Jesse Calaway Wootten

Jesse Calaway Wootten
Born(1836-10-06)October 6, 1836
DiedJanuary 22, 1874(1874-01-22) (aged 37)
Burial placeOak Hill Cemetery[1]
Known forFounder of precursor to the Newnan Times-Herald

Jesse Calaway Wootten (6 October 1836 – 22 January 1874) was a lawyer, editor, and newspaper founder in the United States.

Wootten was an editor of The Carrollton Advocate and a founder and editor of The Newnan Herald, which later became The Newnan Times-Herald.

  1. ^ "Confederate Soldiers Buried In Oak Hill Cemetery Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia". SCV 1729.