
EASON
GENEALOGY
LINE
Naomi
Eason
(1913 - 2006)
John
Bryant
Eason
(1883 - 1946)
John
Wesley
Eason
(1847 - 1897)
Avera
Eason
(1805 - 18??)
Elisha
Eason
(1780 - 18??)
John
Eason
(1760 - 1???)
Abner
Eason
(1735 - 1???)
George
Eason
(1715 - 1774)
William
Eason, Jr.
(1650 - 1718)
William
Eason
(16?? - 1???)
Edward
Eason
(1??? - 1???)
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FAMILY
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WEEKS:
Cobb
Van
Weeks
HARRELL:
Harrell
King
EASON:
Avera
Eason
Liles
Medlin
GRISWOLD:
Dodd
Exum
Griswold
Hocutt
O'Neil
Tomlinson
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Naomi Eason |
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Born: 27 Oct 1915, Johnston County, NC Died:
12 May 1983, Johnston County, NC |
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Naomi Eason was the third child born to
John
Bryant Eason (b. 1883) and
Ida
Griswold (b. 1892). She was born 27 Oct 1915 in
Johnston County. |
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School photos of Naomi |
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The 1930 Census shows John Bryant Eason, his wife Ida, and their
five children living in the Wilder Township of Johnston County,
NC. Several of the children are listed incorrectly.
The children listed on the Census were: Walter (actually William
Welton, age 14), Naomi (age 12), Viola (age 10), J. B. (age 7),
and Carlson (actually James Carolyn "Carl", age 1). |
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1930 Johnston County, NC, Census |
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Name |
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Home |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
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Age
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Can
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Write |
Birth |
Trade |
Last |
First |
Own
Rent |
Eason |
J. Bryant |
Head |
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J |
W |
47 |
M |
27 |
Yes |
NC |
Farm |
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Ida |
Wife |
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F |
W |
38 |
M |
18 |
Yes |
NC |
Home |
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Walter |
Son |
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M |
W |
14 |
S |
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Yes |
NC |
Home |
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Naomi |
Dau |
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F |
W |
12 |
S |
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Yes |
NC |
Home |
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Viola |
Dau |
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F |
W |
10 |
S |
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Yes |
NC |
Home |
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J.B. |
Son |
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M |
W |
7 |
S |
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NC |
Home |
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Carlson |
Son |
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W |
1 |
S |
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Home |
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Naomi had six brothers and sisters. |
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Children of John Bryan Eason and Ida Griswold |
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Spouse |
Effie Eason |
27 Oct 1911
Johnston Co, NC |
01 Feb 1913
Johnston Co, NC |
[Died in Infancy] |
William Welton
Eason, Sr. |
23 Aug 1913
Johnston Co, NC |
01 Mar 2006
Johnston Co, NC |
Leslie Hazel
Parrish
m. 26 Dec 1936 |
Naomi
Eason |
27 Oct
1915
Johnston Co, NC |
12 May
1983
Johnston Co, NC |
Alton
Brooks Whitley
m. 14 Mar 1936 |
Viola Eason |
08 Oct 1917
Johnston Co, NC |
10 May 1999
Garner, Wake Co, NC |
Albert Sidney Weeks
m./ 01 Apr 1941 |
John Bryant Eason, Jr. |
09 Jun 1921
Johnston Co, NC |
26 Jan 1997
Raleigh, Wake Co, NC |
Mary Louise Allen
m. 01 Oct 1946 |
James Carolyn Eason |
31 May 1928
Johnston Co, NC |
14 Mar 2007
NC |
Coneta Earl Daniels
m. 03 Jul 1948 |
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The Eason Home in 2005 |
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Naomi married Alton Brooks Whitley on 14 Mar 1936 in Johnston
County, NC. Naomi was 20 and Alton was 31.
Alton was born 24 Oct 1904. |
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The Easons
(Left to Right) Ida
Griswold Eason, William Welton Eason, John Bryant Eason,
Hazel Parrish Eason with Billy, Naomi Eason Whitley, J.B. Eason
Jr. and Alton Whitley |
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The Eason Family
Naomi, J.B. Jr., Ida,
Welton, James Carolyn, John Bryant, and Viola |
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The Eason Family
J.B. Jr., Naomi, John
Bryant, Ida, Viola and James Carolyn |
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Ida Griswold Eason's 60th Birthday in 1951 |
(Adults Left to Right) ??, ??, James
Carolyn Eason, ??, Coneta Daniels Eason, ??,
Ida Griswold Eason, J.B. Eason Jr, ??, Louise Allen Eason, Hazel Parrish Eason,
Alton
Whitley, Naomi Eason Whitley, Albert Weeks, William Welton
Eason
(Kids) David Eason, Billy Eason, Linda Whitley, Needham Whitley,
Charles Whitley |
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If you're one of the cousins
in this family and can identify any one else in the photo,
please contact me |
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Children of Alton Brooks Whitley and Naomi Eason |
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Spouse |
Needham B. Whitley |
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Charles Whitley |
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Linda Whitley |
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Jo Ann Whitley |
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Needham B. Whitley |
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(Left) Naomi, Needham and Alton, (Right) Naomi and Charles |
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(Left) 1941 - Needham Whitley and Billy Eason
(Right) 1942 - Needham B. Whitley, Charles Whitley and Billy
Eaosn |
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Needham Whitley, Linda Whitley, Charles Whitley holding Jo Ann
Whitley and Cheryl Eason |
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Jo
Ann Whitley |
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Oct 1951 |
Albert (beside car), Charles Whitley (stooping) with Virginia
Bruce (daughter of Thelma Bruce),
Billy Eason, Linda Whitley, Jo Ann Whitley, David Eason, Cheryl
Eason, Needham Whitley |
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Alton & Naomi Eason Whitley |
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Naomi (right) with her daughter Jo Ann - 1964 |
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Naomi died 12 May 1983. Alton died 02 Feb 1985. They were buried in the
White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery in Archer Lodge, Johnston
County, NC. |
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Alton and Naomi's daughter, Linda Whitley, was told by her
parents that Viola Eason Weeks helped name her (Linda).
Linda used to help look after Carolyn and Sidney Weeks since she
was a bit older. Linda also recounted how much she loved
going with Viola to White Lake, NC. |
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Carolyn Weeks Loftin (daughter of
Albert Sidney Weeks &
Viola Eason) met with her cousins Linda and JoAnn (daughters
of Alton Brooks Whitley and
Naomi Eason) on Saturday, 10 May 2014. It had been 15
years since they had last seen each other - at the death of
Carolyn's mother, Viola, in 1999. |
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Linda, Carolyn and JoAnn |
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SOURCES |
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Thanks to Sid Weeks for
sharing photos from his mother's (Viola Eason Weeks) collection |
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