John Ooton

John was born in 1843 in ,Clay, Illinois.¹   John's father was Levi Ooton and his mother was Alpha Omega Tailor.  His paternal grandparents were Silax Penix (Silas Phoenix) Wooton and Phebe Worth. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named Jordon, Silas, Jeremiah, James, Allen, Aaron, Steven Alexander, Mary Ann, Alpha Elizabeth and Nancy.  He was the second youngest of the eleven children.