Christopher Earl Wooten: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Christopher Earl Wooten was born 21 Jul 1941 (son of Ernest Wooten and Elizabeth Lay); died 22 Jul 1941; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

Ernest Wooten was born 3 Aug 1914, North Carolina (son of Christopher Columbus "C. C." Wooten and Marinda Sarah "Rinda" Messer); died 18 Mar 1973, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried 20 Mar 1973, Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina

Ernest — Elizabeth Lay. Elizabeth was born 31 Jul 1919; died 15 Jul 1995; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Lay was born 31 Jul 1919; died 15 Jul 1995; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Children:

1. Christopher Earl Wooten was born 21 Jul 1941; died 22 Jul 1941; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Generation: 3

Christopher Columbus "C. C." Wooten was born 23 Mar 1889, Lowell, North Carolina (son of Richard Wooten and Nancy H. Brimer); died 16 Jan 1960, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 17 Jan 1960, Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Gaston County, North Carolina
Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Gaston County, North Carolina
Census: 1930, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Census: 1940, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina

Christopher married Marinda Sarah "Rinda" Messer 18 Mar 1911, South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina. Marinda (daughter of James Harvey Messer and Florence Huskey) was born 29 Apr 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1930, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Marinda Sarah "Rinda" Messer was born 29 Apr 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Harvey Messer and Florence Huskey); died 28 Jun 1930, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina

Children:

2. Ernest Wooten was born 3 Aug 1914, North Carolina; died 18 Mar 1973, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried 20 Mar 1973, Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.
Katie Mae Wooten was born 27 Jul 1917, Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina.
Nancy Wooten was born Abt 1920, North Carolina.
James Richard Wooten was born Abt 1921, North Carolina.
Ruby Jane Wooten was born 28 Dec 1924, Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina; died 4 May 2005, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 6 May 2005, Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina.
Robert B. Wooten was born 28 Dec 1924, Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina.
Ina L. Wooten was born Abt 1927, North Carolina.

Generation: 4

8.	Richard Wooten died Bef 20 Mar 1916. Richard — Nancy H. Brimer. Nancy (daughter of Brimer) was born Sep 1854, Gaston County, North Carolina; died 19 Mar 1916, Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Nancy H. Brimer was born Sep 1854, Gaston County, North Carolina (daughter of Brimer); died 19 Mar 1916, Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Gaston County, North Carolina

Children:

4. Christopher Columbus "C. C." Wooten was born 23 Mar 1889, Lowell, North Carolina; died 16 Jan 1960, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 17 Jan 1960, Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.

10.

James Harvey Messer was born 14 Sep 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James A. Messer and Rachel M. "Tiney" Barnes); died 25 Nov 1941, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 26 Nov 1941, Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, North Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Gaston County, North Carolina

James married Florence Huskey 18 Mar 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee. Florence (daughter of John Westley Huskey and Nancy Ogle) was born 29 Sep 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1945, McAdenville, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 27 Feb 1945, Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

11.

Florence Huskey was born 29 Sep 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Westley Huskey and Nancy Ogle); died 26 Feb 1945, McAdenville, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 27 Feb 1945, Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Gaston County, North Carolina

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 92.

Children:

William A. Messer was born Mar 1893, Tennessee.
5. Marinda Sarah "Rinda" Messer was born 29 Apr 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1930, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.
Ollie Messer was born Jul 1897, Tennessee.
Rachel L. Messer was born Jul 1899, Tennessee.
Arlie Messer was born Abt 1901, Tennessee.
Garfield Messer was born Abt 1904, Tennessee.
Robert Alonzo Messer was born Abt 1906, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1976, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Roosevelt Messer was born 29 Dec 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1979, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 2 May 1979, Edgewood Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.
Westley Messer was born Abt 1910, North Carolina.
Elbert Messer was born Abt 1913, North Carolina.