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Bernard Wilson - Permer Bernard Payne - Clue#5

 

As I mentioned before, I am waiting on an answer from the Marshall Library regarding when Bernard Wilson changed his name to Permer Bernard Payne (the name he lived and passed away using). I am kind of at a died end until I hear back from either resource (National Dallas Cemetery and Marshall Public Library). It is unfortunate that the U.S. Census listed on ancestry.com does not goes pass 1940. For now I just have to continue researching his un-given name.

 

I did find his military entry and exit on ancestry.com. He entered in as "Bernard Payne". I am curious as to where the name "Permer" came in.

 

Army

 

 

Interesting, he was known to me as my biological Mother's (Brenda/el Lewis) brother. He practically raised me when he was married to Irma Simpson. The two of them never legally adopted me but I have been with Irma since birth. He was in and out of the home until he married Dorothy Robinson Payne. I remember bits and pieces of him taking me to Marshall, Texas and Longview, Texas from time to time in the summer months for very short visits. There was a relative in Marshall, Texas that I remember calling "Aunt Virgie". I can remember being confused about rather to call him "Uncle Blue" as the rest of the children or "Daddy". Kids will be kids, they all teased me in good faith. Those were certainly the good ole'days!

 

 



Exploring the holdings of Marshall, Texas - Public Library - Unidentified persons and places...

Holdings of Marshall, Texas

 

 

Noted in the "Portal to Texas History".

In search of John Womack - Marshall, Texas #2 Clue

So, in the mean time I searched and searched some more for my Great, Great Grandfather John Womack. Unfortunately, to find this 1920 Census I had to tweak the 'search' just a little. On this 1920 Census, I learned a few more things:

Reference back to this post:
 

 

 John Womack - Post, update

1920 Census, found.

 

 

 

The 1900 Census showed him as being b 1835 (65 years of age), now it shows him being b 1850
(7- years of age), which is a fifteen year difference. The 1900 Census also showed him and Nellie Montague being married for twenty-nine years, which would have made him marry at the age of 6. We all now this is a piece of the puzzle not fitting.

 

Now they live on Frog Town Street, still renting their home (dwelling as they called it)

 

Same b place, Mississippi

 

Father b place the same, Mississippi

 

Mother b place changed from Mississippi to North Carolina

 

The only child living in the home is Octavia (Womack) Roland, married to John H. Roland.

 

Now a laborer, brick mason

 

Eliza 'Liza' (b 1883), his daughter according to the 1900 Census is married to Sol Walter is listed on this 1920 Census.

One more step closer to finding my Womack/Payne/Lewis roots.


I emailed the Marshall, Texas Public Library at info@easttexaskin.com.

Quick link at the bottom of this Blog


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

 

 

 

 

 



Google Link to images of Slave Schedules

Link to Google images of slave schedules...

Click the link above to view some the of the different types of slave schedules.

Places to begin your search, after you know the family origin name.

1.)Check with your local library's Genealogy Department

2.)ancestry.com

3.)familysearch.org