Joseph William 'Bill' Wooten b. 3 Aug 1923 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Oct 1972 Veterans Administration Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

Joseph William 'Bill' Wooten

1923 - 1972 (49 years)

Name	Joseph William 'Bill' Wooten [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Birth	3 Aug 1923	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
		Vital_Birth-WOOTEN Joseph W Birth Certificate of J W Wooten
Gender	Male
Census	1930	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [10]
	"Billy" Age:6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Boarder (Son of Lelia)
Census	1940	Davidson County, Tennessee, USA [9]
	Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Stepson of Ernest Parker
Military Service	6 Feb 1943	Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA [2, 5, 13]
	US Army Air Corps - WWII: Sergeant; 192nd Fighter Squadron
		Military-WOOTEN J W (Discharge) Honorable Discharge
		WOOTEN-Bill USAAF Joseph William 'Bill' Wooten, US Air Force, 1944
		Military-WOOTEN Joseph (Discharge) Joseph William Wooten - WD AGO Form 53-55 (Honorable Discharge)
Census	1950	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 11, 14]
	Joseph Wooten; Age 26; Married to Eleanor; Supervisor, Shoe Factory
Military Award	Military Awards: European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 1 Silver Star and 1 Bronze Star; Distinguished Unit Badge with Oak-Leaf Cluster; Belgian Distinguished Unit Citation; Good Conduct Medal
		Military Medal-Distinguished Unit Distinguished Unit Emblem with Oak Leaf Cluster
		Military Medal-European African Middle Eastern Service European African Middle Eastern Service Medal
Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Tennessee, USA [4]
	413-22-5454
Residence	Dec 1960	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [15]
	JW Wooten
Obituary	Oct 1972
	Nashville Tennessean - Page 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5602911//
		Obituary-WOOTEN J William Obituary of JOSEPH WILLIAM "BILL" WOOTEN -- Joseph W. Wooten Services for Joseph William (Bill) Wooten, 49, 812 Roseview Drive, sales representative for American Bilt-Rite Rubber Co. of Chelsea, Mass., were today at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home. The Rev Dan Farmer, pastor of Valley View Baptist Church, officiated and burial was in…
Occupation	American Biltrite Rubber Co
Funeral	Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Rev Dan Farmer, pastor of Valley View Baptist, officiated
Death	9 Oct 1972	Veterans Administration Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [1, 4, 5, 7, 8]
		Vital_Death-WOOTEN Joseph Tennessee Certificate of Death for Joseph William Wooten
Burial	Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [1, 5, 8, 13]
	(Section LL, Site 1035)
		Burial-WOOTEN Joseph William Grave of Joseph William 'Bill' Wooten - Nashville National Cemetery TN ~ Flag placement by Scouts of the Middle Tennessee Council, BSA during Memorial Day weekend 2024 + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106290687/
		Nashville National Cemetery Madison, Davidson Tennessee Find a Grave: #109429 Plot: National Cemetery
Person ID	I23683	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Joe William Wooten, b. 6 Mar 1896, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Nov 1957, Mount Vernon, Posey, Indiana, USA (Age 61 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lela Myrtle Herring, b. 23 Jan 1896, Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Jan 1979, St Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	15 Feb 1919	Sumner County, Tennessee, USA [16, 17]
Family ID	F11711	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eleanor Ruth Smith, b. 10 Aug 1925, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Aug 2004, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)

Marriage 16 Sep 1943 Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA [6, 18]

by Owen C Jones, Chaplain

Vital_Marriage-WOOTEN Eleanor & Joseph
Tennessee Marriage Certificate for Eleanor Ruth Smith and Joseph William Wooten

Family Residence Jun 1968 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [19]

