Born in Rondo, Lee, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
and Sister of
Robert Calvin Wooten, Laura Frances (Wooten) Motsinger, Noah Elvin Wooten, Jesse Williard Wooten, Rachel L (Wooten) Lance, Norma Lee Wooten, Carey Lavon Wooten and [private sister (1920s - unknown)]
Wife of
Gerald Daniel Brown Sr.
— married
15 Jan 1942 in Marianna, Lee, Arkansas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Alice (Brown) Lewis, [private son (1940s - unknown)], Gary Louis Brown and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 87
in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2016
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Biography
- Betty Lou, better known as Nana, and matriarch of the family, was born on the 20th of April 1922, in Rondo, Arkansas, to Jesse and Minnie Wooten. She was one of eight children. It was there she met and married Gerald Brown. They had four children and moved to Klamath Falls in 1950. Betty lived in Klamath Falls until she passed away at the age of 87 on 22 Nov. 2009. She loved to paint, fish, and laugh. She loved and was loved by her family and many friends and will be greatly missed.
Birth
- Born on 20 April 1922 in Rondo, Lee, Arkansas[1]
Residence
- (1930) Spring Creek, Lee, Arkansas, United States [2]
- (1 April 1940) Spring Creek, Lee, Arkansas, United States[3]
Death
- 22 Nov 2009 in Klamath falls, Oregon[1]
Burial
- Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States[4]
Story
- Betty once told her granddaughter Robbin that after her two brothers Carey and Jesse left home to fight in WWII, she had a dream where Carey came to her. She said he told her that he was dead but that Jesse was alright. Later finding out that Carey died at sea aboard the SS James Sprunt, and Jesse returned home alive.
DNA
Paternal DNA Relationship Confirmed
- GEDmatch DNA match of 143.6cM between daughter Alice Brown GEDmatch ID: QP1621394 and Geneva Wooten GEDmatch ID: A017229;
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB6P-K3R : 20 May 2014), Betty Lou Vetkos, 22 Nov 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMLN-8PY : accessed 4 January 2019), Pettie Jame Wooten in household of Jessie Wooten, Spring Creek, Lee, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 6A, line 24, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 81; FHL microfilm 2,339,816.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQK4-VCX : 14 March 2018), Betty Lou Wooten in household of Jess Wooten, Spring Creek Township, Lee, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-23A, sheet 13A, line 6, family 215, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 149.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #44871212
See also:
- Family Tree entry for Betty Lou Wooten (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LV6Y-SZB).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betty:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betty:
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50.00%
50.00%
Alice (Brown) Lewis 
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch QP1621394 [compare]
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Stephanie Stults :
23andMe, GEDmatch G248456 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tammy Caldwell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A886916 [compare], Ancestry member tgCaldwell72
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Categories: Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, Klamath Falls, Oregon | Klamath Falls, Oregon | Rondo, Arkansas
One about churning butter and one was her unique version of The Juniper Tree... when she was telling these stories she would make her eyes all big like an owl and try to look 'spooky'.