Alexander Montgomery WOMBLE

                   Contracted tuberculosis in the South African veldt.  Traveled to Switzerland to get medical treatment.

«b»Newspaper Records «/b»- Womble, Lloyd Alexander 20 Jan 1880 - father Alex M. Womble - mother S.M. Womble - baptism 10 April 1881
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Ellis Island Passenger Record:«/b»
13 June 1907 - 29 yrs - male - Ship of Travel: Adriatic - Port of Departure: Southampton, Southamptonshire, England, UK (US born)
2 April 1908 - 27 yr 5 month - male - single - Ship of Travel: Altai - Port of Departure: null, Colombia - US Citizen

«b»Reno Evening Gazett«/b»e - Chargers Release Veteran Womble - San Diego, CA
The San Diego Chargers of the American Football League cut 6 men from the squad, including veteran offensive end. R.C. Womble, once of North Texas State. Officials said they let Womble go early so he could make a deal with some other club. The club's roster is now down to 55.

Died at age 45 years.
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Obituary - Oakland Tribune - Thursday 30 April 1925 - Pg. 1«/b»
"Wreck" Womble, Former U.C. Grid Athlete, Dies in Switzerland
Berkeley, April 30 - Lloyd "Wreck" Womble, graduate of the University of California with the Class of 1902 and former football star died April 22 in Switzerland from tuberculosis, according to word received here today.  Womble was captain of the 1901 championship varsity.  Following his graduation, Womble went as a mining engineer to the Transvaal in South Africa, where he contracted tuberculosis.  For the past few years, he has been in Switzerland fighting the disease.  At the alumni banquet of 1924, friends of Womble raised a sum of money to pay half the expenses of Womble's fight against tuberculosis for three years.  The English company with which he had been employed in Africa agreed to pay the remainder.

«b»Reno Evening Gazetter - Monday September 23, 1907«/b»
L.A.W. Womble, better known as "Wreck" Womble arrived in this city from New York this morning after spending several years in South Africa, where he was engaged as a mining engineer with Joe Durkee, who returned from South Africa several months ago.  "Wreck" Womble will be remembered as one of the best ends ever turned out of the University of California.  He has won several big games for old Berkeley and still looks as if he could help carry a ball across the gridiron to victory.  Womble is at present visiting Joe Durkee, and will be here for several days.

«b»San Jose Mercury Evening News - 20 August 1907«/b»
Football Men Practice Today - The University of California football squad was called out this afternoon by Coach Taylor and Assistant Coach "Wreck" Womble.  After a talk by the coaches, the men who are to try for places on the Varsity Rugby team engaged in the first light practice of the season.  Coach Taylor has toured England since last winter and has watched the Rugby game as played by the cracks of England.  He will be well-equipped to take up the work, he undertook last year of developing a winning team from the University material at his command.

Womble, the greatest end ever developed on the coast, star of the '01 varsity team, who for sixyears has been a mining engineer in South Africa, will assist Dr. Taylor.  Womble has played Rugby in Africa, where crack teams are to be found, and he will be an invaluable aid to the head coach. ........

«b»Oakland Tribune - 10 April 1908 - Oakland, California Pg. 4«/b»
Lloyd Womble, Famed Football Player and Coach, Seriously Ill - Returns From Mines in South America
Berkeley, April 10 - Lloyd A. Womble, the famous young mining expert who was "popularly" known as "Wrec" during his football days at the University of California, is at the Roosevelt Hospital endeavoring to recover from Panama fever contracted at the United States of Columbia where he went a few months ago to be an engineer for the Butters Mining Syndicate.  Although Womble has a strong and sturdy constitution as a result of his athletic training, his friends have expressed grave fears.  The best of medical attention is being accorded him and a corps of trained nurses are in constant attention.

Womble was graduated from the college of mines at the University with the class of 1902 and the news of his illness will be heard with particular concern at the University on account of the fact that he was being earnestly considered as next season's football coach.  His name has been practically agreed upon by the Faculty Athletic Committee and the Executive Committee of the Associated Students as the successor to Dr. Oscar Taylor , who 2 year term as coach has expired.  These committees had been in correspondence with Womble for some time and the negotiations by mail finally resulted in the dispatching of a cablegram asking Womble to come here immediatedly that the terms of a contract for a period of several years might be decided on.

As soon as Womble boarded the steamer and began to feel the reaction on leaving the tropical climate, the fever set in and when he finally reached San Francisco, Tuesday night, he was a very sick man.  Friends who assembled at the dock to meet him were surpirsed and alarmed to find that he was ill and his removal to the Roosevelt Hospital in this city, where he might be near his friends was immediately decided on.  Womble was perhaps the best end that ever played the old game of American football at the University of California.  He commenced his marvelous career on the gridiron in his freshman year, and not only made the freshman team, but also the varsity.  He played with dash and vim that opposition could not overcome and he was a member of the famous 36 to 0 team.  Unassuming and cordial with his brilliant record in football, Womble soon became a social item at the University.  He was made a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and of the Skull and Keys.  He is 29 years of age.

