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James Hays “Jimmie” Womack

Birth
Weches, Houston County, Texas, USA
Death
10 Jul 1955 (aged 52)
Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA
Burial
Retreat, Navarro County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Referred to as "Jimmie" and/or "Hase".

Jimmie's first wife, Velma Gladys "Totsy" (nee McGaughey) Womack was married to Carl Whitlock of San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX when she committed suicide by induction of pot lash crystals 25 Nov 1937 in San Antonio. Her mother Louella (nee May) McGaughey Merriwether of Palestine, Anderson Co., TX was the informant on Velma's death certificate. Her burial in Palestine, Anderson Co., TX on 30 Nov 1937 was by Andrew H. Morales, funeral director of San Antonio. Her correct surname on FAG should be Whitlock, and she was not buried in Weches Cemetery.

James H. Womack first appears on the 1910 Navarro Co., TX census in the household of his mother Frances Elizabeth "Fannie" (nee Bobbitt) Womack and her 2nd husband, James L. R. Swearingen.

Jimmie and Velma Gladys "Totsy" McGaughey had a child, Hazel Marie Womack, born in 21 Oct 1927 in Pine Prairie, Walker Co., TX. Hazel first appears on the 1940 Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX census in the household of her father and step-mother, Alma May (nee Ewing) McMillan, her step-brother, James Ellis McMillan, born in 1925, and her half brother, Gene Allen Womack, born in 1939.

Alma married 1st J. C. McMillan of Brandon, Hill Co. TX, and their son, James Ellis McMillan was born 17 Jan 1925 in Corsicana and died 2 Jan 1944 while serving as a PFC in the Marines in WW II in Cape Gloucester, New Britain. His body was returned to Corsicana for burial with full military honors. Alma's 1st husband, J. C. McMillan was an oil field worker. Alma McMillan signed her son's birth certificate. Alma's marriage to J. C. McMillan ended in divorce before 1930.

The son of James Ausburn McMillan and Amelia Telitha Hill, J. C. McMillan was born 22 Sep 1904 in Brandon, Hill Co., TX, died 4 Jan 1965 in Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Las Vegas - FAG #109387456. He married 2nd Junell D. (nee Kirkpatrick) McMillan Jenkins Dill, and their son, Arnold Dwight McMillan was born 2 Aug 1930 in El Paso Co., TX. J. C. and Junell are in the 1933 Santa Monica, CA city directory. Junell married 2nd Mark L. Jenkins before 1940. She married 3rd Albert Ray Dill and both are buried in Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces, Doña Ana Co. NM. Also buried in that cemetery is Arnold Dwight McMillan's wife, Joy Ann (nee Drum) McMillan.

1930 Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
George Ewing 55 TX
Lula L. Ewing 49 TX
Hamilton J. Ewing 30 TX (Hamilton Jefferson Ewing)
Mary F. Ewing 19 TX daughter-in-law (Mary Frances Watson)
Alma M. Ewing 26 TX daughter DIVORCED
G. E. Ewing 12 TX (George Ellis Ewing)
Edgar E. Ewing 2 TX grandson
James E. McMillan 5 grandson (James Ellis McMillan)

1940 Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
H. J. Womack 37 TX (James Hays "Jimmie" Womack)
Alma Womack 36 TX (Alma May (nee Ewing) McMillan Womack
James Womack 15 TX (Alma's son, James Ellis McMillan)
Hazel Womack 12 TX (Hazel Marie {nee Womack} Drumm Lamberth)
Jean Allen Womack son 7 months TX (Gene Allen Womack, Jimmy and Alma's son.)

"The Alto Herald" Newspaper
Thursday July 14, 1955
Alto, Texas

"J. H. WOMACK DIES FROM AUTO INJURIES

Jimmie Hays Womack, 52, brother of Hall Womack of Weches and uncle of Hubert Womack of this city, died Sunday night in a hospital in Amarillo.

Mr. Womack was injured in an automobile accident Sunday July 3, at Clayton, New Mexico, receiving chest, head and other body injuries. He had been moved to Amarillo for surgery. His home is in Corsicana, and he had been off on a trip to West Texas and New Mexico. The remains were returned to Weches and funeral services held there on Tuesday afternoon."

Jimmie was divorced from his first wife, Velma Gladys "Totsy" McGaughey and his 2nd wife Alma May Ewing, and he was a resident of Corsicana at the time of his death. Jimmie's brother, John Robert Womack was the informant on his death certificate, which indicates he was buried in Corsicana, and Hamilton Beaman Cemetery is four miles from Corsicana.

Alma, their son, Gene Allen Womack and her parents, Jimmie's sisters, Frankie, Dollie and Rosa are buried in Hamilton Beaman cemetery. Alma's son, James Ellis McMillan, also has a military tombstone in Hamilton Beaman Cemetery,

James Ellis McMillan - FAG #14236582

Gene Allen Womack - FAG #53369891
Born: 15 Aug 1939 in Corsicana
Died: 16 Aug 2007 in Corsicana

Alma's parents:
George Ellis Ewing - FAG #44862000
Lula Lee (nee Bailey) Ewing - FAG #44861950
Referred to as "Jimmie" and/or "Hase".

