Naomi (Ervin) Williams (1812 - 1878)

Born 12 Aug 1812 in Maryland, United States

Wife of Daniel Wheatcraft — married 31 May 1832 (to 10 Oct 1833) in Perry, Ohio

Wife of Nicholas Friend — married 7 Apr 1840 (to 3 Dec 1857) in Blackford, Indiana

Wife of Lemuel Rhodes Williams — married 8 Sep 1871 (to 8 Jul 1878) in Adair, Missouri

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1878 at age 65 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Naomi was born on August 12, 1812^[1] in Maryland.^[2][3][4] According to Benjamin G. Shinn:^[5]

John Ervin was prominent among the early settlers [of Blackford, Indiana]. His early life was spent in Maryland; then he lived in Perry county, Ohio, and came here in 1837. He was married twice, his wives being half sisters. There were five children by the first wife and eight by the second. The oldest, Naomi, married Hamilton Wheatcraft, and after his death she married Nicholas Friend, the first sheriff of Blackford county.

Naoma Groen married Daniel Wheatcraft on May 31, 1832, in Perry, Ohio.^[6] He died Oct. 10, 1833,^[7] the same year that David Wheatcraft was born^[8] in Ohio.^[2]

On April 7, 1840, Naomi Wheatcraft married Nicholas Friend in Blackford, Indiana.^[9] The 1850 census shows David H. Wheatcraft (now age 17) living with Nicholas Friend (age 46, birthplace Ohio) and Nancy Friend (age 38, birthplace Maryland) in Huntington, Indiana.^[2] Also shown are children John F. (age 9), Samuel (age 7), James (age 5), and William M. (age 1), all with the last name Friend and a birthplace of Indiana.^[2] Nicholas Friend died on December 3, 1857 , in Jasper, Iowa.^[10]

The 1860 census shows Naomi Friend living in Malaka, Jasper County, Iowa, with children John (age 18), Samul [sic] (age 16), James (age 14), Wm (age 12), Mary Jane (age 9), Rebecca E. (age 4), all with the last name Friend and a birthplace of Indiana, except for Naomi's, which is again shown as Maryland.^[3]

The 1870 census shows Naomi Friend at age 51 [sic] living in Adair, Maryland with William (age 21) and Rebecca (age 15, now shown with a birthplace of Iowa).^[4]

On September 8, 1871, at age 59, Naomi married Lemuel R. Williams in Adair, Missouri.^[11] She died on July 8, 1878, and was buried in Kirksville, Missouri.^[1] Lemuel Williams died on December 27, 1904, and was buried beside her.^[12]

Children

Combining the above information, the children of Naomi were:

With Daniel Wheatcraft (1802-1833):

• David Wheatcraft (b. 1833, Ohio)^[2]

With Nicholas Friend:

• John F. Friend (b. 1841-1842, Indiana)^[2][3]
• Samuel Friend (b. 1843-1844, Indiana)^[2][3]
• James Friend (b. 1845-1846, Indiana)^[2][3]
• William M. Friend (b. 1848-1849, Indiana)^[2][3][4]
• Mary Jane Friend (bc. 1851, Indiana)^[3]
• Rebecca E. Friend (bc. 1856, Indiana^[3] or Iowa^[4])

Inconsistencies

As highlighted in italics above, the record of a marriage to Daniel Wheatcraft showed him marrying Naoma Groen, not Naomi Ervin.^[6] This was not a mistranscription of the image:

I have found no evidence that Naomi had a prior husband with the last name Groen (although, at age 20, she could have a prior marriage). Shinn claimed that Naomi married Hamilton Wheatcraft. I found unsourced claims that his name was Daniel Hamilton Wheatcraft and his son is David Hamilton Wheatcraft.^[13] (The latter appears as David H. Wheatcraft in the 1850 census.^[2]

The 1850 census has the name Nancy Wheatcraft:^[2]

Because the information in it is so consistent with the 1860 census, which identifies the head of the household as Naomi Friend (having the appropriate age, birthplace, and children),^[3] and because she married Nicholas Friend in 1840,^[9] it seems likely that her first name was misentered in the 1850 census.

There are many unsourced claims that Naomi's middle name was Jane,^[1] but I have not found any records to that effect.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 August 2018), memorial page for Naomi Jane Ervin Williams (12 Aug 1812–11 Jul 1878), Find A Grave: Memorial #60425137, citing Bethel Cemetery, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by NE MO (contributor 46863367) .
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJK-X89 : 12 April 2016), David H Wheatcraft in household of Nicholas Friend, Huntington county, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing family 177, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M822-82R : 13 December 2017), Naomi Friend, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XS-F1Z : 12 April 2016), Naomi Friend, Missouri, United States; citing p. 1, family 6, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,254.
5. ↑ Shinn, Benjamin G. Biographical Memories of Blackford County, Ind. The Bowen Publishing Company, 1900, p. 240.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGD-47J : 10 December 2017), Daniel Wheatcraft and Naoma Groen, 31 May 1832; citing Perry, Ohio, United States, reference bk 1 p 135; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 910,669.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 August 2018), memorial page for Daniel Wheatcraft (1802–10 Oct 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #29052048, citing Somerset Methodist Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by kswatson (contributor 46935664) .
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 August 2018), memorial page for David Hamilton Wheatcraft (1833–1910), Find A Grave: Memorial #28972579, ; Maintained by kswatson (contributor 46935664) Unknown.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJL-Q4S : 10 December 2017), Nicholas Friend and Naomi Wheatcraft, 09 Apr 1840; citing Blackford, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,672,562.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 August 2018), memorial page for Nicholas Friend (2 Sep 1802–3 Dec 1857), Find A Grave: Memorial #50231647, citing Center Friends Cemetery, Jasper County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
11. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2Z1-Y6M : 11 February 2018), Lemuel R. Williams and Naomi Friend, 07 Sep 1871; citing Adair, Missouri; FHL microfilm 1,009,591.
12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 August 2018), memorial page for Lemuel Rhodes Williams (26 Apr 1814–27 Dec 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #34670966, citing Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Marcia (contributor 46945176) .
13. ↑ Tribal Pages Surname: Wheatcraft, accessed 17 August, 2018. URL: https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/familytree?uid=kswatson&surname=Wheatcraft