Susan Margaret Council

1835 - 1860  (25 years)

• Name	Susan Margaret Council
  Nickname	Margaret
  Birth	1835	Tennessee, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	29 Nov 1850	Madison, Alabama, United States   [1]
  _AMTID	162485316060:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	MP5S-N79
  _UID	C7682F5CFD654FFFBF7C5294FA0285EFFB19
  Death	Mar 1860	Jackson, Alabama, United States   [2]
  	Cause: burned to death while making soap
  Burial	Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States   [3]
  	Address: Cedar Hill Cemetery
  	Susan was counted on the 1850 census with her parents. 1850 District 35, Madison Co.., AL Uriah Counsel 43 TN Louisa A. 43 TN Nancy 15 TN Susan M. 15 TN Sarah L. 13 AL James J. 11 AL Jane B. 9 AL She married John Tipton Womack, born in Jackson Co., AL to Isabella Patton and Abner C. Womack, who died in 1849 in Jackson Co., AL. Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935 13 Aug 1856 Jackson County John T. Wamack Margarett Council Susan and John had two children: 1. Mary Elizabeth Womack was not married in 1880. 2. Sarah Jane "Sally" Womack married George William Webb 2 Dec 1875 in Jackson Co., AL. John Tipton Womack served as a Pvt. in Co. K, 2nd AL Infantry, CSA. After Susan's death, her widower, John Tipton Womack married Jerusha Brown, who was previously married to Joshua Griffin. Joshua lost his life 20 Sep 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga in Walker Co., AL while serving in the Civil War. According to her death record, her Susan Margaret died suddenly as a result of a fire. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 Township 3, Jackson Co., AL Susan M. Womack Marital Status: Married Age 25 Birth Place: Tennessee Death Date: Mar 1860 Cause of Death: Burned John Tipton Womack wrote a letter 14 Apr 1896 about his family, and this is an excerpt from his letter: "My Father & Uncles are all dead. Some of them lived to be quite old. My last Uncle (Levi) died the 27 of last June at the ripe age of 94 years & 20 days. My Father was born 1799 and died in 1849, comparatively young. He raised 8 boys two of whom died at the threshold of manhood. He raised but one girl. The first & The Third boys are dead. Six of us living. I the oldest, B. R. the Baby."
  Person ID	I2135	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	2 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Uriah Allison Council,   b. 9 Aug 1807, Knox, Tennessee, United States d. 25 Feb 1851, Alabama, United States (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Louisa Anna Green,   b. 22 Feb 1807, Greene, Tennessee, United States d. 1864, Jackson, Alabama, United States (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	1832	Tennessee, United States
  Family ID	F885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Tipton Womack,   b. 8 Aug 1829, Alabama, United States d. 8 Apr 1909, Tennessee, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1856	Jackson, Alabama, United States   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Womack,   b. 1857, Jackson, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah J. Womack,   b. 1859, Jackson, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1835 - Tennessee, United States Census - 29 Nov 1850 - Madison, Alabama, United States Marriage - 6 Aug 1856 - Jackson, Alabama, United States Death - Cause: burned to death while making soap - Mar 1860 - Jackson, Alabama, United States Burial - Address: Cedar Hill Cemetery - - Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S469] 1850 US Federal Census, Madison Co, AL, p. 425; dwelling 486, family 486; Council, Uriah A. [S1254] 1860 US Federal Census, Jackson Co., AL, Mortality Schedule, T3 R6; Pae 159; Line 10; Susan M Womack. [S641] Find A Grave, 2 May 2020; Susan Margaret Council Womack ; Susan Margaret Council Womack ; 196666438; Beth Walls Walton. [S1249] Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969, 30 May 2017; Margarett Council to John T Wamack, 1856, Jackson Co. [S1575] Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, 2 May 2020; Jackson County, Alabama, 13 Aug 1856, John Wamack to Margarett Council.