Maud Harris Womack - Anna Mind/Maud Womack - Death

Finding the death of a relative can be pretty challenging. My search was:

Wom*
Harrison County
female

I took the time to browse thorough each and every one until I came across Ras Womack's wife Maud Harris Womack. Her son, Julius White was the informant. He gave the name "Anna Maud Womack" but to search you would have to search "Anna Mind Womack". I am not sure how they got an I out of an A. Anywhoos, I was excited to find her death certificate.

Anna Mind/Maud Womack

May 1895 - November 1977

Birth - according to "Marshall, Harrison, Texas"

Death - Marshall, Harrison, Texas

Father - Tom Harris

Mother - Eddie Hennessy

 

Maud Harris Womack - Anna Maud/Mind Womack

Locating information on Willie Mae Womack 1938 - 2009 - Daughter of Ras Womack and Maud Harris

The sheer thought of calling a Funeral Home to ask questions...my ears were listening but my heart was aching. I have not always been a person that attach to death to easy. Yes, I know I have heard it all including no one is prepared for death. Well, it has nothing to do with being prepared for death but it has everything to do with the fear of death. I, like everyone else as a specific/particular fear of something, and that is death. Okay, let's cut to the chase, I called to ask questions regarding my ancestor Willie Mae Womack and I was so nervous that I could not get my questions out. I had to hang up, regroup and then call back with my questions written down. Once I got passed the questions, I gathered a great deal of information such as what to do for archived files at the Golden Gate Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas.

The funny thing to this story...is, I am not afraid of visiting grave sites. It is one of those things that is strange and unexplained all in the same sentence. I have certainly ask in prayer that all fears be removed, death is something that has to happen. So, I have sent the $10.00 off to the Funeral Home for the archived records for Willie Mae Womack, who departed this earth in 2009. A pretty easy process. I am not sure what all is included in the $10.00, according to the young lady that assisted me "it included all that is allowable to the public". I did not go into any details because anything that will give me more clues will be greatly appreciated. I am curious as to who the informant was and her last known job (?) more was than anything. It seemed she moved from Marshall, Harrison, Texas to Dallas, Texas and never began a family.

The Life of Ras Womack, Junior - Son of Ras Womack and Maud Harris

This was certainly no April Fool prank, Ras Womack, Junior was born on April 1st, 1931 to Ras Womack and Maud Harris, Marshall, Harrison, Texas. Yes, another child added to the family. Ras was delivered by Jane Mitchell. She also delivered his brother Sam/Samuel Womack in 1935. His B/C shows that there were three children born and three children living.

 

 

 

I am sure that the limitation are there as far as the Census goes, 1940 was the last Census released. So, with that being said, I found very little about Ras, Junior. Seemed he fought in the Korean was and moved back to Marshall, Harrison, Texas. I did not find any marriages or children.

 

 



 

1940 Census - age 8, Marshall, Harrison, Texas

 

F. Ras Womack, age 52

 

M. Maud Harris, age 42

 

(Though his birth certificate five years earlier shows that Ras, Senior was age 46 and Mother Maud was age 34.)

 

also in the home:

 

Sam Womack, Brother, age 5

 

Willie M. Womack, Sister, age 2

 

 

It appeared he resided with his parents at 1609 Arkansas Street, Marshall, Texas in 1951 which was have made his 16 years of age. Unfortunately, Census for that year has not been released. On a 1935 - 1993 City Directory he was living at 1307 Elysian Fields Avenue, Marshall, Harrison, Texas 75670.

 

 

Ras Womack, Junior passed away in 1996.

 

 

 

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

 

 



Ras/Ross Womack - Son of John Womack (gravesite)

Reverend Ras Womack



Ras/Ross Womack - Son of John Womack

 

I found Ras/Ross Womack - Son of John Womack

 

Census show that he was a Reverend

 

 

There was not a 1880 Census, he was born about 1884

 

 

1900 Census - age 15, 1884

 

Day Laborer, street work

 

John Womack - Mississippi

 

Nellie Montague Womack - Mississippi

 

Hannah, sister, age 24

 

Eliza, sister, age 16

 

Maggie, sister, age 12

 

Octavia, sister, age 9

 

East Border Street

 

 

 

1910 Census - age 14, 1886

 

Laborer, Foundry

 

John Womack - Texas

 

 Emma - Texas (?)

 

Octavia/ie, sister, age 20

 

Henry, brother, age 13

 

Healon, sister, age 12

 

East Border Street

 

 

1920 Census - age 45, 1875

 

Clergyman, Church

 

John Womack - United States 

 

Nellie Montague Womack - United States

 

Lillian, wife, age 25, married

 

East Border Street

 

 

 

1930 Census - age 48, 1882

 

Laborer, City of Marshall

 

John Womack - Texas

 

Nellie Montague Womack - Tennessee

 

Maud, wife, age 25, married, 26 years by now

 

Lizard Loop Street

 

in the home:

 

Julius White, Bell Boy at a Hotel, son, age 18

 

Toney Farley, Porter at a Barber Shop, cousin, age 17

 

 

 

1940 Census - age 52, 1888

 

Shipping Clerk help, road work

 

Does not specify parents on the 1940 Census

 

Maud, wife, age 42, married,

 

Arkansas Street

 

in the home:

 

Ras Jr., son, age 18

 

Sam, son, age 17

 

Willie Mae, daughter, age 2

 

 

 

He seemed pretty stable, I found City Directories for the years 1932, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1951 and 1953.

 

 

 Census does show that Lillian and Ras were married. They married on March 12, 1912. The 1920 Census show that she was 25 years of age.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Census does show that Maud Goss/Harris (?) and Ras were married. They married on August 24, 1929. The marriages appear to be 17 years apart.

 

 

 

 

He was drafted for World War II in 1942. Maud is listed as "as a person that will always know his address". It does not state rather they were married.

 

 

 

 

Ras died July 1955.

 

 

 

 

Children

 

Ras 1931

 

Sammie 1935

 

Julius White 1912

 

Willie Mae 1938

 

Tommie/Jommie 1933 (a baby when he died)