Uploaded by leanannsidhe on Mar 31, 2011
Omie Wise
G.B. Grayson
American Folk Tales
Omie Wise is a murder ballad, written shortly after her death in 1808. G.B. Grayson made the first known recording of the song.
Omie Wise's full name was Naomi Wise. The story is that was taken in by a couple in Randolph County, North Carolina. At some point she met a man by the name of Jonathan Lewis and they became lovers. Jonathan's family did not approve of this relationship, preferring instead that he marry a girl with a better social standing. Naomi found out that Jonathan was courting another, but continued her affair with him. According to legend Naomi went missing in April of 1808. A search party found her body in the river in Asheboro, NC. It was determined that Naomi had been beaten and was pregnant when she died.
Jonathan Lewis was taken to jail, but a month later he escaped. In time the Lewis family began moving to Kentucky. It was said that Jonathan had moved there after escaping jail and had a family of his own there. Eventually folks in Randolph County heard word of all of this and demanded Jonathan be arrested. He was arrested once again. In spite of witness testimony and evidence he was found not guilty. Jonathan Lewis died a few years later in 1817, it is said that he confessed to the murder on his deathbed.
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