Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Families
Wooton (Wooten) Family
Frances Lavender Album. Irvine Wooten. “He drives the team of mules most of the time. He was drafted [WWI] but won’t go now. Such a good boy.” [lave027.jpg]
TAGS: Wooton (Wooten) Family, Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain Community, PMSS Workers, PMSS Boarding School Students
WOOTON (WOOTEN) Family
Members of the Wooton Family (or Wooten Family) lived in the community of Pine Mountain since very early years. Several were among the student body and workers at Pine Mountain Settlement School. The name has been used for the town of Wooton (Leslie County), Kentucky, and Wooton Creek as listed in the first stanza of the poem, “The Mountain Creeks of Kentucky” by Angela Melville, a PMSS worker (1916-1920) and associate director (1928-1930).
Big Laurel, Turkey Fork, Oldhouse Branch and Leatherwood
All lead to Troublesome, where Hindman stands,
Trace, Betty’s, Carr, Defeated, Wooton, Cutshin, Rockhouse, Greasy
Take you up to Isaac’s Run and Pine Mountain lands.
Both names “Wooton” and “Wooten” are documented in the PMSS Collections. It is not known if Wooten is a family separate from the Wooton Family, a misspelling, or an alternate spelling.
For additional details about Wooton Family members who were PMSS students, see WOOTON FAMILY Students.
For additional assistance in locating histories of families in Eastern Kentucky, see Harlan County, Kentucky Genealogy – FamilySearch Wiki
Wooton (Wooten) Family: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PMSS COLLECTIONS
WOOTON (WOOTEN) FAMILY HIGHLIGHTS lists Wooton Family members whose names have been found in correspondence, biographies, narratives and other historical accounts in the PMSS Collections.
The following highlights are not in chronological order. Instead, they are roughly in the order of first names.
Each highlight includes the title of the source page (in uppercase letters). That page can be accessed by copying and pasting the page title in the SEARCH box on the main page at https://pinemountainsettlement.net.
Burchel & Chester Wooten were among the “best set running people,” dancers who gave a demonstration for Cecil Sharp at Far House in 1917, according to PMSS student May Ritchie (Deschamps). PETER ROGERS ACCOUNT OF CECIL SHARP AND MAUD KARPELES VISIT TO PMSS.
Jim Wooton was part of the Men’s Chorus in PMSS’s production of Gilbert and Sulivan’s operetta “H.M.S. Pinafore” in 1933. H.M.S. PINAFORE PRODUCTIONS.
Joyce Wooten‘s (sic) correspondence dated 1970-1971 is included in Burton Roger’s file of Staff Correspondence, Box 6, Folder 30. GUIDE TO BURTON ROGERS FILES.
Quinten Joseph Wooton, a PMSS student from 1940 to 1941, was born in Wooton, KY, on June 11, 1924, to Hansford Wooton, a miner, and Marie Iona Creech Wooton. He was Hetch Curtis (H.C.) Wooton‘s grandson. He served on reserve duty in the United States Navy in World War II. He died on October 5, 1947. QUINTEN WOOTON Biography.
Sherman Wooton tells about his student days at Pine Mountain, which is recorded on a cassette tape on 2001-05-21 by Kentucky Oral History Commission of the Kentucky Historical Society. GUIDE TO AUDIO RECORDINGS. His father was William Curtis (W.C.) Wooton. His siblings were Don C. Wooton and Dora Wooton. WOOTON FAMILY STUDENTS.
Victor Wooten, PMSS student from 1927 to 1928, was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, on May 21, 1913, to Mr. and Mrs. Victor George Wooten, Sr.
Wooton (Wooten) Family: IN PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DATE OF INFO | SOURCE OF INFORMATION | NOTES |
| Irvine | Wooten | 1919 | Frances Lavender Album | “He drives the team of mules” |
Wooton (Wooten) Family: PMSS WORKERS
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | JOB TITLE | PMSS YEAR(S) |
| Wooton (sic) | Joyce | Teacher | 1969 |
Wooton (Wooten) Family: PMSS BOARDING STUDENTS
See WOOTON FAMILY Students for additional details.
| STUDENT NAME | YEARS AT PMSS | SOURCE OF INFORMATION |
| Wooton, Don C. | 1925-1927 | WOOTON FAMILY Students |
| Wooton, Dora | 1926-1927 | WOOTON FAMILY Students |
| Wooton, Jessie | 1920-1921 | WOOTON FAMILY Students; BOX 34 STUDENTS, folder 31 |
| Wooton, James (Jim) | 1931-1933 | DATABASE OF PMSS BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS; WOOTON FAMILY Students |
| Wooton, Quinten | 1940-1941 | DATABASE OF PMSS BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS; BOX 53 STUDENTS, folder 49 |
| Wooten, Sherman | 1925-1927 | GUIDE TO BOARDING STUDENTS, Box 53A; WOOTON FAMILY Students; BOX 34 STUDENTS, folder 32 |
| Wooten, Victor | 1927-1928 | BOX 34 STUDENTS, folder 32 |
Wooton (Wooten) Family: PMSS COMMUNITY SCHOOL STUDENTS
None found.
Wooton (Wooten) Family: GALLERY
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- 10_2462 Augustus Ward and Jim Wooton, 1933. [098_IX_students_10_2462_002.jpg]
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- Frances Lavender Album. Irvine Wooten. “He drives the team of mules most of the time. He was drafted [WWI] but won’t go now. Such a good boy.” [lave027.jpg]
See Also:
QUINTEN WOOTON Biography
VICTOR WOOTON Bigraphy
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Wooton (Wooten) Family |
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Creator |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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Alt. Creator |
Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
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Subject Keyword |
Wooton (Wooten) Family ; Pine Mountain Settlement School ; Pine Mountain Community ; PMSS Workers ; PMSS Boarding School Students ; |
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Subject LCSH |
Wooton Family. |
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Date |
2018-10-01 aae |
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Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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Contributor |
n/a |
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Type |
Collections ; text ; image ; |
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Format |
Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet. |
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Source |
Series 09: Biography – Families ; Series 19: Students. |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: Biography – Families and Series 19: Students. |
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Coverage Temporal |
1919 – 1969 |
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Coverage Spatial |
Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; |
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Rights |
Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
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Donor |
n/a |
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Description |
Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of the Wooton (Wooten) Family ; clippings, photographs, books by or about the Wooton (Wooten) Family ; |
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Acquisition |
n/d |
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Citation |
“[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Processed By |
Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
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Last Updated |
2024-02-26 aae ; |
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Sources ”Wooton” or “Wooten.” BOX 34 STUDENTS ; BOX 53 STUDENTS ; GUIDE TO PMSS WORKERS 1913-2000s ; GUIDE TO BOARDING STUDENTS ; PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS LIST 1910s-1940s ; GUIDE TO BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS, 1929-1949 ; FRANCES LAVENDER ALBUM ; WOOTON FAMILY Students. Series 09: Biography – Families and Series 19: Students. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource. |
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