Marriage End 1972

Death of Bill

Children

	1. Dana Lee Wooten, b. 14 Oct 1957, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 21 May 2025, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Living
	3. Diana Gail Wooten, b. 4 Nov 1944, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 20 Jul 1992, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9628 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 3 Aug 1923 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Census - "Billy" Age:6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Boarder (Son of Lelia) - 1930 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Stepson of Ernest Parker - 1940 - Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Service - US Army Air Corps - WWII: Sergeant; 192nd Fighter Squadron - 6 Feb 1943 - Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA
	Marriage - 16 Sep 1943 - Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Joseph Wooten; Age 26; Married to Eleanor; Supervisor, Shoe Factory - 1950 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Social Security Number - 413-22-5454 - Bef 1951 - Tennessee, USA
	Residence - JW Wooten - Dec 1960 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Family Residence - Jun 1968 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Burial - - Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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Arms Icons & Insignia		Military Medal-Distinguished Unit Distinguished Unit Emblem with Oak Leaf Cluster
Arms Icons & Insignia		Military Medal-European African Middle Eastern Service European African Middle Eastern Service Medal

Census At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Military Records » Slide Show		Military-WOOTEN J W (Discharge) Honorable Discharge
		Military-WOOTEN Joseph (Discharge) Joseph William Wooten - WD AGO Form 53-55 (Honorable Discharge)
		Military-WOOTEN Joseph (Draft) Joseph William Wooten, Selective Service Registration after WWII

News

News-WOOTEN-Diana Gail (Baby)
Dads on Faraway Battle Lines will be Thrilled to Receive these Baby Pictures -- Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 14 Jan 1945 - Page 21 -- Web Address www.newspapers.com/clip/31975692/the_tennessean/?xid=637

Obituaries » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		Obituary-SMITH Mack F Obituary of MACK FERRIN "TINY" SMITH
		Obituary-WOOTEN J William Obituary of JOSEPH WILLIAM "BILL" WOOTEN -- Joseph W. Wooten Services for Joseph William (Bill) Wooten, 49, 812 Roseview Drive, sales representative for American Bilt-Rite Rubber Co. of Chelsea, Mass., were today at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home. The Rev Dan Farmer, pastor of Valley View Baptist Church, officiated and burial was in…

People

WOOTEN-Bill USAAF
Joseph William 'Bill' Wooten, US Air Force, 1944

Vital & Legal Records » Slide Show		Vital_Birth-WOOTEN Joseph W Birth Certificate of J W Wooten
		Vital_Death-WOOTEN Joseph Tennessee Certificate of Death for Joseph William Wooten
		Vital_Marriage-WOOTEN Eleanor & Joseph Tennessee Marriage Certificate for Eleanor Ruth Smith and Joseph William Wooten

Sources

[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Diana Gail Wooten
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=20088382840&indiv=try
[S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;).
[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Database online.
Record for Jos W Wooten

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Database online.
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Database online. Number: 413-22-5454; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), Database online.
[S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).
Marriage date: 16 Sep 1943 Marriage place: Coffee, Tennessee

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Birth date: 3 Aug 1923 Birth place: Death date: 9 Oct 1972 Death place:
[S11284] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Nashville National), (Location: Madison TN;), WOOTEN Joseph William “Bill” Jr 1923-1972 (Veteran).
"Tennessee - SGT - Army Air Forces - World War II"
- Nashville National Cemetery

WOOTEN, J W (Bill) Monday morning Oct 9, 1972. Survived by Wife, Mrs Eleanor Smith Wooten; 3 daughters; Mother, Mrs Lela Wooten Osterman, Nashville; half sister, Mrs James Kissinger, Mt Vernon, half brother, Joe Wooten, Mt Vernon, and 2 grandchildren.