Hurt in Ball Game - On leaving the University, after showing great proficiency in his study of mining, Womble was engaged by the Butters Syndicate to be a superintendent of mines in South Africa.  He returned last fall and for a season coached the football team of the University of Nevada.  During one of the practice games, he was caught in one of the scrimmages and was painfullty injured, have two of his ribs broken.  Toward the close of the year, he went to Columbia.  The selections of a coach now rests between Dr. Taylor and Womble.  Taylor lost both of his games and a change in coaches was advocated by many of the players and members of the committees which still have the naming of the coach for the coming year.

«b»Oakland Tribune - Friday Evening - 8 September 1905«/b»
College Man Tells of Diamond Mining - Henry Hay, of '94 Class, Now is in Charge of Big Enterprise in South Africa
Berkeley - One of the visitors to the University today was Mr. Henry Hay '94, who is manager at the Witwatersrand Deep Mine near Johannesberg, South Africa which mine is owned by a London Syndicate.  Mr. Hay has under him, a number of University of California men:  Mr. E.J. McGuire, who is acting manager of the mine in Mr. Hay's absence. Mr. P.M. Newhall who is engaged in construction work; Mr. R.L. Brewer head surveyor; Mr. Lloyd A. Womble who is mine foreman.  (Article goes on to describe the mine and the workers)
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Wednesday, November 6, 1907 - Reno Friends Wish Womble Well on Trip«/b»
"Wreck" Womble who spent more than a week in this city visiting friends, passed through Reno last evening, en route from California to New York, where he will take a steamer for Columbia, South Africa, where he intends to resume his position with a large mining syndicate.  He has been in this country since last June and spent considerable of his time in Reno visiting the seven mining engineers who were associated with him in mining in Aftrica.

When Womble stepped from the train at Reno depot last evening he was greeted by "Mike" Leadbetter, Harry Stewart, Elbert Stewart and other young mining engineers of this state who knew him in Africa.

«b»Oakland Tribune - Saturday 6 July 1903 - Old "Varsity" Captain Goes to South Africa«/b»
Berkeley, July 6 - The famous football player Lloyd Womble, has accepted a position as assistant manager of a huge gold mine near Ladysmith in South Africa, and will sail shortly to assume his new duties.  At present Womble is working in the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mines in Idaho.  For the last five years, Womble has figured prominently in football at the University of California where his name has gone down in history as a hero of the gridiron.  He played on the varsity for four years and was captain of the famous pony team which defeated a Stanford team much heavier than itself by a score of 2-0.  Last year he acted as assistant coach, helping materially to bring about the 10-0 victory.  He was perhaps the best end that California ever had.

«u»«b»Passport Application«/u»«/b» - born at San Francfisco in the State of California on 20 Jan 1880, that my father Alexandre M. Womble was born in Montgomery, Alabama and is now residing at "deceased".as shown by the Certificate of Naturalization presented herewith: that I am the bearer of Passport No. 104, issued by American Embassy London on May 12, 1924, that my legal domicile is in San Francisco, California, my permanent residence being at same and that I left the United States on August 1908 arriving at Montana, Switzerland on May 19, 1924 where I am now residing for the purpose of health. . . that I have resided outside the United States at the following places for the following periods:

South Africa from Sept 1903 to May 1907
Colombia from Oct 1907 to April 1908
Waldron, Sussex England July 1919 to May 1924
South Africa & Belgian Congo from Sept 1908 to June 1919
Montana, Switzerland May 1924 to present

and that I desire to remain a citizen of the United States and intend to return thereto permanently reside and perform the dutues of citizenship within or when health permits.  I have not applies elsewhere for a United States passport or for consular registration and been refused.;  I desire a passport for us in visiting the countries herein after named for the following purposes:

Great Britain, Frances, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland for the purpose of transit to United States for travel and health.

American Consulate at Basel, Switzerland - sworm to before me this 12th day of September 1924 - Charles Amsden

«u»«b»Passport Application #332 - issued 14 September 1903«/u»«/b» - I Lloyd Alexander Womble, a native and loyal citizen of the United States, hereby apply to the consulate of the United States at Cape Town for a passport for myself. . . I solemnly swear that I was born at San Francisco in the State of California, on or about the 20th day of January 1880; that my father is a native citizen of the United States; that I am domiciled in the United States, my permanent residence being at San Francisco, in the State of California, where I follow the occupation of mining engineer that I left the United States on the 8th day of August 1902 and am now temporarily sojourning at Cape Town. , , , that I intend to return to the United States within two years with the purpose of residing and performing the duties of citizenship therein; and that I desire the passport for the purpose of identification & protection.

