. She married Albert Peacock March 8, 1866 in Columbus County. He was born about 1823 in NC.
Children of Eliza J. Wooten and Albert Peacock:
i. Jefferson Davis Peacock was born about 1860 in VA.
ii. Albert Peacock, Jr. was born about 1867 in Columbus County.
iii. Eliza Julia Peacock was born about 1870 in Columbus County.
iv. Zebulon Vance Peacock was born about 1873 in Columbus County.
v. Manley W. Peacock was born about 1876 in Dodge County, GA.
vi. Unnamed Peacock (son) was born about 1880 in Dodge County, GA.
vii. Caroline M. Peacock after 1880 in Dodge County, GA.
12. Selina4 T. Wooten (Robert3 D., Thomas2 B., Shadrach1) was born 1848 in NC and died 1910. She married Edgar Macon Foscoe, son of Nathan and Susan Foscoe, 1872 in Jones County, NC. He was born 1839 in NC and died 1890.
Children of Selina T. Wooten and Edgar Macon Foscoe:
i. Edgar Macon Foscoe
ii. Josephine Foscoe
iii. Lena “Bur” Foscoce
iv. Rebecca Old field Foscoe
v. Hortense B. Foscoe was born about 1870 in Jones County.
vi. Myrtle Whitfield Foscoe was born about 1875 in Jones County and died 1953.
vii. Frederick Wooten Foscoe was born about 1877 in Jones County and died August 19, 1925..
viii. Earl Becton Foscoe was born about 1879 in Jones County.
ix. Macon Wayne Foscoe March 25, 1885 in Jones County and died October 24, 1918.
13. John4 Wooten (Robert3 D., Thomas2 B., Shadrach1) was born July 27, 1844 in Bladen/Columbus County and died November 17, 1916 in Jones County, NC13. He married Sarah Elvira Foscoe, daughter of Nathan and Susan Foscoe, December 27, 1866. She was born April 26, 1842 in NC and died November 9, 1884 in Jones County. They were buried in Trenton Cemetery, Jones County, NC. John married 2nd Lina P. Koonce. She was born 1842 in NC and died 1932.
Children of John Wooten and Sarah Elvira Foscoe:
i. Robert Foscoe Wooten was born about 1869 in Jones County.
ii. Florence Oldfield Wooten was born March 30, 1872 in Jones County.
iii. Corrine Wooten was born January 1875 in Jones County.
iv. Carrie Isler Wooten was born February 1878 in Jones County.
v. Rosa Elvira Wooten was born March 1881 in Jones County.
14. Mary4 “Mamie” Wooten (Robert3 D., Thomas2 B., Shadrach1) was born September 6, 1849 in NC and died September 5, 193114. She married Edward Machett Herring. He was born August 12, 1850 in NC and died February 28, 1924. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lagrange, Lenoir County.
Children of Mary “Mamie” Wooten and Edward Machett Herring:
i. Edward Machett Herring, Jr. was born December 8, 1882 in NC.
ii. Robert Macon Herring
15. Josephine4 Anna Wooten (Robert3 D., Thomas2 B., Shadrach1) was born 18252 and died April 15, 193515. She married Joshua James Herring March 22,1881.
Child of Josephine Anna Wooten and Joshua James Herring:
i. Robert B. A. Herring was born March 24, 1882.
16. Robert4 Alexander Wooten (Robert3 D., Thomas2 B., Shadrach1) was born April 12, 1854 in NC and died April 14, 1928 in Lenoir County16. He married Emma Parrott. She was born September 3, 1869 and died February 28, 1955 in Lenoir County. He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, Lenoir County. She was buried in Westview Cemetery, Kinston, Lenoir County.
Children of Robert Alexander Wooten and Emma Parrott:
i. Raymond Alexander Wooten was born September 8, 1889.
ii. Elmer Simmons Wooten was born September 11, 1890
iii. Mildred Olive Wooten was born November 4, 1892.
iv. Robert Errol Wooten was born July 23, 1894.
v. Leah Burwynne Wooten was born June 13, 1899.
vi. Emma Lee Wooten was born March 15, 1898.
vii. Henry Allen Wooten was born July 21, 1900.
viii. Ralph Leland Wooten was born April 8, 1903.
ix. Charles Palmer Wooten was born April 12, 1905.
x. Martha May Wooten was born April 29, 1907.
xi. Roy Anson Wooten was born October 17, 1910.
xii. Harriet Susan Wooten was born December 2, 1913
17. John4 Henry Wooten (Shadrach3, III, Shadrach2, Jr., Shadrach1) was born about 1857 in Bladen County and died after 192017. He married Ida McCallum. She was born about 1857 in NC and died after 1920.
Children of John Henry Wooten and Ida McCallum:
i. Clide A. Wooten was born about 1886 in Columbus County.
ii. John H. Wooten was born about 1889 in Columbus County.
iii. Hays C. Wooten was born about 1886 in Columbus County.
iv. Mary S. Wooten was born about 1889 in Columbus County.
v. Ina E. Wooten was born about 1893 in Columbus County.
vi. McIlwayne Wooten was born about 1898 in Columbus County.
vii. Herbert Wooten was born about 1900 in Columbus County.
