Sept. 11, 1845 - Died, Mr. Shadrach Wooten, Postmaster at Western Prong, Bladen Co., in the 61st year of his age. (Married Elizabeth Treadwell and had a son John Allen Wooten) [Bladen County North Carolina Vital Records 1753-1915; compiled by Charles F. McKee, 2162 Regent Court, Gastonia, North Carolina, 28054. Copyright 1995. p. 18]
WOOTEN, SHADRACH August 17, 1845 Nov. Term 1845
Wife and Executrix: Elizabeth. Sons: Shadrach, John A., Robert. Daughters: Mary Cromartie, Ann M. Ashley, Elizabeth C. Wooten, Charlotte M. Wooten, Henrietta T. Wooten. Brother and Executor: Richard Wooten. Witnesses: Dunc. J. McCall, John A. Wooten, Dugald Blue. Clerk: H.H. Robinson. [Bladen County North Carolina Abstracts of Wills 1734-1900; abstracted, compiled and mimeographed by Wanda S. Campbell, Elizabethtown, North Carolina; available from The Bladen County Historical Society]