T. F. and Naoma Spruill






Thomas Franklin and Naoma Martin Spruill were married July 15, 1866.
They moved to Milton County in 1890 after giving the family home to their oldest son, Stephen T. Spruill as a wedding gift.
Stephen would eventually become one of the largest land owners in Milton/Fulton and DeKalb counties.
Stephen married Mollie Lee Carter. His second wife was Ethel Warren

Thomas and Naoma had ten other children:

Almedia H., who married William Morton

Margaret E., who married Moses Barto Reeves

Ader, who married Jim T. Reeves

Millie Jane, who married Thomas W. Ferrell

Naoma, who married Pierce Beaty, 2nd husband Marion Donahoo

James Andrew, who married Clara Fields

Milton E., who died at age 2

Nancy E., who died at age 8

Charley M., who married Pearl Long

Eta M., who married George Fields







Men's Row: T. F. Naomi Spruill, Stephen and Adrew Spruill, Tom Ferrell, Pierce Beaty, George Fields, Charlie Spruill, Floyd Spruill (son of Stephen) Wade and William Morton.
Women's Row: Clara Mae Fields Spruill, holding Ruby, Jane Spruill Ferrell and Nora Dee, Sarah Naomi Spruill Beaty and Nellie, Mollie and baby Onnie Spruill, Etta Molly Spruill Fields and Horace, Izora Spruill holding sister Ode, Almedia Spruill Morton
Girl's Row: Lillie, daughter of Andrew Spruill, Myrtice and Onie Ferrell, Clara Bell Morton, Cora and Era Mae Spruill, Hester and Birdie Beaty, Casandra Ferrell
Boy's Row: Leon and Willard Morton, Cary Spruill and Carl Beaty, Euil Spruill and Thomas Beaty.
Margaret E. and Ada Spruill Reeves appear to be the only children missing from this family picture.

Thomas served in the Civil War. He enlisted in Company C., 63rd Georgia Infantry in October 1863.
His company surrendered April 26, 1865 and he returned home in May that year.

Naoma died in 1914. She is buried in the Martin Cemetery in Dunwoody.
His second wife was Mary Ingrim. She died in 1930. They had no children.

Thomas died in 1920 at age 74.

Submitted by Janice Moore Cronan

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