18. Shade4 G. Wooten, IV, (Shadrach3, III, Shadrach2, Jr., Shadrach1) was born 1859 in Bladen County18. He married Sarah N. Clark. She was born September 1861 in NC.
Children of Shade G. Wooten and Sarah N. Clark:
i. Annie E. Wooten was born September 1882 in Columbus County.
ii. James H. Wooten was born April 1886 in Columbus County.
iii. Amelia C. Wooten was born December 1889 in Columbus County.
iv. Shade G. Wooten, Jr. was born April 1898 in Columbus County.
19. William4 Davis Wooten (Shadrach3, III, Shadrach2, Jr., Shadrach1) was born April 1863 in Bladen County19. He married Bettie Fletcher. She was born about 1884 in NC and died before 1930.
Children of William Davis Wooten and Bettie F. LNU:
i. Elvira D. Wooten was born about 1910 in Columbus County.
ii. Elizabeth C. Wooten was born about 1911 in Bladen County.
iii. Annie Wooten was born about 1916 in Columbus County
20. June4 Thomas Wooten (Shadrach3, III, Shadrach2, Jr., Shadrach1) was born April 28, 1865 in Bladen County and died February 1, 1944 in Columbus County20. He married Rena E. Shipman about 1885. She was born April 9, 1867 in Columbus County and died January 22, 1905 in Columbus County. They were buried in the Shipman Cemetery, Columbus County. He married 2nd Burnice Brown, daughter of Burgwyn Brown and Sally High, about 1922
Children of June Thomas Wooten and Rena Shipman:
i. William W. Wooten was born October 1887 in Columbus County.
ii. Shade Wooten was born August 13, 1890 in Columbus County.
iii. Milton Wooten was born January 1892 in Columbus County.
iv. Mary Lou Wooten was born February 1895 in Columbus County.
v. Estell Wooten was born November 1898 in Columbus County.
Children of June Thomas Wooten and Bernice Brown:
i. Eunice Rozier Wooten was born about 1913 in Columbus County.
ii. Hilda Jane Wooten was born about 1915 in Columbus County.
iii. Herbert Buck Wooten was born about 1917 in Columbus County.
iv. Lena Eugenia Wooten was born about 19120 in Columbus County.
v. Marion Patrick Wooten was born about 1930 in Columbus County.
22. John4 Fletcher Wooten (John3 A., Shadrach2, Jr., Shadrach1) was born about 1846 in Bladen County21. He married Katie LNU.
Children of John Fletcher Wooten and Katie LNU:
i. Willie M. Wooten was born about 1876.
ii. Lillie B. Wooten was born September 1879.
iii. James K. Wooten was born November 1883.
iv. Mary K. Wooten was born August 1885.
v. John A. Wooten was born January 1889.
vi. Charles A. Wooten was born January 1895.
23. Johnanna4 Wooten (John3 A., Shadrach2, Jr., Shadrach1) was born August 29, 1860 in Bladen County and died October 5, 1925 in Columbus County. She married John Pickett Council, son of Kinchin Kitchen Council and Catherine Ann Sikes, 1880. They were buried in the Lake Waccamaw Cemetery, Columbus County.
Children of Johnanna Wooten and John Pickett Council:
i. Edison Black Council
ii. Walter Wooten Council was born May 1882 in Bladen County.
iii. James Robert Council was born about 1885 in Bladen County.
iv. Kinchin Clyde Council was born about 1885 in Bladen County.
v. Jesse Kea Council 1887 in Bladen County.
vi. John Monroe Council was born 1889 in Bladen County.
vii. Agnes Ashley Council was born about 1892 in Bladen County.
viii. Mary Catherine Council was born about 1896 in Bladen.
24. Mary4 L. Powell (Narcissa3 Dorsey Wooten, Richard2, Shadrach1) was born December 17, 1843 in Columbus County.
25. James4 W. Powell (Narcissa3 Dorsey Wooten, Richard2, Shadrach1) was born June 1845 in Columbus County.
26. Edward4 W. Wooten, Jr. (Edward3 W., Richard2, Shadrach1) was born December 1869 in Columbus County.
1. Shadrach Wooten was an Ensign in the Revolutionary War. He marched with Colonel Caswell’s forces and participated in the Battle of Moore’ Creek Bridge, February 27, 1775. [Recollections and Records has his date of birth as 1850.] He purchased 10,ooo acres in Bladen County in 1805. When Columbus County was formed in 1808, Shadrach Wooten was appointed a County Commissioner. He built a store at what in now known as Wooten’s Crossroads. Elizabeth Allen was a teacher. She died a few days before Shadrach moved to Bladen County. In the 1790 Census of Dobbs County, NC, Shadrach was Head of Household, with 2 adult males, 1 male under 16, 3 females and 6 slaves.
