Council Wooten Cemetery

Lenoir County, NC

Photos by Judy Hawkins & Tom Killette June 2008




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Council Wooten Cemetery in Lenoir County, NC.

Location From La Grange, take 903 N. toward Jason for about 3 miles and turn left on Maynard Hicks Rd. Cemetery is located near the end of this road on the right in a cornfield. You can barely see the tops of the tall stones from the road. The nearest intersection is Maynard Hicks Rd. and Frink School Rd.

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    The epitaphs are as follows:

    John Pugh Son of Smare?? & K L Wooten May 2 1871 Nov 18 1871 William Isler Son of Council & E Wooten Died Mar 3 1837 Aged 7 yrs 1 mo & 22 days Council Alexander Son of Council & E Wooten Died Oct 17 1839 Aged 6 mos & 20 dys Charity Daughter of Council & E Wooten Died Dec 28 1835 Aged 4 mos & 11 dys Sarah Wife of John Wooten Died Aug 1 1836 Aged 71 yrs John Wooten Died Sep 26 1835 Aged 72 yrs Council Wooten Jun 5 1804 Aug 22 1872 Aged 68 ys 2 ms & 15 ds Eliza Wife of Council Wooten Jul 16 1804 Oct 14 1869 Aged 65 yrs 2 mos & 28 ds Lieut. John Pugh Wooten Son of Council & E Wooten May 15 1826 killed at battle of Sharpsburg, Md Sep 17 1862 Aged 36 ys 4 mos & 2 ds Infant Daughter of C S & C T Wooten Died Jan 211 1884 Aged 1 day Cora E Wife of C S Wooten Jun 8 1858 Jan 16 1884 Aged 25 years 7 mos & 8 days John Joyner Mar 3 1821 Sep 18 1863 Aged 42 yrs 6 mos & 15 dys Sarah Ann Wife of John Joyner Daughter of Council & E Wooten Mar 22 1828 Mar 20 1863 Lillie Daughter of John & S A Wooten Died Mar 5 1863 Aged 5 yrs 8 mos & 20 dys Cornelia S Daughter of Council & Eliza Wooten Died Jun 29 1853 Aged 15 yrs & 21 days Nancy Susan Wife of B L Wooten Daughter of Council & E Wooten Dec 4 1831 Jun 30 1856 Nannie Eliza Daughter of Richard L & N S Wooten Died Jul 25 1860 Aged 6 yrs 6 mos & 7 dys

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