William Womack (1795 - 1870)

Born 6 Sep 1795 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (McBee) Womack — married about 1815 in Swedens Cove, Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1870 at age 74 in Perry, Missouri, United States

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Biography

William Womack was born in September 1795 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He is the son of William Womack and Lucy Womack. He passed away in April 1870 in Perry County, Missouri and is buried in Whitewater Cemetery, Perry County.

William was taken by his parents, William and Lucy, to Tennessee after 1810. He married Sarah McBee about 1815 in Swedens Cove, Marion County, Tennessee. About 1829 he traveled with his siblings to Jackson County, Alabama. (Son Robert M. born 1828 in Tennessee; son Abner T. born 1830 in Alabama.)

"Uncle William Womack (Buck) married a McBee, he moved to Missouri about 1846 or 1847 from Jackson County, Ala. Stopped over with father on his way remained 2 weeks - had a daughter, Cousin Betty who fell from the wagon as they came [across] the Cumberland Mountain. A wheel ran over her leg and broke it, therefore they rested at fathers two weeks on account of her misfortune. Uncle Buck had a large family of children - seemed to be nice family of children. I think the majority of the boys and girls played the fiddle they had two fiddles, some would play and some would dance they seemed to be an intelligent family of children. Uncle Buck was moving through in wagons drawn by oxen. He died in the State of Mo. Some of his family was living in Ozark Co. Mo. a few years ago."^[1]

William and his family settled in Perry County, Missouri. In 1859 he purchased 156 acres of land in Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties, Missouri.^[2]

Census

Census: 1840 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1840

Place: Jackson County, Alabama^[3]

The U.S. Census for 1840 does not list each individual, only the head of each household. William is listed as William Warmack with 2 males under 5 (William, Levi), 1 male between age 5 and 10 (Abner), 1 male between age 10 and 15 (Robert), 1 male between age 15 and 20 (Asa), 1 male between age 40 and 50 (William), 2 females between age 5 and 10 (Elizabeth, Mary Ann), 1 female between 10 and 15 (Nancy), 1 female age 20 and 30 (Lucy), 1 female betweeb age 40 and 50 (Sarah). Also on this page is son-in-law John McDowell, married Martha, and Josiah T. Womack, possible nephew, son of William’s proable brother Josiah.

Census: 1850 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1850

Place: Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry County, Missouri^[4]

William and Sarah in Perry County. In their household are sons Asa, Robert, William N., and Levi; daughters Elizabeth and Mary Ann. ^[5]

William Womack has not been located on the 1860 U.S. Census, although probably living in Perry County, MO, but the census taker skipped him during the enumeration.

Marriage & Children

William (Buck) WOMACK and Sarah MCBEE were married in 1815 in Sweden's Cove, Marion County, Tennessee. Sarah MCBEE was born on May 20, 1796 in Franklin County, Georgia. She died on October 12, 1851 in Perry County, MO. She was buried in Yount Community Cemetery, Perry County, MO.

William (Buck) WOMACK and Sarah MCBEE had the following children:

1. Martha WOMACK, born on June 26, 1816, Alabama[1]; died on April 13, 1865.
2. Isham WOMACK, born on May 10, 1818, Jackson County, AL[2]; married Martha JACKSON, on July 7, 1838, Tennessee[3]; died on September 21, 1846.
3. Lucy WOMACK, born on April 28, 1820, Tennessee; married William R. WOMACK, on July 6, 1854, Ste. Genevieve County, MO[4]; died in 1880, Missouri.
4. Asa WOMACK was born on November 11, 1821 in Tennessee.[5] He died on June 15, 1852 in Missouri. Asa Womack patented 40 acres of land in Ste. Genevieve County, MO on January 1, 1852. Certificate No. 12667
5. Jessie WOMACK was born on October 19, 1823 in Tennessee.
6. Nancy A. WOMACK, born on November 20, 1825, Tennessee; died on July 21, 1921, Missouri.
7. Robert Marion WOMACK, born on July 20, 1828; married Belinda HAHN, on December 2, 1851, Perry County, MO[6]; married Louisa HAWTHORNE, on March 16, 1854[7]; died on July 25, 1915, Womack, Ste. Genevieve County, MO.
8. Abner Terril WOMACK, born on April 23, 1830, Jackson County, AL; married Lucinda HAHN, on May 3, 1849, Perry County, MO[8]; married Mary JOHNSON, about 1872; married Mary Ann (Polly) PIRTLE, on February 7, 1865, Perry County, MO[9],[10]; died in 1902, St. Francois County, MO.
9. Elizabeth WOMACK, born on March 2, 1832, Alabama; married Joshua HAHN, on January 27, 1853, Perry County, MO; died Missouri.
10. Mary Ann WOMACK, born on March 24, 1834, Alabama[11]; married James DANIELY, on November 30, 1854, Ste. Genevieve County, MO[12].
11. William Newton WOMACK, born on January 15, 1836, Alabama; married Cynthia Ann PIRTLE, on March 13, 1859, St. Francois County, MO[13]; died on July 5, 1865.
12. Thomas Hart Benton WOMACK was born in February 1837 in Alabama. He died on November 20, 1837 in Alabama.
13. Levi Jackson WOMACK, born on August 28, 1838; married Susanna RAGSDALE, on January 7, 1858, Perry County, MO[14]; died on May 20, 1863.

