Olive Womack

1882 - 1951  (68 years)

• Name	Olive Womack  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	21 Oct 1882	, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  News Article	6 Jan 1898	USA, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, The Weekly Democrat (newspaper)
  	“Miss Olive Womack, a very charming and beautiful young lady who has been the guest of Misses Kate and Anna Griffin for the past several days, returned to San Antonio plantation the latter part of the week.”
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  News Article	21 Jul 1898	USA, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, The Weekly Democrat (newspaper)
  	“HarrelI-Womack. Will be married on Sunday afternoon next at 3 o’clock, at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. G. N. Lewis, near Attapulgus, in this county, by Rev. Dr. Carswell of the Baptist church, Mr. Charles L. Harrell, of Bainbridge, and Miss Olive Womack, of Danville, Va. A large party of friends and relatives of the groom will go down to witness the solemnization of the bans, besides the immediate family, and all will return to the city soon after the conclusion of the ceremony during the cool of the late afternoon. The young lady who Mr. Harrell will draw in the matrimonial lottery is a most charming and beautiful one and is a sister of Mrs. G. N. Lewis, whose place of nativity is Danville, Va., and has been in Georgia for several months visiting her; while Mr. Harrell is a young man of fine business and moral character, and is loved and esteemed by all who know him as a young gentleman of rare promise and great moral worth. The Democrat takes occasion to tender its heartiest congratulations and good wishes to the happy pair, in advance of the auspicious event that shall make them one on next Sabbath afternoon; and “May the path they have chosen to walk in thro’ life Be strewn with earth’s rarest flowers, And their joys be as many-as heart can wish In this beautiful world of ours.”
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  Guardianship Bond	14 Jun 1899	, , Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [7]
  	Georgia Decatur To the Ordinary of Said County               County. The petition of E A Harrell a resident of Said state respectfully shows that Olive W Harrell nee Womack is a minor over the age of fourteen years residing in said county; That there is coming to her from the estate of her uncle George W Thompson deceased a resident of the State of Virginia Chatham County Property of the probable value of One Hundred & fifty Dollars That Petitioner desires to be appointed Guardian of the person and property of said minor and that Said minor has selected your petitioner as such Guardian Wherefore petitioner prays that an order be passed Sanc tioning such selection and appointing petitioner Guar dian of the person and property of said minor                                          Mrs E A Harrell Petitioner I hereby select Mrs E A Harrell as Guar dian of my person and property This 14th day of June 1899  Olive W. Harrell Georgia Decatur County Ordinarys Office June 14th 1899 The foregoing application of Mrs E A Harrell to be appointed Guardian of Olive W Harrell a minor coming on to be heard and the facts alleged being shown by said minor appearing judicious it is ordered that said E A Harrell be and she is hereby appointed Guardian of the person and property of said Olive W Harrell upon her giving Bond and security in the sum of three Hundred Dollars and taking the Oath of Office                                     T. B. Maxwell Ordinary Georgia Decatur County I Mrs E A Harrell do solomnly swear that I will well and truly perform the duties required of me as Guardian of Olive W Harrell and faithfully account with my said ward for her Estate so help me God  Mrs E A Harrell June 14th 1899      T B Maxwell Ordy
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  Census: Federal	6 Jun 1900	, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [8]
  	1) Etta Harrell, head, widowed white female age 44, mother of 8, 6 living, born Feb 1856 in GA, parents born in GA, boarding house owner 2) Chas. Harrell, son, single white male age 19, born May 1881 in GA, liveryman 3) Douglas Harrell, son, single white male age 17, born Mar 1883 in GA 4) Herbert Harrell, son, single white male age 13, born Aug 1886 in GA 5) Fred Harrell, son, single white male age 10, born Sep 1889 in GA 6) Hotchkiss Harrell, son, single white male age 9, born May 1891 in GA 7) Olive Harrell, boarder, single white female age 17, born Oct 1882 in GA, parents born in GA
  Census: Federal	15 Apr 1910	226 Broughton Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [9]
  	1) Chas. L. Harrell, head, white male age 30, married 12 years, born in GA, parents born in GA, merchant, N. beer saloon, rents a home 2) Olive W. Harrell, wife, white female age 28, mother of 5, 4 living, born in VA, parents born in VA 3) Cecil Harrell, daughter, single white female age 10, born in GA, attended school 4) Charles L. Jr. Harrell, son, single white male age 6, born in GA 5) Dorothy Harrell, daughter, single white female age 4, born in GA 6) Eugenia Harrell, daughter, single white female age 2, born in GA
