27. Poor Naomi Wise

Naomi (Omie) Wise was an orphan girl. She fell in love with a young gentleman named Johnathan Lewis. Naomi found out she was pregnant. When she told Lewis, he told her to meet him that night so they could run away and get married. Her beaten, bruised body was found in Deep River the next morning.

Male Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Music: Naomi Wise (Omie Wise) by Donna Hughes

Sources:
Naomi Wise by Donna Hughes https://youtu.be/BQLYzHnwYQk
Bob Dylan's version of Omie Wise https://youtu.be/y8Vbs4HjOiY
Doc Watson's Version of Naomi Wise https://youtu.be/C-CGqAdW2vE"Naomi "Omie" Wise: Her Life, Death and Legend "by Hal E. Pugh (Author),Eleonor Minnock Pugh ( Author)
Randolphhistory.wordpress.comhttps://randolphhistory.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/naomi-wise/
myallredfamily.com https://myallredfamily.com/front-page/what-states/north-carolina/john-1792/lydia-of-john/naomi-wise/
Murder By Gaslight http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/09/naomi-wise_05.htmlWikipedia.com
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=172043
Craven, Braxton/ NCpedia https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/craven-braxton
'Life of Braxton Craven" by Jerome Dowd
http://dailykemp.com/2021/11/18/the-real-omie-wise/
findagrave.com

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