Death & Legacy

The last will and testament of William “Buck” Womack is no longer available. Somebody has removed it from the Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Courthouse. The information here is from a copy of the Will that Marge Clifton has maintained.

The following is abstact of William Womack's Will:

• Drawer 42, Packet 1016 Ste. Genevieve County, MO courthouse 1870,
  • Heirs of William Womac, deceased
  • Robert M. Womack, Administrator
• 81/4 of one tenth: John W. McDowell, Jasper McDowell, Sarah J. Ragsdale, Mary E. Phillips
  • One share: Lucy Womack, Nancy Gatewood, Cynthia Austin, Robert M. Womack, Abner T. Womack, Elizabeth Meyers, Mary Ann Danielly
  • One Share: Mary T. Womack
  • 1/2 Share: Wm A. Womack, James M. Womack

Burial: Joyce Martin, Descendants of Robert Benton Womack and Almenza Evelina Mayberry (Farmington, St. Francois County, MO: Joyce Martin, March 1998), p. 28. William "Buck" Womack (1795, NC) was to have been buried there also however, on the day of his funeral it was so muddy the oxen cart couldn't get on to the Yount graveyard so they went up to White Water Cemetery and buried him there, no marker.

Notes

[1] Ibid., 27. Martha, born 6/26/1816 in Alabama, died 4/13/1865 married John McDowell. [2] Ibid., page 27. Isham, born 5/10/1818 in Alabama, died 9/21/1846 married Martha Jackson. [3] Ibid. [4] William R. Womack & Lucy Womack, marriage license no. (1854), Court House , Ste. Genevieve County, MO. [5] , Descendants of Robert Benton Womack and Almenza Evelina Mayberry, 27. Asa, born 11/11/1821 in Tennessee, died 6/15/1852. [6] Marriage Licenses, Perry County, MO, 164, Book 2. [7] Robert Marion Womack & Louisa Hawthorn, marriage license no. (1854), Court House, Ste. Genevieve County, MO. [8] Marriage Licenses, Perry County, MO, 124, Book 2. [9] Marriage records, 1825-1960; index, 1830-1950. Title Authors: Perry County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds (Main Author) Notes: Microfilm of original records at the Perry County Courthouse, Perryville, Missouri. Subjects: Missouri, Perry - Vital records Format: Manuscript (On Film) Language: English Publication: Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973, 1996 Physical: on 24 microfilm reels; 35 mm. Film Notes: Note - Location [Film] Index to marriage records 1830-1950 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 915639 ] Marriage records 1830-1867 v. 1-2 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 915640 ]. [10] Marriage Licenses, Perry County, MO, 393, Book 2. [11] , Descendants of Robert Benton Womack and Almenza Evelina Mayberry, 28. 10. Mary Ann, born 3/25/1834 in Alabama. Married James Daniely 11/30/1854. [12] Ibid., 28. 10. Mary Ann, born 3/25/1834 in Alabama. Married James Daniely 11/30/1854. [13] Marriage Licenses, St. Francois County, MO, 92, Book 2. [14] Marriage Licenses, Perry County, MO, 124, Book 2. [15] William Womack and Susan Mercer, marriage license no. (1854), Court House, Ste. Genevieve County, MO. [16] 1870 United States Federal Census. 1870 Perry County, St. Mary's Township, MO, page 30; Dwelling #214, Family #208, Mercer, Omely, age 48, F, Keeping House, Born in TN; Mercer, John, age 19, m, Born in MO; Mercer, Marietta, age 17, F, Born in MO; Mercer, Margaret, age 16, F, Born in MO; Mercer, William, age 14, M, Born in MO; Mercer, Perry, age 13, M, Born in MO; Mercer, Nanrick, age 9, F, Born in MO; Womack, Susan, age 65, F, Born in South Carolina.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #SWG1-4 Article written by F.M. Womack, son of Isham Rice Womack who was a brother of William "Buck" Womack; Vol. IV, June 1960, p. 108.
2. ↑ Source: #SUSGL Name: William Womack Issue Date: 1 Jan 1859 Acres: 156.69 Meridian: 5th PM State: Missouri County: Perry, Ste. Genevieve Township: 34-N Range: 8-E Section: 1 Accession Number: MO3880__.211 Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Number: 27498
3. ↑ Source: #S112 Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 33; Image: 597; Family History Library Film: 0002333. William Warmack [Womack] Males under 5 2 Males 5-9 1 Males 10-14 1 Males 15-19 1 Males 40-49 1 Females 5-9 2 Females 10-14 1 Females 20-29 1 Females 40-49 1
4. ↑ Source: #S91 Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri; Roll: M432_409; Page: 45B; Image: 95. Household #240 Womack, William 55 M W Farmer b NC Sarah 54 F W b GA Asa 28 M W Laborer b TN Robert 22 M W Laborer b TN Elizabeth 17 F W b AL Mary Ann 15 F W b AL William N. 13 M W b AL Levi 11 M W b AL
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-6JT : 12 April 2016), William Womack, Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri, United States; citing family 240, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Source: SWG1-4 Womack, Oscar B., Editor; Womack Genealogy: The Official Publication of the Womack Family Association. (Bound volume incl Vols. I-IV)
• Source: S112 Federal Census 1840 Publication: Effective date 1 Jun 1840 Repository: #R11
• Source: S91 Federal Census 1850 United States Bureau of the Census Publication: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records. Effective date 1 Jun 1850. Repository: #R11
• Source: SUSGL U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Repository: #R11
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