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Henry Clay Wooters Sr.

Birth
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
2 Mar 1906 (aged 62)
Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of Emery Prior Wooters and Lavinia Whittington
Husband of Melinda "Linnie" Southern

The Sunday March 4, 1906 edition of the Daily Industrial News (Greensboro NC) included:

Winston Salem, March 3.
Henry C. Wooters Dead

Henry C. Wooters, after a lingering illness of several months, died at 5:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at his home on South Main street, Salem. His age was about 62 years. He was a well-known Confederate veteran and an honored member of the Norfleet Camp. Mr. Wooters enlisted in Compnay A, Fifth-third Regiment, North Carolina Troops, May 2, 1862.

He was wounded at Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Mount Jackson, Va. He was promoted corporal and sergeant of his company and was in command of his company at Appomattox as sergeant at the surrender of Lee, at which time there were only twelve members of the company besides Mr. Wooters. The interment will be at McLeansville, Guilford county, tomorrow. A funeral service was held tonight, conducted by the Rev. Dr. H. A. Brown, chaplain of the Norfleet Camp.
Son of Emery Prior Wooters and Lavinia Whittington
Husband of Melinda "Linnie" Southern

The Sunday March 4, 1906 edition of the Daily Industrial News (Greensboro NC) included:

Winston Salem, March 3.
Henry C. Wooters Dead

Henry C. Wooters, after a lingering illness of several months, died at 5:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at his home on South Main street, Salem. His age was about 62 years. He was a well-known Confederate veteran and an honored member of the Norfleet Camp. Mr. Wooters enlisted in Compnay A, Fifth-third Regiment, North Carolina Troops, May 2, 1862.

He was wounded at Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Mount Jackson, Va. He was promoted corporal and sergeant of his company and was in command of his company at Appomattox as sergeant at the surrender of Lee, at which time there were only twelve members of the company besides Mr. Wooters. The interment will be at McLeansville, Guilford county, tomorrow. A funeral service was held tonight, conducted by the Rev. Dr. H. A. Brown, chaplain of the Norfleet Camp.


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