2. Thomas Box Wooten settled in Cumberland County, NC. He was 2nd Sgt., 7th Company, Columbus Regiment, War of 1812 (Recollections and Records, page 384). He was listed in the 1820 Census of Bladen County and the 1830 and 1840 Censuses of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC. In the 1850 Census of Cumberland county, Household #1602/1616, he was 68 years old, a farmer with $1,900 of assets.
3. Shadrach Wooten, Jr., was listed in the 1820, 1830 and 1840 Censuses of Bladen County. His LW&T, dated August 17, 1845 and probated November 1845, named wife, Elizabeth; sons Shadrach, John A. and Robert; daughters Mary Cromartie, Elizabeth C. Wooten, Charlotte M. Wooten, Ann M. Ashley and Henrietta T. Wooten; brother and Executor, Richard Wooten. [Campbell, 1962.]
4. Richard Wooten represented Columbus County in the North Carolina Assembly several times from 1819 until 1861. He was listed in the 1840, 1850 and 1860 Censuses of Columbus County. His LW&T, dated January 1878 and probated February 2, 1878, gave land to his son Edward W. Wooten. The remainder of his estate was to be divided between his daughters, Narcissa D. Powell and Caroline M. Munroe and the heirs of Eliza J. Peacock, deceased and Elizabeth A. Kelly, deceased.
5. Council and Eliza Wooten were listed in the 1850 and 1860 Censuses of Lenoir County. In 1870 he was listed in Lenoir County. In 1850 he held 19 slaves. In 1860 he held 1771 slaves.
6. Robert Wooten was a Captain in the Confederate Army, Company G, 33rd Infantry [Cumberland Rangers]. He was captured in the Battle of New Bern, NC. Robert and Elizabeth were listed in Cumberland County in the 1850 and 1860 Censuses. He was policeman. In 1870 and 1880 they were listed in Lenoir County. He was a farmer.
7. Shadrach Wooten, age 19, was listed in the 1850 Census of Bladen County. Shadrach and Sarah E. Wooten were listed in the 1860 and 1870 Censuses of Bladen County. In 1880 and 1900 they were listed in Columbus County. The 1860 Slave Schedule has him holding 22 slaves.
8. John A. and Mary Wooten were listed in the 1850 Census of Bladen County. Mary M. Wooten was listed in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses of White’s Creek Township, Bladen County. In 1900 she was listed with her son, James, in White’s Creek, Bladen County. The 1860 Slave Schedule has her holding 26 slaves.
9. Albert and Narcissa Powell were listed in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 Censuses of Columbus County. The 1860 Slave Schedule has him holding 19 slaves.
10. Edward W. and Laney Wooten were listed in the 1870, 1880 and 1900 Censuses of Columbus County.
11. Albert and Eliza Peacock were listed in the 1870 Census of Columbus County. In 1880 they were listed in Dodge County, GA, where he was in the turpentine business. Albert must have been married previously since Jefferson Davis Peacock was born about 1860 (in VA?) well before he married Eliza.
12. E. M. and Selina W. Foscoe were listed in the 1880 Census of Trenton Township, Jones County, NC
13. John and Elvira F. Wooten were listed in the 1880 Census of Trenton Township, Jones County, NC. In the 1900 Census Jno. W. and Lina K. Wooten were listed in Trenton Township, Jones County, NC.
14. E. Marchett/Edward M. and Mary Herring were listed in the 1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses of Lenoir County, NC. In 1930 she was listed in Kinston, Lenoir County, with her brother-in-law, James Herring
15. James Herring needs documentation.
16. Robert A. and Emma J. Wooten were listed in the 1910 Census of Vance Township, Lenoir County, NC. In 1920 Robert A. Wooten was listed in Kinston, Lenoir County, age 65, “rents”, while Emma P. Wooten and the children were listed in Vance Township. In the 1930 Census Emma P. Wooten, age 60, widowed, was listed in Vance Township, Lenoir County, NC.
17. Henry J./John H./J. Henry and Ida Wooten were listed in the 1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses of Columbus County. In 1920 he was age 71, widower, married at 20, in Western Prong Township, Columbus County.
18. Shade G. and Sallie Wooten were listed in the 1900 and 1910 Censuses of Brown Marsh Township, Bladen County. In 1900 he was “High Sheriff”.
19. Wm. D. and Bettie F. Wooten were listed in the 1920 Census of Western Prong Township, Columbus County. In 1930 Bettie Wooten was listed in Western prong Township, Columbus County. She was a “retail merchant, groceries”.
20. June T. and Rena Wooten were listed in the 1900 Census of Western Prong Township, Columbus County. J. T./June T. and Bernice/Burnace were listed in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 Censuses of Western Prong Township, Columbus County.
21. John F. and Kate Wooten were listed in the 1880 Census of French’s Creek, Bladen County. In 1900 they were listed in Greenwood Township, Moore County, NC.
Campbell, Wanda S., 1962.
Columbus County North Carolina Heritage – 1808 – 2004.
Duncan and Barfield,
Ann Courtney Ward Little, ed, 1980. Recollections and Records, Columbus County, North Carolina.
US Census Records, online.
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