Asa Marion Womack (1806 - 1863)

Born 3 Apr 1806 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Patton) Womack — married 17 Dec 1826 in Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1863 at age 56 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Asa was born in April 1806 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He was the son of William Womack and Lucinda Womack.

Asa left North Carolina with his parents, William and Lucinda Womack, after 1810 for Marion County, Tennessee.

He married Sarah Patton in 1826. ^[1][2] Together they had the following children:

1. Elizabeth Jane Womack
2. Jesse Marion Womack ^[1]
3. Florinda Isabelle (Womack) Brown ^[1]
4. John Alexander Womack ^[1]
5. Martha Frances Womack ^[1][2]
6. Mary Emeline Womack ^[1][2]
7. William Edward Womack ^[1][2]
8. James Knox Polk Womack ^[1][2]
9. Riley Patton Womack ^[1][2]
10. Simpson Parks Womack ^[1][2]
11. Sallie Ann Wormark ^[2]

About 1830 he and his family moved to Alabama, first Jackson County and then Benton County (became Calhoun County in 1858). By 1845, Asa and family had removed to Yalobusha County, Mississippi where they remained.

Five sons of Asa and Sarah served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. Only one came home. Jesse M. died in a prisoner of war camp in Illinois in 1864; William E. and his brother James were both killed in the Battle of Fishing Creek (aka Battle of Logan's Cross Roads or Battle of Mill Springs), Pulaski County, KY in 1862; Riley was killed in Georgia in 1864. John A. Womack came home. He later erected a monument to his four brothers at Shiloh Cemetery, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.

He passed away in March 1863 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi and is buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Yalobusha County. Both Asa and Sarah died in 1863 before the war ended. They may have known of the deaths of two of their sons, William and James, before they died.

Research Notes

Census

Head of Household: William Womack

1810 Census

1820 Census

1830 Census

Head of Household: Asa Marion Womack

1840 Census ^[3]

Notes: Asa and wife Sarah in Benton (later Calhoun) County. In their household would have been sons: John and Jesse; daughters: Martha, Mary E., Florinda, and Elizabeth.

Asa Womack

Males under 5 1

Males 5-9 1

Males 30-39 1

Females under 5 2

Females 5-9 1

Females 10-14 1

Females 30-39 1

1845 Mississippi State Census ^[4]

1850 Census ^[1]

Notes: Asa and Sarah have settled in Mississippi. Asa is a planter with land valued at $560. In their household are children Jesse, Florenda, John, Martha, Mary E., William, James, Riley, and Simpson.

1860 Census ^[2]

Notes: Asa and Sarah are still farming. Their land is now valued at $1500 and personal property at $2000. In their household are children Martha, Mary E., William, James, Riley, Simpson, and Sallie Ann.

Land Purchases

1 June 1831 ^[5]

• Place: Jackson County, Alabama
• Purchased: 79.89 acres
• Description: Meridian: Huntsville State: Alabama County: Jackson Township: 3-S Range: 6-E Section: 28

1 August 1839 ^[6]

• Place: Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama
• Purchased: 80.32 acres
• Description: Meridian: Huntsville State: Alabama County: Calhoun Township: 15-S Range: 7-E Section: 22

9 October 1845 ^[7]

• Place: Yalobusha County, Mississippi
• Purchased: 156.55 acres
• Description: Meridian: Choctaw State: Mississippi County: Yalobusha Township: 25-N Range: 6-E Section: 17

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LJ-TM9 : 22 December 2020), A M Wamack, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-XPH : 18 February 2021), A M Wommack, 1860.
3. ↑ Benton, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 35; Image: 743; Family History Library Film: 0002332.
4. ↑ Name: A M Womack Census Date: 1845 County: Yalobusha LINE: 23 Roll: v229_3 5 males 5 females. Ancestry.com. Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
5. ↑ Source: US General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
6. ↑ US General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
7. ↑ US General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: L8MB-WK9
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29336744 : accessed 22 July 2019), memorial page for Asa Marion Womack (3 Apr 1806–24 Mar 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #29336744 citing Shiloh Cemetery, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Donald Gordon Dalrymple (contributor 46772734).