Family Archive · Carter County and Beyond

Records & Letters

The documents behind the stories—gathered in one place so every claim can be read, compared, and carried forward by the family.

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8complete files
9family chapters

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Revolutionary service · 3 pagesMassanello Womack — Pension Declaration Transcript

Three-page transcription of Revolutionary War pension application S16584, including John Strange's supporting affidavit.

Open complete file →Federal claim · PDFWilliam Womack — Federal Claim Schedule

House Executive Document 107, 43rd Congress, recording the 1875 claim schedule for Carter County, Kentucky.

Open complete file →Confederate service · PDFArcher Womack — Complete Service File

Compiled Military Service Record for Archy Womack, 12th Louisiana Infantry.

Open complete file →Union service · PDFEgbert Womack — Complete Service File

Compiled Military Service Record for Egbert Womack, 13th Kentucky Infantry, U.S.

Open complete file →Prison record · PDFWilliam Archer Womack — Camp Chase Record

Prisoner-of-war record associated with Camp Chase, Ohio.

Open complete file →Union service · 17 pagesJames Tignal Womack — Complete Service File

Seventeen-page Compiled Military Service Record for the 7th Minnesota Infantry.

Open complete file →Service records · 3 pagesJames Tignal Womack — Additional Cards

Three additional service cards preserved with the research collection.

Open complete file →Research chapter · 11 pagesJames Tignal Womack — Documented Chapter

An eleven-page, source-grounded account bringing his records together.

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Carter County, Kentucky

William Womack

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1875 Claim ScheduleFederal claim1875 Claim SchedulePublished schedule naming William Womack of Carter County among claimants.View full record →Deed Book J, Page 397Land recordDeed Book J, Page 397Carter County deed entry used to place William Womack in the local record.View full record →Gober Union PetitionUnion petitionGober Union PetitionResearch copy of the wartime Union-loyalty petition associated with Carter County.View full record →Clerk’s Note — Page 397Clerk recordClerk’s Note — Page 397Complete source image of the clerk’s note accompanying the deed-book entry.View full record →Deed Page — Complete ImageLand recordDeed Page — Complete ImageUncropped source image from Carter County Deed Book J, page 397.View full record →Deed Book J, Page 398Land recordDeed Book J, Page 398The following deed-book page, retained with the complete record group.View full record →Union Petition — Complete ViewUnion petitionUnion Petition — Complete ViewThe complete research screenshot preserved with the William Womack source files.View full record →

Goochland and Cumberland Counties, Virginia

William Womack II

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William Womack Sr. Will TranscriptionWill transcriptionWilliam Womack Sr. Will TranscriptionThe 1758 will, proved in 1762, naming his son William as residuary heir and co-executor.View full record →

Goochland County, Virginia · Granville County, North Carolina

Mary Womack Williams

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Mary Womack and John Williams Family RecordArchival family compilationMary Womack and John Williams Family RecordA later typed copy described as an extract from family records in a Williams Bible once held by A. E. Henderson, reporting Mary's Old Style birth, marriage, and the couple's ten children.View full record →Charles Williams Family Research NotesResearch notesCharles Williams Family Research NotesLater research notes linking the Williams brothers and proposing their mother as Mary Womack; preserved as a lead, not primary proof.View full record →William Williams Will TranscriptionWill transcriptionWilliam Williams Will TranscriptionA transcription of Mary's son's December 25, 1775 will, signed while he was sick at Boonesborough.View full record →

Granville County, North Carolina · Philadelphia

John Williams

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Articles of ConfederationFounding document · 1778Articles of ConfederationNational Archives image of the United States' first constitutional framework, signed for North Carolina by John Williams on July 21, 1778.View full record →

Prince Edward County, Virginia

William Womack III

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DAR Lineage Book, Volume 143, Page 83DAR lineage recordDAR Lineage Book, Volume 143, Page 83Family-supplied lineage page linking William III to his father William II and his son Allen while preserving the older Clough Shelton service statement.View full record →

Virginia State Troops

Massanello Womack

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1832 Pension DeclarationPension transcript1832 Pension DeclarationMassanello's account of his service, birth, and migration from Virginia to Kentucky.View full record →1833 AmendmentPension transcript1833 AmendmentHis summary of service as sergeant and assistant commissary, followed by John Strange's affidavit.View full record →Witness CorroborationWitness affidavitWitness CorroborationJohn Strange's account of Massanello gathering cattle and provisions for the Army.View full record →

12th Louisiana Infantry

Archer Womack

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CMSR JacketService fileCMSR JacketCompiled Military Service Record jacket, NARA Record Group 109.View full record →Enlistment RecordEnlistmentEnlistment RecordEnlisted March 4, 1862, at Bastrop, Louisiana.View full record →Chancellorsville RollMuster rollChancellorsville RollMay–June 1863 roll documenting his wound at Chancellorsville.View full record →Staunton Hospital NurseHospital recordStaunton Hospital NurseRecord of hospital duty at Staunton beginning September 29, 1863.View full record →Wilderness WoundCasualty recordWilderness WoundRecord of the May 6 wound that permanently disabled his arm.View full record →Service & Medical SummaryMedical summaryService & Medical SummarySummary naming Kentucky, farming, Mer Rouge, and the resection of his arm.View full record →Invalid Corps RegisterInvalid CorpsInvalid Corps RegisterRegister documenting retirement from field service in early 1865.View full record →Pay Voucher by MarkPay recordPay Voucher by MarkVoucher acknowledged with A. Womack’s handwritten mark.View full record →

13th Kentucky Infantry, U.S.

Egbert Womack

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CMSR JacketService fileCMSR JacketCompiled Military Service Record jacket for the 13th Kentucky Infantry, U.S.View full record →EnrollmentEnlistmentEnrollmentAge twenty; enrolled October 22, 1861, at Grayson, Kentucky.View full record →Court-Martial AcquittalCourt recordCourt-Martial AcquittalMay–June 1863 record showing that Egbert was acquitted.View full record →Mustered OutMuster-outMustered OutMustered out January 20, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky.View full record →

7th Minnesota Infantry

James Tignal Womack

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CMSR JacketService fileCMSR JacketCompiled Military Service Record jacket, NARA Record Group 94.View full record →Muster-InMuster recordMuster-InMustered into the 7th Minnesota Infantry on October 15, 1861.View full record →Resignation LetterLetterResignation LetterHis October 20, 1862 letter from Portland, Ohio, preserved in his own words.View full record →Officer Casualty SheetOfficer recordOfficer Casualty SheetOfficer record citing Special Orders No. 99.View full record →Pension IndexPension recordPension IndexPension-index card documenting his later Minnesota filing.View full record →Burial RegisterBurial recordBurial RegisterBurial-register card preserved with the family research.View full record →Veteran HeadstoneMemorialVeteran HeadstonePhotograph of James Tignal Womack’s veteran headstone.View full record →

Family photograph and prison record

William Archer Womack

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William Archer Womack PortraitFamily photographWilliam Archer Womack PortraitThe family portrait preserved with his Camp Chase prisoner-of-war record.View full record →