Naomi Anderson

  General Notes:

Obituary for " Mrs. N. A. Anderson" "Naoma Anderson Elliott departed this life at the home of her son, R. H. Elliott, August 22, aged eighty years three months and three days. The deceased was born in Ohio, Cincinnati, and in a few years after with her parents, moved to Indiana, where she was married to W. H. Elliott in 1840. The young twain having aspirations for success in the future sought a home in Iowa and located in Buchanan county in 1853 and both have made their homes on a farm on Lime Creek which was entered from the government by Mr. Elliott until his death, about twenty-four years ago. Since that time Mrs. Elliott has made her home with her children. She early began to evince those principles of Christian character which marked her whole life. She united with the Christian church and for a term of forty-two years, she continued a devout member of the same. Her leading characteristic was faithfulness, which was clearly shown in the fact that no circumstances, unless those positively beyond her control, would prevent her attendance at the house of God, or deter her from the discharge of other duties. The last sad rite was performed in the Christian church in Brandon, conducted by Elder Johnson." Naomi and her family migrated to Iowa in 1853 in the company of her sister and brother in law, Nancy and John Ferguson.
Research: All information about Naomi, her husband and children was painstakenly gleaned out of old newspapers and cemetery records by LuRene Carlson, Vinton, Iowa.


SOURCES Obituaries from the Bulletin-Journal, Independance, IA for
August 31, 1894, Naomi Anderson Elliott
January 1, 1914, Robert H. Elliott
September 23, 1926, Louisa Elliott Bain January 13, 1960, Susan Bain Towne Elliott and Bain grave stones at Brandon Cemetery, Brandon,
Buchanan Co, Iowa ¹

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 1820, Vernon, Clinton, Ohio. ²
Hiram Anderson Males: 2 under 10, 1 - 16 to 18, 1 - 26 to 45. Females: 2 under 10, 1 - 26 to 45. Agriculture

• Census, 1830, Marion, Clinton, Ohio. ³
Hiram Anderson. Males: 1 under 5. 2 - 5 to 10, 1 - 15 to 20, 1 - 40 to 50. Females: 2 under 5, 2 - 5 to 10, 2 - 10 to 15, 1 - 30 to 40.

• Census, 1850, District 7, Boone, Indiana. ⁴
Wilson H. Elliott, 42, farmer, property $350, born in Kentucky. Naomi Elliott, 35, born in Ohio. Robert Elliott, 6, born in Indiana. Louisa Elliott, 2, born in Indiana.

• Census, 1860, Jefferson, Buchanan, Iowa. ⁵
Wilson H. Elliott, 52, farmer, property $3300, real estate $1100, born in Kentucky. Naomi Elliott, 46, born in Ohio. Rob. H. Elliott, 16, born in Indiana. Louisa J. Elliott, 11, born in Indiana. John A. Elliott, 9, born in Indiana. Geo. W. Elliott, 7, born in Indiana. James W. Elliott, 5, born in Iowa. Ruby P. Nelson, 22, teacher, born in Mississippi.

• Census, 1870, Jefferson, Buchanan, Iowa. ⁶
Wilson H. Elliott, 62, farmer, property $6600, real estate $2532, born in Kentucky. Naomi Elliott, 56, keeping house, born in Ohio. John A. Elliott, 20, farm laborer, born in Indiana. George Elliott, 17, farm laborer, born in Indiana. James W. Elliott, 15, farm laborer, born in Indiana.

• Census, 1880, Brandon, Buchanan, Iowa. ⁷
John Bain, 36, doctor, born in Indiana. Loya Bain, 31, keeping house, born in Indiana. Wilson Bain, 12, born in Iowa. Lizzie Bain, 10, born in Iowa. Nettie Bain, 9, born in Iowa. Susia Bain, 6, born in Iowa. Naoma Elliott, 65, mother-in-law, born in Ohio. Clary Jackson, 18, servant, born in Ohio.

Naomi married Wilson H. Elliott on 22 Oct 1840 in , Boone, Indiana. (Wilson H. Elliott was born on 18 Sep 1807 in , , Kentucky, died on 1 Mar 1872 in , Buchanan, Iowa and was buried in Brandon Cemetery, Jefferson, Buchanan, Iowa.)