The Black Tree: March 2014

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Five Minute Find: Sending Documents Home From the Library

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Family & Freinds Relic (altered project)

Just a project done for a family friend. I so love treasuring family photos and relics by creating projects that you can display (even for a short time!).

[This project is made from a 12 x 12 wood plague, painted with black craft paint, sanded so the natural wood can show, designer paper mod podged, and elements and flowers added.]

The Life of Will/ie/iam Womack, from age 8

Will - William Womack

Father - John Womack

Mother - Matilda Brown (Mc tilda)

Records for marriage to John Womack not found. John Womack later married Nellie Montague Womack and they settled in Marshall, Harrison, Texas by 1880, shown to be married by 1871 and Will Womack was born in or about 1893, give or take.

According to familysearch.org Will(iam) Womack was married by 1916 to Ella Robertson in Marshall, McLennan, Texas on December 31st. By 1917 he was drafted. The WWI Draft Registration shows that he was "married with children". I assuming that the child was Ella's son Curly James Fields as shown in the 1920 Census. Record does not show child born between the two of them.

1900 Census

Josephine Walker, head

age 16, 1884

Annie Walker, daughter, age 2

Anna Darden, niece, age 6

Willie Womack,nephew, age 8

Nathan Womack, nephew, age 4

Franklin Street

Just a note - Josephine/Josie Walker was married to Walter Womack, the son of Henry Womack. Henry Womack was born to John Womack and Nellie Montague Womack.

1920 Census

Will Womack, head

age 27, 1893

Father - Texas

Mother - Texas

Ella Robertson Womack, wife, age 28

Curly J. Fields, stepson, age 8

John Benson, roomer, age 24

East Border Street

Just a note - I am assuming that Will Womack and Ella Robertson Womack moved to Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri because Curly James Fields, Ella's son was stationed there.

1930 Census

Will Womack, head

age 36, 1894

Ella Robertson Womack, wife, age 36

Jarboe/w Street

1940 Census

Will Womack, head

age 44, 1896

Ella Robertson Womack, wife, age 45

Madison Avenue

I am unclear on why Will(iam) Womack moved to Houston, Harris, Texas. His death certificate shows that he was living there at the time of his death and that he was divorced.

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.