Individual Details

Mary Alice Haden

(26 Aug 1909 - 21 Sep 1980)



Mary Alice Haden appears in the Quanah High School Yearbook, the "Quahi", 1923, as a member of the Class of '26 (Freshman at the time). Ancestry.com; U.S. School Yearbooks.
Obit of her father suggests she was married to Robert Younger. She may have married as many as three times.

The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, 29 Mar 1925, Sunday, p. 15
SMITH-HADEN WEDDING OF WIDE INTEREST
A marriage of interest throughout the South, particularly in Alabama and Texas, was that of Miss Mary Alice Haden, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Haden, of Quanah, Texas, and Luther Hill Smith, son of Mrs. Paul Smith of Montgomery and the late Mr. Smith.
The marriage took place at the home of the bride's parents in Quanah on wednesday, March 25, at high noon, in the presence of relatives and immediate friends.
....Mrs. Smith is a young woman of great charm and beauty. She attended St. Mary's College at Dallas, Texas, and Sullings College, Virginia.
Mr. Smith is the youngest son of Mrs. Paul Smith. Paternally and maternally he is of ancestry which has been prominent in the history of Alabama. He is a grandson of Walter L. Bragg and William H. Smith.
He is now prominently associated with the Eugene R. Smith cotton firm of Quanah, Texas, and is identified with the social and civic life of the city.
NOTES: Walter Lawrence Bragg (February 25, 1838 – August 21, 1891) was an American Democratic politician and government official. He was one of the original commissioners of the Interstate Commerce Commisssion serving from the Commission's creation in 1887 until his death in 1891.
William Hugh Smith (April 26, 1826 – January 1, 1899) was an American planter and politician, the Twenty-First Governor of Alabama. He was the first Republican elected as governor in the state, serving from 1868 to 1870 during the period of Reconstruction. A former slave owner, he had opposed secession from the union on the grounds it would imperil slave property. He appeared driven by practical consideration rather than principled opposition to slavery.

1930 Census. Montgomery, Montgomery Co, AL, Hh 282 (his brother Junius in 281 and brother Eugene in 283). 12 April 1930
Luther H. Smith, 28, married at 24, b. AL, cotton broker
Mary A, wife, 25, married at 21, b. TX
Sharon, dau, 4 years, no months, b. AL
Dora, daughter 4 months, b. AL (I believe this child was listed in error and did not exist or was the child of one of Luther's brothers - Rosemary has a birth certificate in Texas - she was born in November of 1930 and is listed as the second child in the family.)

1930 Census. Quanah, Hardeman Co TX, Hh 102 4 Apr 1930
Luther Smith, 27, married at age 22, b. AL, parents b. AL, cotton merchant
Mary A., wife, 20, married at 15, b. TX
Sharon, dau, 4 years, 1 month, b. TX
Walter R. Royce, Lodger, 29, married at 25, b. MO, laborer, cement mill

1940 Census. Justice Prec 3, McAllen, Hidalgo, TX, Hh 155
Charles M. Womack, 38, b. TN - Lived in same place in 1935. Pipe fitter, Oil pipeline
Mary A., wife, 30, b. TX
Iris H., dau, 3, b. TX
Sharon H. Smith, stepdau, 13, b. TX
Rose M. Smith, stepdau, 8, b. TX

1941 Harlingen TX City Directory
Womack, Charles (Mary Alice) (3) emp Commercial Credit Corp. Res: 1105 E. Jackson Ave.
Political career

Events

Birth26 Aug 1909Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Marriage25 Mar 1925Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas - Luther Hill Smith
Marriage13 Apr 1934Texas - Charles Marion Womack
DivorceBef 1935Luther Hill Smith
Death21 Sep 1980

Families

SpouseCharles Marion Womack (1912 - )
ChildIris Haden Womack (1937 - )
SpouseLuther Hill Smith (1903 - 1952)
ChildSharon Haden Smith (1926 - 2000)
ChildRosemary Haden Smith (1930 - 1977)
FatherDeWitt Talmadge Haden (1883 - 1951)
MotherGlossie Dyer (1886 - 1966)
SiblingJohn Dyer Haden (1911 - 1967)
SiblingDeWitt Talmadge Haden II (1914 - 1965)
SiblingJean Haden (1916 - 1999)

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