«b»Description of Applicant«/b» - age 23 years - stature: 5 feet 10 1/2 inches - forehead: low - eye: blue - nose: regular - mouth: medium - chin: round - hair: dark - complexion: florid - face: full

«u»«b»Passport Application Nov 1907«/u»«/b»
State of New York, County of New York
I Lloyd Alexander Wombloe, a native and loyal citizen of the United States do herby apply to the Department of State at Washington for a passport for myself. . .
In support of the above application I do solemnly swear that I was born at San Francisco in the State of California on or about the 20 day of January 1880; that my father is a native citizen of the United States; that I am domiciled in the United States, my permanent residence being at San Francisco,k in the State of California, where I follow the occupation of mining engineer; that I am about to go abroad temporarily; and that I intend to return to the United States in about one year with the purpose of residing and performing the duties of citizenship therein. . .
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Description of Applicant:«/b» age 27 years - stature: 10 feet 1/2 inches - forehead: level - eyes: blue - nose: regular - mouth: small - chin: square - hair: dark brown - complexion: rudedy - face: full

«b»Gridley Herald 9 May 1925 Pg. 2 - Gridley, California
«/b»News of the death in Switzerland of Lloyd Womble, South African mining engineer and captain and star of the University of California varsity football team in 1901, was contained in dispatches.  Womble died 30 April, after a lingering illness.  Upon his graduation in 1901 he went to South Africa.

«b»Oakland Tribune - 8 August 1907 - Pg. 10 - Oakland, California
«/b»"Wreck" Womble Back in State - Lloyd A. Womble, know to football enthusiasts as "Wreck," is back in California after a five years' sojourn in South Africa, where he was engaged in mining.  Womble is to remain her now and will help Dr. ?? Taylor in coaching the football team of the State.  Coach ....will be back in a few ....knowledge that he has picked .............in New Zealand looked at the football players of that country.

«b»Oakland Tribune - 6 July 1903 - Pg. 8 - Oakland, California
«/b»Old "Varsity Captain Goes to South Africa - Berkeley, July 6
The famous football player, Lloyd Womble, has accepted a position as assistant manager of a large gold mine near Ladysmith, in South Africa, and will sail shortly to assume his new duties.  At present Womble is working in the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines in Idaho.  For the last five years Womble has figured prominently in football at the University of California, where his name has gone down in history as a hero of the gridiron.  He played for the 'varsity' for four years and was captain of the famous pony team whch defeated a Stanford team much heavier than itself by a score of 2-0.  Last year he acted as assistant coach, helping materially to bring about the 16-0 victory.  He was perhaps the best end that California ever had.

«b»Oakland Tribune - 11 September 1903 in Oakland, California«/b»
A football star of the last four seasons who is being missed at the University of California this year is Lloyd womble, who has just departed for South Africa, where he has accepted a lucrative mining position.  He rose to prominence in football circles immediately after entering college with the class of 1902.  He played on the freshmen team and afterward became an end on the varsity.  After quitting the game, womble rendered valuable coaching service to the football squad. Womble had the ability of imparting his snappy method of play to the novices under him and gave testing instruction in ground mining.

«b»San Francisco Chronicle - 11 April 1908 - Pg. 9
«/b»"Wreck" Womble Has Panama Fever
Lloyd A. Womble, former football hero of the University of California, and one of the men considered for the position of football coach for the coming season to succeed Coach Taylor, is dangerously ill at the Roosevelt Hospital, where he was taken, stricken with Panama fever, immediately upon his arrival from the United States of Colombia, where he has been working for some months as an expert mining engineer.  Although of a splendidly strong constitution, Womble is in an exceedingly serious condition and his friends have expressed grave fears as to the ultimate outcome of his sickness.

"Wreck" Womble was known as one of the cleverest and most aggressive players on the gridiron when in college, being perhaps the best end in the old game that ever represented California.  He was
                  

                   Constance Womble graduated from Girls' High School, San Francisco in December 1907
www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/schools/ghsdec07.htm.