Remains rest at the funeral home of Phillips Robinson Co, where funeral services will be conducted, and Dan Farmer will officiate. Interment National Cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106290687/joseph-william-wooten
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03886; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-42.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03886; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-42
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0179; FHL microfilm: 2341976.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0179; FHL microfilm: 2341976

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Davidson, Tennessee;.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Davidson, Tennessee;

[S2339] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Eleanor Horn • Nashville Tennessean - Aug 2004, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 19 Aug 2004;), Eleanor Ruth Smith Wooten Horn.
Nashville, TN HORN, Eleanor Wooten Died August 17, 2004 after a lengthy illness. Born August 10, 1925, daughter of McFerrin Smith and Myrtle Smith Post. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Bill Wooten in 1972 and a daughter, Gail Wooten Tune in 1992.
Eleanor was an active member for many years at Valley View Baptist Church. She retired from the Baptist Bookstore Mail Order Center in 1990. She was a talented seamstress, whose creations as varied as wedding gowns, Halloween costumes and draperies brought joy to her family and friends. Her sense of style, grace and kindness will be lovingly remembered by everyone who knew her.
She is survived by husband of 11 years, LaFayette S. Horn; daughters, Pamela Wooten Klase (David) and Dana Wooten Morphis (Larry); grandchildren, Diane Denney Geier (Jay), Gregory Denney (Carey), Rosemary Denney Neubert (Randy), Matthew Klase (Jessica), Amanda Klase and Jacob Morphis; great-grandchildren, Flint, Jack and Anna-belle Geier, Patrick and Paige Denney, Georgia and Ashley Neubert, and Isabel Klase; sister, Ann Hamilton (Lonie); brothers, Harold Smith and Edice Smith (Janice); stepdaughters, Leah Horn and Myra Horn.
The family would like to acknowledge Dr. Seth Cooper and his staff, who have lovingly cared for Eleanor for the last twenty-two years. Also the family would like to express love and appreciation to Harriet and Charles Thompson, Laura and Vernon Vaden, J. B. Brew and Virginia Amos, who have been dear and faithful friends of Eleanor for many years.
Visitation will be Friday, 6 - 8 p.m., at Woodlawn Funeral Home. A service celebrating Eleanor's life will be Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 11:30 a.m., at the Woodlawn Chapel of Roses, with Dr. Ernest Stan-derferand Rev. Greg Bell officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Active Pallbearers will be Larry Link, Tom Smith, Jim Pridy, Joe Seigenthaler, Alton Lincoln and Malcolm Hall. Memorials may be made in Eleanor's name to Valley View Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME, 660 Thompson Lane, (615) 383-4754; A Dignity Memorial Provider.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/245218551/?article=0f8dc901-630e-4d9a-abf3-55904f4d3b89&focus=0.3903114,0.2809058,0.49872062,0.7331546

Obituary-HORN Eleanor (Smith)
Obituary of ELEANOR RUTH SMITH WOOTEN HORN • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • Thu, Aug 19, 2004 • Page B5
[S2524] Fold3: Joseph W Wooten AF, SGT (Sergeant) Joseph William "Bill" Wooten AF, World War II.
Military Service World War II Branch:Army Air Forces Rank: Sergeant Service Start Date: 2/6/1942 Enlistment: 06 Feb 1943 Enlistment:Fort Oglethorpe, GA  WWII:Sgt. US Army Air Corps
http://www.fold3.com/page/51177760_?xid=1945
[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), 1950 Census - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (District 19-146).
1029 Iverson
-- Joseph W Wooten Jr; Head; Age: 26; Supervisor, Shoe Factory
-- Eleanor Wooten; Wife; Age: 24; Education: 12th Grade
-- Diana G Wooten; Daughter; Age: 5; Never Married
-- Pamela A Wooten; Daughter; Age: 1; Never Married
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/district-map/62308?search=Iverson%2C+Nashville%2C+Davidson%2C+Tennessee%2C+USA&selection=-86.73799%2C36.20826
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
[S841] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Arthur Herring • Nashville Tennessean - Dec 1960, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 12 Dec 1960;), Obituary of Arthur Hastings Herring.
HERRING - Friday morning December 9, 1960, at a local Infirmary. Arthur Hastings Herring, Sr, age 89 years. Survived by 3 daughters, Mrs Paul Osterman, Berkley. Calif, Mrs. Stan Cooley. San Francisco. Calif., and Mrs. Walter Selman, Corpus Christi, Texas; 2 sons. Arthur H. Herring Jr. Arizona. and FH Herring, Kansas City, Mo.; 1 granddaughter. Mrs. Beverly Tedder, Atlanta Ga; 3 grandsons: JW Wooten Nashville, Dan Joslin, Atlanta Ga, and Steve Herring, Kansas City, Mo.
Remains rest at the funeral home of Phillips-Robinson Co, where funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at 11:00 o'clock by Rev. J. O. Carter.
Pallbearers: Garland Moss. Bill Lamb. Charles Underwood, Charles Thompson, Earl Durham, and Ed Smith.
Interment. Mausoleum. Spring Hill Cemetery. Phillips Robinson directors.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80855273/the-tennessean/?xid=637
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
[S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S8022] Find a Grave: HERRING Lela Osterman 1896-1979, Lela Myrtle Herring Wooten Parker Osterman.
Lela married Joe William Wooten on February 15, 1919 in Sumner county TN
Lela married Ernest H. Parker on September 14, 1939 in Shelby county TN
Some time after Ernest Parker's death, Lela married Paul L. Osterman Sr.
There is no known location of her ashes.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245876084/lela-myrtle-osterman

