Twelfth Generation

251. Mary Alice HADEN was born on 26 August 1909 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.¹⁴⁶ She died on 21 September 1980 at the age of 71.¹⁹⁴

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

Mary Alice HADEN and Luther Hill SMITH were married on 25 March 1925 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas. They were divorced before 1935. Luther Hill SMITH was born on 10 January 1903 in Montgomery County, Alabama. He died on 18 July 1952 at the age of 49. He was buried on 20 July 1952 in Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery County, Alabama.

Mary Alice HADEN and Luther Hill SMITH had the following children:

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Sharon Haden SMITH was born on 10 February 1926 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas. She died on 24 November 2000 at the age of 74.

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Rosemary Haden SMITH was born on 8 November 1930 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas. She died in February 1977 at the age of 46 in Dallas County, Texas.

Birth Record states she was the second child born. Her father was Luther Hill Smith, age 27, her mother Mary Alice Haden, age 21. He was born Montgomery, Alabama, and was a cotton merchant. Mary Alice, born in Bonham, TX.

First marriage.
Autauga Co, Alabama
License dated 17 Nov 1945
Herman Dawkins, 500 Plum St, Montgomery, AL, salesman, was born 22 Aug 1924, in Montgomery and was a salesman. Father, Marvin Dawkins; mother, Luna Portevient
Rosemary Smith of 935 Fairview Ave, Montgomery, was 18, born 8 Nov 1927 in McAllen, TX. Father, Luther Smith; mother, Mary Alice Haden.
Married the same day in Prattville, AL by J. L. Gaddis, JP.

Mary Alice HADEN and Charles Marion WOMACK were married on 13 April 1934 in Texas.^194,211 Charles Marion WOMACK²¹¹ was born in 1912 in Tennessee.

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Charles Marion Womack of Box 110, McAllen, Hidalgo, TX was age 28, born 25 Nov 1911 in Lawrenceburg, TN. Mrs. Mary Alice Womack, wife, would always know his address. Employed by Truck Contractor & Valley Pipe, Main St, Hidalgo. 5'9", 170 lb. Brown eyes, black hair.

Mary Alice HADEN and Charles Marion WOMACK had the following children:

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Iris Haden WOMACK²¹¹ was born on 30 October 1937 in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Texas Birth Index. Iris Haden Womack, born 30 Oct 1937 to Mary Alice Haden and Charles Marion Womack, Jr, Hidalgo Co, TX.

Iris, age 18, married Roy Lawrence Nicks, age 24, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Columbia, Maury Co, Tennessee on 24 Dec 1955. Her parents listed as Charles M. Womack and Mary Alice Haden; his were Roy Lester Nicks and Mary E. Wright.
Tennessee Marriages, FamilySearch.org.

Last name in our correspondence is Wood.