Josiah Wooten Papers

1841-1890
Manuscript Collection #609
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Creator(s)
Wooten, Josiah
Physical description
0.14 Cubic Feet, 123 items
Preferred Citation
Josiah Wooten Papers (#609), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Papers (1841-1890) of Lenoir County, NC Family, including correspondence, accounts, tax records, judgment, special orders, promissory notes, a bankruptcy certificates, a will, a bill of sale for an enslaved person, and miscellaneous materials.

Biographical/historical information

Josiah Wooten was born May 25, 1818 in Greene County, North Carolina. His mother was Nancy Best Wooten (1792-1871) and his father was Thomas Wooten (1795-1844). Josiah married Nancy Sutton (1825-1896) in 1838 and had at least three daughters, Winifred "Winnie" Wooten Spence (1846-1928), John Thomas Wooten (1848-1929), and Lucetta Lou Wooten Hardy (1850-1920) and a son, Benjamin Wooten (unknown). Josiah registered for the military service in 1862 during the Civil war. His son, Benjamin, also was conscripted and was a part of 27th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry.

Scope and arrangement

This collection contains one archival box with four folders. The folders include correspondence, tax and financial records, legal documents such as a will, and other documents relating to the Wooten family.

Administrative information
Custodial History

October 11, 1990 (unprocessed), 123 items; Papers (1841-1890) of Lenoir County, N.C. family, including correspondence, accounts, tax records, judgments, special orders, promissory notes, a bankruptcy certicifate, a will, a bill of sale for an enslaved person, and miscellaneous materials. Donor: Dr. John K. Wooten, Jr.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Dr. John K. Wooten, Jr.

Processing information

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Descriptions updated by Ashlyn Racine, May 2023

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Key terms
Personal Names
Wooten, Josiah
Topical
Families--North Carolina--Lenoir County
Places
Lenoir County (N.C.)--Genealogy