[S2710] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Eleanor and Joseph Wooten • Nashville Tennessean - Oct 1943, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 10 Oct 1943;), WOOTEN-SMITH MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED.
Mr and Mrs Mack T Smith announce the marriage of their daughter, Eleanor Ruth, to Cpl Joseph W Wooten, son of Mrs Ernest Parker. The ceremony took place September 16 at the post chapel in Northern Field, Tullahoma, where Corporal Wooten is stationed. Lt Owen C Jones, United States Army Chaplain Corps, was the officiant. The bride attended Isaac Litton High School and is now making her home with her parents on Riverside Drive.
• The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 10 Oct 1943, Sun • Page 46
https://www.newspapers.com/image/148648439/?article=ccc84c4d-0bcd-4129-98d2-2b36007a56ec&focus=0.5027487,0.8152208,0.6311074,0.90932345&xid=3398

News-WOOTEN Eleanor and Joseph (Marriage)
Mr and Mrs Mack T Smith announce the marriage of their daughter, Eleanor Ruth, to Cpl Joseph W Wooten, son of Mrs Ernest Parker. The ceremony took place September 16 at the post chapel in Northern Field, Tullahoma, where Corporal Wooten is stationed. Lt Owen C Jones, United States Army Chaplain Corps, was the officiant. The bride attended Isaac…

[S2443] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Mack Smith • Nashville Tennessean - Jun 1968, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 22 Jun 1968;), Mack Ferrin "Tiny" Smith Obituary.
SMITH, Mr. Mack Firren- Thursday, June 20, 1968, at a local infirmary. Survived by wife, Mrs: Myrtle Sanderson Smith; daughters, Mrs. Bill Wooten of Nashville and Mrs. Lonie Hamilton of Homewood, Illinois; sons, Harold C. Smith of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Edice R. Smith of Nashville; 14 grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Remains are in the Rose Room of Woodlawn Funeral Home, Thompson Lane. Services will be conducted in the Woodlawn Chapel of Roses, Saturday, June 22, 1968 at 2:00 p.m. by Rev David Coleman. Honorary pallbearers, Coleman H.H.H. class of Riverside Baptist Church. Active pallbearers: grandsons will serve. Interment. Woodlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME
https://www.newspapers.com/image/111850804/?article=2ae8f7cb-451a-4713-b416-fc32d0fa9cec&focus=0.59774405,0.3878594,0.715185,0.55155003&xid=2378

Obituary-SMITH Mack F
Obituary of MACK FERRIN "TINY" SMITH

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