| Birth: | Sep. 4, 1847
North Carolina, USA | | Death: | Feb. 5, 1915
Crockett
Houston County
Texas, USA | 
~~Berta~~
Born in N.C. and died in Crockett, Houston County, Texas.
Daughter of Colonel John Smith and Anna Jane Pouncey Smith who had come from North Carolina and settled in Houston County, Texas in 1857.
Married; Capt. John H. Wootters on Jan. 17, 1867.
They had the following children;
1. John Smith m. Sue Craddock
2. Ethel m. Willis Higginbotham of Stephenville, Tx.
3. Lucia W. m. James Harry Painter
4. Frances m. Peyton R. Denman of Lufkin, Tx.
5. Leon Blum m. Jessie Malone
Berta was very active in her church work. Belonging to the First Baptist Church of Crockett. Early minutes of the Ladies Aid Society reveal show that she was a most regular attendant, serving in every office, as president more than once and giving consistent financial support to the work.
Mrs. Wootters helped organize the D.A. Nunn Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and was its first president.
Father: 92603512 and mother: 92603895..Thanks
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Parents:
John Smith (____ - 1890)
Anna Jane Pouncey Smith (1817 - 1880)
Spouse:
John Henry Wootters (1839 - 1892)*
Children:
Lena Wootters*
Anna Wootters (____ - 1880)*
John Smith Wootters (1870 - 1950)*
Ethel Wootters Higginbotham (1877 - 1973)*
Lucia W. Wootters Painter (1879 - 1969)*
Leon Blum Wootters (1886 - 1926)*
*Calculated relationship
Note: Information submitted by the Houston County Historical Commission, Crockett, TX | | | Burial:
Glenwood Cemetery
Crockett
Houston County
Texas, USA |
Maintained by: Nancy Franklin-Walling B...
Originally Created by: Petty & Pickens' Place
Record added: Mar 28, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50374541 |
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