This is the legacy of the Lewis, Laura Jane and St. Annie Wooten Family. Lewis Wooten was born in 1881 in Maysville, North Carolina. he was the youngest of four children born to Harriet and Needham Wooten. Lewis was married twice. He married Laura Jane Franks and they parented four children. After Laura Jane's death, he married St. Annie Holt of Maysville, North Carolina on January 15, 1915. St. Annie was the eldest of thirteen children. To this union nine children were born.

Lewis and St. Annie were very resourceful. They purchased several acres of land from a white land owner and Lewis built a house on the land in 1917. Lewis and St. Annie were gifted with their hands and generous with their resources. In addition, to building houses, tobacco and storage barns, and wagon bodies, he did basket weaving, mule shoeing, produced molasses from sugar cane, drilled pumps and wells and constructed nets for catching fish.

St. Annie used her hands to make quilts, can fruit and vegetables and work the farm along with her husband. Their farm always produced an abundance for the family and enough to share. St. Annie was always available to minister to and lend a helping hand to those in need.

Lewis and St. Annie shared their home with many guests to include teachers and preachers. Due to segregation, hotels were not available to blacks.

Consequently, Lewis and St. Annie established a legacy of warmth, caring, sharing, and a deep sense of self-pride. They embraced the Christian faith. They not only taught the Word, but they lived exemplary lives.

(Excerpt from Wooten Family Album 1881-2009)