Jimmie's first wife, Velma Gladys "Totsy" (nee McGaughey) Womack was married to Carl Whitlock of San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX when she committed suicide by induction of pot lash crystals 25 Nov 1937 in San Antonio. Her mother Louella (nee May) McGaughey Merriwether of Palestine, Anderson Co., TX was the informant on Velma's death certificate. Her burial in Palestine, Anderson Co., TX on 30 Nov 1937 was by Andrew H. Morales, funeral director of San Antonio. Her correct surname on FAG should be Whitlock, and she was not buried in Weches Cemetery.

James H. Womack first appears on the 1910 Navarro Co., TX census in the household of his mother Frances Elizabeth "Fannie" (nee Bobbitt) Womack and her 2nd husband, James L. R. Swearingen.

Jimmie and Velma Gladys "Totsy" McGaughey had a child, Hazel Marie Womack, born in 21 Oct 1927 in Pine Prairie, Walker Co., TX. Hazel first appears on the 1940 Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX census in the household of her father and step-mother, Alma May (nee Ewing) McMillan, her step-brother, James Ellis McMillan, born in 1925, and her half brother, Gene Allen Womack, born in 1939.

Alma married 1st J. C. McMillan of Brandon, Hill Co. TX, and their son, James Ellis McMillan was born 17 Jan 1925 in Corsicana and died 2 Jan 1944 while serving as a PFC in the Marines in WW II in Cape Gloucester, New Britain. His body was returned to Corsicana for burial with full military honors. Alma's 1st husband, J. C. McMillan was an oil field worker. Alma McMillan signed her son's birth certificate. Alma's marriage to J. C. McMillan ended in divorce before 1930.

The son of James Ausburn McMillan and Amelia Telitha Hill, J. C. McMillan was born 22 Sep 1904 in Brandon, Hill Co., TX, died 4 Jan 1965 in Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Las Vegas - FAG #109387456. He married 2nd Junell D. (nee Kirkpatrick) McMillan Jenkins Dill, and their son, Arnold Dwight McMillan was born 2 Aug 1930 in El Paso Co., TX. J. C. and Junell are in the 1933 Santa Monica, CA city directory. Junell married 2nd Mark L. Jenkins before 1940. She married 3rd Albert Ray Dill and both are buried in Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces, Doña Ana Co. NM. Also buried in that cemetery is Arnold Dwight McMillan's wife, Joy Ann (nee Drum) McMillan.

1930 Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
George Ewing 55 TX
Lula L. Ewing 49 TX
Hamilton J. Ewing 30 TX (Hamilton Jefferson Ewing)
Mary F. Ewing 19 TX daughter-in-law (Mary Frances Watson)
Alma M. Ewing 26 TX daughter DIVORCED
G. E. Ewing 12 TX (George Ellis Ewing)
Edgar E. Ewing 2 TX grandson
James E. McMillan 5 grandson (James Ellis McMillan)

1940 Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
H. J. Womack 37 TX (James Hays "Jimmie" Womack)
Alma Womack 36 TX (Alma May (nee Ewing) McMillan Womack
James Womack 15 TX (Alma's son, James Ellis McMillan)
Hazel Womack 12 TX (Hazel Marie {nee Womack} Drumm Lamberth)
Jean Allen Womack son 7 months TX (Gene Allen Womack, Jimmy and Alma's son.)

"The Alto Herald" Newspaper
Thursday July 14, 1955
Alto, Texas

"J. H. WOMACK DIES FROM AUTO INJURIES

Jimmie Hays Womack, 52, brother of Hall Womack of Weches and uncle of Hubert Womack of this city, died Sunday night in a hospital in Amarillo.

Mr. Womack was injured in an automobile accident Sunday July 3, at Clayton, New Mexico, receiving chest, head and other body injuries. He had been moved to Amarillo for surgery. His home is in Corsicana, and he had been off on a trip to West Texas and New Mexico. The remains were returned to Weches and funeral services held there on Tuesday afternoon."

Jimmie was divorced from his first wife, Velma Gladys "Totsy" McGaughey and his 2nd wife Alma May Ewing, and he was a resident of Corsicana at the time of his death. Jimmie's brother, John Robert Womack was the informant on his death certificate, which indicates he was buried in Corsicana, and Hamilton Beaman Cemetery is four miles from Corsicana.

Alma, their son, Gene Allen Womack and her parents, Jimmie's sisters, Frankie, Dollie and Rosa are buried in Hamilton Beaman cemetery. Alma's son, James Ellis McMillan, also has a military tombstone in Hamilton Beaman Cemetery,

James Ellis McMillan - FAG #14236582

Gene Allen Womack - FAG #53369891
Born: 15 Aug 1939 in Corsicana
Died: 16 Aug 2007 in Corsicana

Alma's parents:
George Ellis Ewing - FAG #44862000
Lula Lee (nee Bailey) Ewing - FAG #44861950


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