Sixth Generation

169. Julia HOLDERNESS¹⁷³ was born in November 1855 in Caswell County, North Carolina.⁸⁵ She died on 25 February 1920 at the age of 64 in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina.

Married Dickson and then Wooten.

In 1880, I believe Julia was still single. In Speights Bridge Twp, Greene Co NC, living with the family of Rufus Beeman was Julia Holderness, age 24, School Teacher, b. NC, her parents b. NC.

1900 Census. Kinston, Lenoir Co NC Gorden St Hh 53
Christan Wooten, b. Mar 1860, age 40, married 5 years; b. NC, father b. NC, mother b. VA, Lawyer
Julia, wife, b. Nov 1859, age 40. Had four children, none living. Born NC, father b. NC, mother b. VA
Annie, daughter, b. Jul 1887, age 12

1910 Census. Kinston, Lenoir Co NC Gordon St Hh 532
Crist Wooten, age 52, married 3 times; married 16 yr this last time; Lawyer, b. NC
Julia H., age 53, married 2 times, had six children, none living, b. NC

1920 Census. Kinston, Lenoir Co NC Gordon St Hh 513
Thomas C. Wooten, age 60, Lawyer, b. NC
Julia H., age 62, b. NC [Her enumeration has a line drawn through it - she had died in February]

NC Death Certificate; Ancestry.com
Death Certificate #6C48; 141
Julia Holderness Wooten died Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC
Died 25 Feb 1920
Age about 58; married
Born Caswell Co NC
Father: Wm Holderness, born Caswell Co NC
Mother: Sarah Forman, born Norfolk Co, VA
Informant: T. C. Wooten
Buried Kinston NC, 26 Feb 1920


The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC, 27 Feb 1920, Friday, p.8
Mrs. Julia Wooten Dies at Her Home in Kinston
Kinston, Feb. 26. - Mrs. Julia Wooten, wife of Thomas C. Wooten, one of the best known lawyers in this part of the State, died at Parrott Memorial Hospital here yesterday at 10:45 am after a long period of poor health. She was 58 years of age and a native of an upstate family. Mrs. Wooten before her marriage was Miss Julia Holderness. She was the sister of George Holderness of Tarboro, long a member fo the General Assembly. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Wooten is survived by one step-daughter, Mrs. Jack Saunders, of this city, in addition to her husband. She was a woman of excellent character traits and had many friends here and elsewhere. the funeral was hel today from the residence of Mrs. Saunders.

Death Certificate #126
Thomas Christian Wooten died 4 Jun 1922 of uremia.
He was about age 60, a widower and a Lawyer
Born Lenoir Co NC
Father: John F. Wooten, born Craven Co. Mother: Mary Christian, b. VA
Informant was D. F. Wooten of Kinston.
Buried Kinston, NC on 5 Jun 1922

Julia HOLDERNESS and John C. DIXON were married on 16 December 1880 in Greene County, North Carolina. John C. DIXON was born in January 1852. He died in June 1886 at the age of 34 in Greene County, North Carolina.

1860 Census. Olds, Greene Co, NC, Hh 422
Mary A. Dixon, 33
Susan O., 12
Sarah A., 10
John C., 8

Buried St. Barnabas Episcopal Cemetery, Snow Hill, Greene Co, NC

Greene Co, NC. Records of Wills, 1866-1907, p.129
I, Jno. C. Dixon, do hereby make and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, to wit: I do hereby give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Julia C. Dixon in fee simple forever all the property of all kinds whatsoever both real & personal, which I own at the time of my death. I do hereby appoint as Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, my wife Julia c. Dixon.
In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my namd and seal, this March 6, 1885. John C. Dixon
Greene Co, NC
7 June 1886
A paper purpoting to be the Last Will and Testament of Jno C. Dixon deceased, is exhibited before me, the undersigned Clerk of the Superior Court for Said County by Mrs. Julia C. Dixon the executrix therein Mentioned. And the hand writing of the Said Jno. C. Dixon by the oath and examination of Jas. T. Sugg, W. W. Dail & George W. Sugg, who being duly sworn doth depose and say each for himself, deposeth and saith - that he is well acquainted with the handwriting fo the Said Jno C. Davis. that having often seen his writing the last ten or twelve years and that they verily beleive that the paper writing now shown and which bears date the 6th day of March 1885, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of the Said Jno C. Dixon is in the handwriting of the said Jno. C. Dixon and that the signature of said will is the signiture of the said Jno C. Dixon.
And George A. Holderness and W. H. Holderness being duly sworn say and each for himslef deposetha and saith....
Signed: Jas. T. Sugg, W. H. Dail, George W. Sugg, W. H. Holderness
Greene Co, NC
7 June 1886
....will presented for probate by Mrs. Julia C. Dixon ordered to be recorded and filed
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Julia HOLDERNESS and Thomas Christian WOOTEN were married on 29 May 1894 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Thomas Christian WOOTEN was born on 19 March 1858. He died on 4 June 1922 at the age of 64 in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina.

