Joe William Wooten b. 6 Mar 1896 Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Nov 1957 Mount Vernon, Posey, Indiana, USA: Smith Family Tree

Joe William Wooten

1896 - 1957 (61 years)

Name	Joe William Wooten [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
Birth	6 Mar 1896	Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1910	Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA [8]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Draft Registration	1917	Sumner County, Tennessee, USA [3]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Military Service	11 Mar 1918 [9, 10, 11, 14]
	US Army - WWI: Battery E 39 Artillery Coast Artillery Corps
Residence	1935	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA [6]
Census	1940	Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Married to Eunice; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1950	Mount Vernon, Posey, Indiana, USA [15]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Eunice
Death	6 Nov 1957	Mount Vernon, Posey, Indiana, USA [7, 9, 10, 13, 14]
Burial	Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA [9, 10]
	"Tennessee ● PFC ● 29 Co ● Coast Artillery ● World War I"
		Burial-WOOTEN Joe W Joe W Wooten "Tennessee ● PFC ● 29 Co ● Coast Artillery ● World War I" - Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102780002/
		Gallatin City Cemetery Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee Find a Grave: #12255
Person ID	I26638	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	William Brawner Wooten, b. 3 Aug 1861, Logan County, Kentucky, USA d. 31 Dec 1943, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lucy Elkin, b. 18 Feb 1869, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Oct 1936, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	29 Jan 1889	Sumner County, Tennessee, USA [5, 16, 17]
Family ID	F11455	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 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)

Marriage 15 Feb 1919 Sumner County, Tennessee, USA [2, 18]

Children

1. Joseph William 'Bill' Wooten, b. 3 Aug 1923, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

d. 9 Oct 1972, Veterans Administration Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

(Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11711 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Eunice Eva Leath, b. 4 Jul 1908, Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA d. 21 May 2003, Mount Vernon, Posey, Indiana, USA (Age 94 years)

Marriage 13 Jun 1934 Wilson County, Tennessee, USA [12]

Children

	1. Patsy Wooten, b. Aft 1938 d. Bef 1940 (Age < 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Wilconn Buchanan Wooten, b. 19 Jun 1935, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA d. 11 May 1936, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11712 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 6 Mar 1896 - Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 15 Feb 1919 - Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 13 Jun 1934 - Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
	Residence - 1935 - Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Eunice; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Eunice - 1950 - Mount Vernon, Posey, Indiana, USA
	Death - 6 Nov 1957 - Mount Vernon, Posey, Indiana, USA
	Burial - - Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA

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Arms Icons & Insignia At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Burials

Burial-WOOTEN Joe W
Joe W Wooten "Tennessee ● PFC ● 29 Co ● Coast Artillery ● World War I" - Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102780002/

Sources

[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
Record for Jos W Wooten
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=usdirectories&h=808111219&indiv=try

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
[S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sumner; Roll: 1877695.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sumner; Roll: 1877695
[S1279] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).

Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1601; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1241601.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1601; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1241601
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3939; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 83-3.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3939; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 83-3
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 413-16-2080; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1375535.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1375535
[S7324] Find a Grave: WOOTEN Joe W 1896-1957, Joe William Wooten (Veteran).
Birth: 6 Mar 1896, Sumner County, Tennessee - Death: 6 Nov 1957 (aged 61) Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana -- Burial: Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee -- Plot: Sect B, Ro

"Tennessee - PFC 29 Co Coast Artillery - WORLD WAR I"
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102780002/joe-william-wooten
[S1557] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;).

U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
[S3091] Ancestry.com, Ohio Military Men, 1917-18, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;).
[S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S446] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN ; Death Certificates; Year: 1957; Roll: 16.

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1957; Roll: 16
[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;).

[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: Mount Vernon, Posey,.

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: Mount Vernon, Posey,

[S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S7329] Find a Grave: ELKIN Lucy Wooten 1869-1939, Lucy Elkin Wooten.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102779973/lucy_wooten
[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

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