  News Article	12 Aug 1910	USA, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, The Weekly Democrat (newspaper)
  	“Misses Marie and Louise Lewis, who have been the charming guests of Mrs. Harrell, will leave Monday accompanied by Miss Cecil Harrell.”
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  Guardianship Bond	12 Nov 1910	, , Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [10]
  	State of Georgia   Decatur County    To the Hon T B Maxwell Ordinary of Said County. The petition of C L Harrell shows that he is the Father of Cecil Harrell Charles L Harrell Jr. Dorothy Harrell and Eugenia Harrell minor children of C L Harrell and Olive W Harrell minors residing in said county: that said minors have an estate of probably Two Hundred $200.00 Dollars coming to them from deed from their mother.    Petitioner prays an order appointing him Guardian of the property of said minors.                                          C l Harrell   Petitioner            Decatur Court of Ordinary Nov Term 1910 upon reading and considering the petition of C L Harrell the Father of Cecil Harrell Charles L Harrell Jr Dorothy Harrell and Eugenia Harrell minor children of C L Harrell and Olive W Harrell; it is ordered that the said C L Harrell be and he hereby appointed Natural Guardian of the prop- erty of Said Minors, and that he give bond and security as required by law in the sum of Four Hundred $400.00 Dollars. and take and subscribe the oath as required by law of such Guardians                                            T B Maxwell Ordinary                  Georgia Decatur County I C L Harrell do swear that I will well and truly perform all the duties required of me as Guardian of Cecil Harrell Charles L Harrell Jr Dorothy Harrell and Eugenia Harrell minor children of C L Harrell and Olive W Harrell and will faithfully account with my said wards for their estate.  So help me God.                                      C L Harrell Guardian Sworn and subscribed before me 12th day of Nov 1910.                                      T B Maxwell Ordinary
  Census: Federal	13 Jan 1920	Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [11]
  	1) Chas. L. Harrell, head, married white male age 39, born in GA, parents born in GA, fam - sales? 2) [Olive] Harrell, wife, married white female age 37, born in VA, father born [illegible], mother born in VA 3) Chas. L. Jr. Harrell, son, single white male age 15, born in GA, attended school 4) Dorothy Harrell, daughter, single white female age 13, born in GA, attended school 5) Eugenia Harrell, daughter, single white female age 11, born in GA, attended school 6) Jane Harrell, daughter, single white female age 4 6/12, born in GA
  Census: Federal	2 Apr 1930	603 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge. Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [12]
  	1) C. L. Harrell, head, white male age 49, married at 17, born in GA, parents born in GA, sales man for a dry goods store, owns a $3,000 home, has a radio 2) Olive Harrell, wife, white female age 48, married at 16, born in VA, parents born in VA 3) Dorothy Harrell, daughter, single white female age 24, born in GA, sales lady for cotton, seed, & refrigerated products 4) Jane Harrell, daughter, single white female age 15, born in GA, attended school 5) Anne Harrell, daughter, single white female age 10, born in GA, attended school 6) Carl Harrell, son, single white male age 20, born in GA, manager for a lumber dealer
  Move	Aft 1930	1021 Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [13]
  News Article	16 Jan 1936	The Post-Searchlight (newspaper)-301 North Crawford Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [14]
  	Society Page: "Mrs. R. L. Rich, Mrs. C. C. Bell, Mrs. C. L. Harrell, Misses Frances Rich and Carolyn Powell motored to Tallahassee and Thomasville Saturday."
  Death	12 Mar 1951	1021 Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	I. (a) coronary thrombosis; (b) hypertension & arteriosclerosis; (c) myocardial insufficiency
  Burial	14 Mar 1951	Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Obituary	15 Mar 1951	The Post-Searchlight (newspaper)-301 North Crawford Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  	"Mrs. C. L. Harrell Dies at Home Here      Mrs. Charles L. Harrell, well known and beloved Bainbridge woman, passed away at her home Monday afternoon, March 12, following an illness of several years.      The former Miss Olive Womack, Mrs. Harrell was born in Danville, Virginia.  She possessed a nature that endeared herself to everyone, both here and in her native state of Virginia, who had the pleasure of knowing her.  A member of the First Presbyterian Church, she was always interested in the work of her church and was especially interested in what was going on in her own community.  She was a prominent citizen of Bainbridge and before ill health forced her to retire was interested in club work and many civic organizations.      