«b»Passport Application «/b»- I Constance W. Hewston, a native and loyal American citizen, do solemnly swear that I ceased to reside in the United States on or about the ? day of 1910; that I have since resided temporarily at England and South Africa; and that I arrive in London, where I am now temporarily residing on November 1921 to reside with my husband, who is a Mining Engineer, and the bearer of Departmental Passport No. 148237 issued April 18, 1922.  Since establishing a residence abroad I have made the following visits to the United States (None since 1910).  I have never been naturalized, taken an oath of allegience or voted as a foreign citizen or subject, or in any way heldmyself out as such.  I maintain the following ties of family, business, and property with the United States: Aunts residing in the United States.  My husband files American Income tax returns when my husband's work permits.  age: 34 yrs - medium mouth - 5 ft 2 inches - oval chin - medium forehead - brown hair - hazel eyes - dark complexion - medium nose - oval face -
(Emergency Passport #641 of husband, Raoul Livingston Hewston, issued by the Consulate Gneral at Capetown, South Africa on 21 January 1921 on which wife, Constance, and minor daughter, Anna, are included. -
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U.S. Passport Application 1795-1925 «/b»for Constance W. Hewston
Born 1 July 1888 in San Francisco, California - female - no fixed address - passport issued 29 Dec 1922
Spouse Name: Raoul L. Hewston - spouse birthplace: South Africa, California
Source: Passport Applictions, January 2, 1906-March 31, 1925 (M1490)
Husband: Raoul L. Hewston was born in California and is now residing at South Africa for the purpose of Mining Engineer.
Constance left San Francisco, CA in 1910 and arrived at London, England on November 1921.  Lived in South Africa and England from 1910 to date - applying for passport to accompany husband to Great Britain, Ireland, and Union of south Africa - purpose for passport was travel and accompanying husband.

«b»Passenger Manifest«/b» - Pan American Airways Inc. - originated at Johannesburg, S. Africa - destined to New York, New York - Trip NC88855 - Flight #151 - 15 April 1947
Hewston, Constance A29620 LA 05144 - Jeppe, Johannesburg - Teacher 58

«b»Background information received from Patsy Crisp October 2009 -«/b»
Constance Womble, our great aunt, came to South Africa, to visit her brother Lloyd, our grandfather who was a mining engineer.  Granny Connie, married Mr. R.L. Hewston.  He was also a mining engineer and a member of the Institute of Mining Engineers. Mr. R.L. Hewston was a mine manager in Rustenburg, working for the JSI during the platinum boom.

When Mrs. Hewston lived on the Rand, she was an active member of the National Council for Women.  She was proxy for Mrs. C.L. Scandrett at the International Conference of the National Council for Women in Paris in 1934.  She was an unpaid member of the Johannesburg Municipality in the Public Health Department and started the nursery school in Auckland Park.  She was always very interested in social welfare work and health and studied the subject in South Africa and during her travels on the continent and her voluntary unpaid work is commendable.

Following their time on the Rand, her husband, Mr. R.L. Hewston, became General Manager of the Marlu Gold Mines in Bogusu, on the Gold Coast.  This was the only gold mine in the world where gold was dug with steam shovels from the side of a hill.  The climate on the Gold Coast was so trying that Mr. Hewston had three months holiday every year.

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Estate late Constance Womble Hewston (a widow) who resided at Hendrix and Hannie Botha Rest Home, 15, Fourth Avenue, Florida, Transvaal, and where she died on the 18 November 1968.  Identity #331-576-796W - No. 11694/68
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Death Notice «/b»
Hewston, Constance Womble
Race: European
Nationality: South African            Occupation: Housewife
Residence: Hendrik and Hannie Botha Rest Home, 15 Fourth Avenue, Florida, Transvaal
Date of birth 1 July 1888 in USA
Date of death: 18 Nov 1968 in Florida, Transvaal, South Africa
Widow
Full name of surviving spouse:  Predeceased - married out of community
Gold Coast (West Africa), died in June 1940
Full names of Children:  Anna Ashfield Holt

«b»The South African Woman's Who's Who - Biographies (PTY.) Limited, 36, Montanne House, Joubert Street, Johannesburg, South Africa.«/b»
Hewston, Mrs. Constance Womble, wife of Raoul Livingston Hewston, Manage of Tarquah and Abso Gold Mine, Gold Coast, West Africa.  Daught of Alexander Womble, Mining Engineer.  Born at San Francisco, California, and education at Berkley and the University, San Francisco.  Has one daughter, Nancy, and three adopted daughters, Sue Womble, Bobby Womble and Dorothy womble.  First unpaid social worker to be on the staff of the Municipality.  Started the Auckland Park Nursery Health Class in connection with the Carl Rosenberg Factory for Women.  Proxy Representative of Public Health International Council of Women in Paris, 1934; investigator into Child Welfare in England, France, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.  Worked on Child Welfare when still at school and assisted in the Creche while preparing for the University.  A work for Nursery Schools since its inception in 1932.  Member of the Pre-School Child Committee of Enquiry, New Education Fellowship and a committee member of the Pre-School Child Association.  Committee member of the Christmas Stamp Fund.  Keenly interested in politics, having been Chairwoman of USANP, Nigel and Past Secretary of the United South African National Party, Rustenburg, Transvaal.  Graduate of the Paul Herson Dramatic School. Member of the Goodwill Club, the National Council of Women, the Rand Women's Club and Past President of the Martha Washington Club.  Favourite recreations are riding and gold.  Address:  44 Claridge Court, Leyds Street, Johannesburg, and her London address is c/o Barclays Bank, St. Martin's Lane Branch, London.