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SGT John Ryals Womack Veteran

Birth
Marion County, Georgia, USA
Death
1875 (aged 38–39)
Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Ackerman, Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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With the exception of his son, William Robert Womack's death certificate, John Ryals Womack's name is never John Oliver Womack. Ryals was the maiden name of his mother. His federal Civil War records on fold3.com have his name as Sgt. John R. Womack.

John Ryals Womack was the son of Nathan Greene Womack and Elizabeth Ryals.

Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Jones County
11 Oct 1832
Nathan G. Womack
Elizabeth Ryals

Nathan Green Womack was counted on federal census records:
1830 Crawford Co., GA
1840 Marion Co., GA

John Ryals Womack's parents, Nathan Greene Womack and Elizabeth Ryals died before 1850, and in 1850 he was fourteen years old, and he was born in Georgia. He was living with his paternal uncle and his wife, Mark Sanders Womack and the former Nancy Harrison Jones in Choctaw Co., MS.

John Ryals Womack and Hannah Elizabeth Crow were first counted on a federal census as a married couple in 1860 in Township 21, Choctaw Co., MS, and the nearest post office was in Stateland, Mississippi. By 1870 their home was in Township 21, Range 11, Choctaw Co., MS, and the nearest post office was in Cumberland, Mississippi.

John Ryals Womack enlisted 5 Sep 1863 in Greensboro, MS as a Sgt. in Co. D, 8th Mississippi Cavalry, CSA. He was taken prisoner 4 Dec 1863 near Ripley, MS. He was then sent to the Union prison in Alton, Il where he was until 4 Apr 1864. From there he was sent to the Union prison at Ft. Delaware, Delaware City, DE.

Sgt. John Ryals Womack was never paid for his service in the CSA Army. John returned to him family, and he was counted on the 1870 Choctaw Co., MS census.

John and Hannah's children:
Oliver Romulus Womack
John Thomas Womack -
Martha Alcanza Womack
William Robert Womack
Mary Jane "Mollie" (nee Womack) Stewart
James Alexander Womack

Martha Alcanza Womack - this info should be in her memorial:

Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935
Choctaw County
2 Feb 1885
J. W. Franklin
M. A. Womack

Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943
Choctaw County
1913
Martha A. Franklin

John died in 1875 near Cumberland in Choctaw Co., MS from a disease he contracted during his time in prison. His final resting place is unmarked.
With the exception of his son, William Robert Womack's death certificate, John Ryals Womack's name is never John Oliver Womack. Ryals was the maiden name of his mother. His federal Civil War records on fold3.com have his name as Sgt. John R. Womack.

John Ryals Womack was the son of Nathan Greene Womack and Elizabeth Ryals.

Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Jones County
11 Oct 1832
Nathan G. Womack
Elizabeth Ryals

Nathan Green Womack was counted on federal census records:
1830 Crawford Co., GA
1840 Marion Co., GA

John Ryals Womack's parents, Nathan Greene Womack and Elizabeth Ryals died before 1850, and in 1850 he was fourteen years old, and he was born in Georgia. He was living with his paternal uncle and his wife, Mark Sanders Womack and the former Nancy Harrison Jones in Choctaw Co., MS.

John Ryals Womack and Hannah Elizabeth Crow were first counted on a federal census as a married couple in 1860 in Township 21, Choctaw Co., MS, and the nearest post office was in Stateland, Mississippi. By 1870 their home was in Township 21, Range 11, Choctaw Co., MS, and the nearest post office was in Cumberland, Mississippi.

John Ryals Womack enlisted 5 Sep 1863 in Greensboro, MS as a Sgt. in Co. D, 8th Mississippi Cavalry, CSA. He was taken prisoner 4 Dec 1863 near Ripley, MS. He was then sent to the Union prison in Alton, Il where he was until 4 Apr 1864. From there he was sent to the Union prison at Ft. Delaware, Delaware City, DE.

Sgt. John Ryals Womack was never paid for his service in the CSA Army. John returned to him family, and he was counted on the 1870 Choctaw Co., MS census.

John and Hannah's children:
Oliver Romulus Womack
John Thomas Womack -
Martha Alcanza Womack
William Robert Womack
Mary Jane "Mollie" (nee Womack) Stewart
James Alexander Womack

Martha Alcanza Womack - this info should be in her memorial:

Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935
Choctaw County
2 Feb 1885
J. W. Franklin
M. A. Womack

Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943
Choctaw County
1913
Martha A. Franklin

John died in 1875 near Cumberland in Choctaw Co., MS from a disease he contracted during his time in prison. His final resting place is unmarked.


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