Mrs. Harrell will be very greatly missed, and her passing is mourned by everyone throughout this section.      The deceased is survived by her husband, Charles L. Harrell of Bainbridge; four daughters, Mrs. C. A. Curnane, Mrs. Jane Edwards, Mrs. R. L. Rich of Bainbridge and Mrs. Sam Jenkins of Tarboro, N. C.; one son, Charles L. Harrell, Jr. of Yuma, Arizona; one brother J. C. Womack of Yancyville, N. C.; and two sisters, Mrs. W. T. Daniel, Sutherlin, Virginia and Mrs. George Lewis, Mountainview, California.      Funeral services for the deceased were held at 10:30 Wednesday morning, March 14, from the First Presbyterian Church in Bainbridge, with Rev. W. D. Stewart and Rev. Lewis H. Wright officiating.      The active pall bearers were: George R. Tyson, Leonard F. Reynolds, Melvin Nussbaum, Bernard Nussbaum, Gordon Jester, Glenn Griffin,  Allen Ramsey and Stuart McKenzie.      Those who were honorary pallbearers are: W. G. Schultz, John R. Wilson, Dr. J. P. Tucker, Dr. L. W. Willis, M. E. O'Neal, Sr., J. V. Wagoner, Frank S. Jones, Wallace Plowden, E. G. Elcan, C. C. Bell, Owen W. Fields, Clarke Gurley, Ben F. Hardage, O. M. Haire, T. L. Smith, R. E. Rowan, W. H. Tharpe, G. Frank Battles, Sr., Laney P. Williams, E. F. Vickers, Max Kwilecki, Herbert Nussbaum, Dr. C. N. Cooper, C. S. Haddon, Roland Bower and Byron Bower.      Interment was made in the Oak City Cemetery with E. W. Cox & Sons in charge of arrangements."
  Religion	First Presbyterian Church-200 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I272	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Martin Van Buren Womack,   b. 27 Jan 1836, , , Caswell County, North Carolina, USA d. 22 Aug 1895 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Jane Elizabeth Stone,   b. 31 Aug 1841, , , Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Aug 1892 (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1860  [15]
  	I have not been able to locate the original marriage record.  The 1860 census shows V. B. and Jane Womack, ages 24 and 18, respectively, already married and living with a brother in Caswell County.
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Leonidas Harrell, Jr.,   b. 8 May 1881, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 19 Jan 1953, 1021 Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1898	, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 16, 17]
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  Children	+ 1. Cecil Harrell,   b. 21 Sep 1900, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 13 Dec 1993, 1400 Tallahassee Highway, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 93 years)   2. Olive Harrell,   b. 1 Sep 1902, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 5 Mar 1905, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 2 years)   3. Charles Leonidus Harrell, III,   b. 26 Jun 1904, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 28 Jun 1994, , Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, USA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Dorothy Harrell,   b. 5 Jul 1906, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 7 May 1935, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 28 years) + 5. Eugenia Angaretta Harrell,   b. 12 Aug 1908, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 26 Jan 1991, , , , North Carolina, USA (Age 82 years) + 6. Jane Stone Harrell,   b. 30 Jul 1915, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 3 Dec 2007, 2004 Douglas Drive, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 92 years) + 7. Anne Womack Harrell,   b. 8 Aug 1920, , Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map		News Article - 6 Jan 1898 - USA, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, The Weekly Democrat (newspaper) News Article - 21 Jul 1898 - USA, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, The Weekly Democrat (newspaper) News Article - 12 Aug 1910 - USA, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, The Weekly Democrat (newspaper)  = Link to Google Earth
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  Olive was orphaned at an early age, both her parents dying before she was ten years old.  She was the youngest of six, and was raised by her older sisters.  She moved down to Decatur County, Georgia with her sister Susie's family.  There, she met and married Charlie Harrell.  For the first few years, they lived in Charlie's mother's boarding house.  Shortly after the birth of their daughter, Cecil, they moved to a house on Shotwell Street. Interestingly, she was listed in the 1900 census at the bottom as a single boarder in the household of her mother-in-law.  A marriage certificate shows she and Charles were married two years earlier.  At the time the census was taken, she would have been six months pregnant with her first child, Cecil!

  
  

• Reference

  Gail Rich Nestor. "Olive Womack". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. https://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I272&tree=nestortree (accessed September 21, 2023).