1860 Census. Kinston, Lenoir, NC, Hh 936
John F. Wooten, 37, Lawyer
Mary Wooten, 30
Richard, 13
John, 11
Sym, 6
Lafayette, 4
Thos. C., 3
Fannie D., 10 months

1870 Census. Kinston, Lenoir, NC, Hh 234
J. F. Wooten, 48, Lawyer, b. NC
Mary A., 39, b. VA
Thomas, 12, at school
Fannie, 10, at school
Beverly, 7, male, at school
Doll Floyd, 5
Oria B., 2
Polly Raines, 10, Black, house servant

1889 Publication. Students of the University of North Carolina
Wooten, Thomas Christian, Kinston, Lenoir Co: 1882-84. Lawyer.

Marriage record to Julia H. (Holderness) Dixon, 29 May 1894, Edgecombe Co, NC. His parents listed as John F. & Mary A. Wooten.

1908 Kinston NC City Directory
Attorney-At-Law
Wooten, Emmett R., 136 Court House Square
Wooten, Thomas C., 136 Court House Square

North Carolina Death Certificate #126
Thomas Christian Wooten died 4 Jun 1922 of uremia and chronic gastric enteritis at Kinston, Lenoir Co. He was about 60, born in Lenoir County, a widower. Lawyer. Father was John F. Wooten, b. NC; mother, Mary Christian, b. VA. D. F. Wooten of Kinston was the informant. Buried at Kinston on June 5th.

FindAGrave.com has him buried Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston. There are links to his parents and siblings.
Parents:
John Franklin Wooten (1821 - 1903)
Mary Adams Christian Wooten (1829 - 1878)

Siblings:
Richard Wooten (1847 - 1869)*
John Council Wooten (1848 - 1901)*
Thomas Christian Wooten (1858 - 1922)
Fannie Dew Wooten Moseley (1860 - 1943)*
Ora Wooten (1869 - 1882)*
Clovis Wooten (1870 - 1870)*
James Frank Wooten (1881 - 1959)**
Lloyd Kirby Wooten (1884 - 1938)**
Carrie Pugh Wooten (1885 - 1887)**

The Kinston Free Press, Kinston, NC, 7 Jun 1922, Wednesday, p.1
DEATH AND FUNERAL OF T. C. WOOTEN, A SENIOR MEMBER BAR
End Came sunday Night. Prominently Related - Licensed to Practice Law Many Years Ago - Was in Poor Health
The funeral of Thomas Christian Wooten, 62 years of age, was held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. ...Mr. Wooten's death occurred sunday night at 9 o'clock following a brief illness, though he had not been in the best of health for several years.
....Mr. Wooten was born at Elm Grove, a few miles south of here, in 1860. He was educated in the schools here and at the University of North Carolina. He was licensed to the bar in 1883. He practiced at Snow Hill ans here. He was a son of the late John F. Wooten, of Kinston, and Mary Adams Christian, who was a member of a prominent family in Virginia. He married Miss Mary Moore of Snow Hill, and after her death, Mrs. Julia Holderness Dixon, of Caswell County, now dead.
...Mr. Wooten is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Saunders; one sister, Mrs. W. O. Moseley, and the following brothers and half brothers; Dal F., Lloyd and Frank Wooten of Kinston, and Beverly Wooten, of Fort Barnwell.

Lenoir Co, NC, Superior Court. Mrs. Bessie W. Sanders states that T. C. Woodten is dead, leaving no will and she is entitled to Letters of Administration. Filed 19 Jun 1922. She was appointed and bond set at $1000. J. Wooten Moseby and K. F. Foscue, her securities