John Burgess Womack (1793 - 1846)

Born 16 Sep 1793 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Renfro) Womack — married about 1818 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1846 at age 53 in De Soto County, Mississippi, USA

Biography

John B. Womack was born in September 1793 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He was the son of Abner Womack and Martha Byars. He passed away in October 1846 in De ]Ssoto County, Mississippi.^[1]

John moved to Warren County, Tennessee about 1810 with his parents. They settled in the 15th District community known as Crossroads. John probably married Rebecca Renfro in Tennessee. He is said to have gone to DeKalb County, Tennessee, but no record found for him there.

All of his children who are found on later census reports state they were born in Alabama. John and Rebecca must have arrived in Alabama very soon after their marriage. He was a county official in Lauderdale County, Alabama from about 1828-1831.^[2] The family left Alabama after 1833 and by 1840 the family was living in De Soto County, Mississippi.

Marriage

John married Rebecca Renfro. No marriage record has been found. First child, Burgess Harrelson, was born in March 1819. Estimate marriage date about March 1818 in Tennessee.

Land Purchases

A John B. Womack purchased 150 acres in Holmes County, Mississippi on 27 February 1841.^[3] He is said to be "of Lauderdale County, Mississippi." Both Holmes and Lauderdale Counties are some distance from De Soto County, Mississippi where John Burgess Womack is on the Federal census in 1840 and the Mississippi State census in 1841 and 1845. So not certain this John B. Womack is John Burgess Womack. If anyone knows of another John B. Womack in Mississippi at this time, please advise.

Census

Census: 1840 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1840

Place: De Soto County, Mississippi^[4]

John and Rebecca have settled in Mississippi. In their household are sons: George W., Abner, John P., and Burgess H.; daughters Martha and Mary J. The census lists two persons engaged in agriculture and one school with 32 students.

Census: Mississippi State Census Index

Date: 1841

Place: De Soto County, Mississippi^[5]

Census: Mississippi State Census Index

Date: 1845

Place: De Soto County, Mississippi^[6]

Neither John nor Rebecca has been located in records after 1845.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #SDescendants p 17
2. ↑ Source: #SDescendants p 17.
3. ↑ Source: #SUSGL Documents No. 20096 & 20097
4. ↑ Source: #S112 De Soto, Mississippi; Roll: 215; Page: 111; Image: 226; Family History Library Film: 0014841. John B. Womack Males under 5 1 Males 5-9 1 Males 15-19 1 Males 20-29 1 Males 40-49 1 Females 5-9 1 Females 10-14 1 Females 40-49 1
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

• Source: SDescendants Womack, Oscar B., Descendants of Thomas and Louvisa Rice Womack; The Ben Lomond Press, McMinnville, TN 1970
• Source: SUSGL U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Repository: #R11
• Source: S112 Federal Census 1840 Publication: Effective date 1 Jun 1840 Repository: #R11
• Repository: R11 Name: Ancestry. com Operations, Inc. City: Provo State: UT URL: www.ancestry.com