The Black Tree: In search of John Womack

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

In search of John Womack - Marshall, Texas

This BLOG entry is the beginning of my family tree search (Womack of Marshall, Texas). I have done a big portion of my family tree search but because I was ask a number of times that same question; "where did you start?", I decided to begin again showing step by step - how to's - links to sites - letter of request and - results. I am starting with my Great, Great Grandfather John Womack b abt 1835. As we know at great deal of 1890 Census was destroyed. We also know that Census Records are the foundation for building out family trees. As you can see below that my Great, Great Grandfather's birth parents were supposedly from Mississippi, but sometimes this is not always the case. Unfortunately, there were two negro John Womacks in that time period that resided in Marshall, Texas and he too was supposedly born in Mississippi. Because I don't have a whole lot of information on my Great, Great Grandfather I have to start with the 1900 Census.

The information I learned from this 1900 Census:

12th Census of the United States

Lived on East Border Street

The term 'black'

b March 1835

Married 29 years, 1900 - 29 = 1871

(To Nellie Montague)

Father b Mississippi

Mother b Mississippi

He was b Mississippi

read/write, no

Rented, house

I also learned that there were other Womacks on this Census

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There was not a whole lot to learn on the death certificate but the year of his death:

I have researched the letters on his headstone to see what kind of organization he was in but it was a dead end. I will continue to research that. This is something that I did not figure during the first search. It is kind of on the back burner as far as research is concern (I will keep you updated).

So, the beginning of search is an email to the Marshall Public Library to see if they can find any information on when and where he was born. In the mean time I will continue to do research. I mentioned in other BLOG post that sometimes it take a couple of request before getting a reply, and that's okay.

Quick link at the bottom of this Blog

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About Me

Hello Family Tree Researcher, my name is Jacqueline Joyce Thomas (born to Gene E. Thomas and Brendel Joyce Lewis) of Texas in '67 . I began doing my family tree search when my son (C. Hicks) was born. He was unfortunately born with Nephrogenic Insipidus Diabetes. When he was two weeks old I could not get him to take his formula, the only thing he would drink was water. We took him to the local emergency room, where the hospital staff spent hours doing test after test and the end result were "we are still uncertain of what is wrong with your son". My heart fell to pieces. The next few days, still nothing. Finally on the forty-fifth day of his prolonged stay , they decided to care flight him to a Children's Hospital where it still took nineteen days for the final results and even then they were not sure. The doctor came into the room with his long white doctor's coat and his glasses hanging from his nose with the final thought (not answer). Ms. Hicks (at the time), "could you have a seat?" My thought was, okay then comes "is you son mixed with Caucasian?" My reply with anger and confusion in my heart was, mixed, with who?...not what but who! And not that I was cared or anything, I have mixed nieces and nephews. Then he went on to explain to me that "that type of diabetes was uncommon, and that it only occurred in every three thousand children" annnnndddd'ah-Rah...here is the killer..."that it only occurred in Caucasian males." Gathering my thoughts and physical seemed to be out of the question. It was not until he turned four years old that I begin getting more and more curious. So next to my son being born with a rare type of diabetes that only (according the doctor) in Caucasian males and me being adopted, I became one curious Sista'. The search began.