The Beginning - Octavia/ie Womack Roland - Daughter of John Womack

 

1900 Census - age 9, abt. 1891

 

in school

 

John Womack - Father - Mississippi, age 65

 

Nellie Montague Womack  - Mother - Mississippi, age 55

 

In the home:

 

John Womack, head/Father

 

Nellie Montague Womack, wife/Mother

 

Hannah (Hillard/Hubbard/Booker-Brooks), sister, age 24

 

Eliza, sister, age 16

 

Ras, brother, age 15

 

Maggie (Payne), sister, age 12

 

 

East Border Street

 

 

 

 

 

1910 Census  - age 20, abt. 1890

 

Washwoman, Private home

 

John Womack - Father - Alabama, age 56

 

Emma (?) Womack  - Mother - Mississippi, age 55

 

In the home:

 

John Womack, head/Father

 

Emma Womack, wife/Mother

 (Nellie is not listed, unless this was a nickname for her)

 

Census show that 6 of 13 children are living.

 

Ras, brother, age 14

 

Henry, brother, age 12

 

Healon (Shars), sister, age 12

 

[Healon was born during the 1900 Census, where was she?]

  

Mauldin Street

 

 

 

 

1920 Census  - age 30, abt. 1890

 

Laundress, at home

 

John Womack - Father - Mississippi, age 70

 

Nellie Montague Womack  - Mother - Texas, age 69

 

In the home:

 

John Womack, head/Father

 

Emma Womack, wife/Mother

 (Nellie is not listed, unless this was a nickname for her)

 

Census show that 6 of 13 children are living.

 

John H., husband, age 40

 

Wilbert Womack, nephew, age 19

(he is her brother Henry's son)

 

Henry, brother, age 12

 

Nathan (Henderson) Roland, son, age 8

 

Frog Town Street

 

 

 

 

 

1930 Census  - age 36, abt. 1894

 

Laundress, at home

 

John Womack - Father - Texas, died 1924

 

Nellie Montague Womack  - Mother - Texas, age 70

 

In the home:

 

Unsure of where her husband John H. Roland is.

The 1940 Census shows M - status with a line through it and a code 7, meaning separation.

 

Nellie Montague Womack, wife/Mother, age 70, abt. 1860

 

Nathaniel (Henderson) Roland, son, age 18

 

Ella Le(?), daughter, age 4

 

Jewell, daughter, age 0, just born

 

Lizard Loop Street

 

 

 

1940 Census  - age 43, abt. 1897

 

not working

 

In the home:

 

Delma L. Hall, daughter, age 13

 

Jewel, daughter, age 9

 

Hanah Booker (Hillard/Hubbard-Brooks), sister, age 66, no job

 

Lizard Loop Street

 

 

 

City Directories

 

I did not find all of the City Directories.

 

 

 

Children

 

Nathan Roland - died as Sgt. Nathaniel Henderson

 

Ella Le Roland/Hall - died as Velma Lois Lister

 

Jewell Roland - died as Mary Jewel Walker Simpson