John Spencer Noble ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

At the time of the 1856 Iowa State Census, John was a farmer in Black Hawk, Jefferson County. John was listed as a farmer in Black Hawk (Post Office Fairfield), Jefferson County, Iowa for the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census years. In 1860 he had real estate valued at $8000 and personal assets of $1000. Burdell Tabor, 17 born in New York, was listed in his household as a farm hand. In 1870 he had real estate valued at $25,000 and personal assets of $4000. Sophia Johnson, 20 born in Sweden, was listed with the family as a domestic servant. In 1880 Elma Nordyke, 16 born in Iowa, was listed with the household as a servant. On the Iowa State Census of 1885, Elma was listed as though she were Noble. At the time of the 1900 census, John was widowed and living with his daughter Eva and her husband William Lear in LaGrue, Arkansas County, Arkansas. His occupation was shown as landlord. His parents birth place was erroneously shown as Scotland.

Source: Jefferson County Republican, Nov. 6, 1903, page 1, col. 2
Death of John S. Noble

Departed this life at his late residence near De Witt, Arkansas County, Ark., on the 26th of October 1903. He was born in Blair County, Penn. in 1822, on a farm now covered by the city of Altoona, where he resided until the fall of 1846, when he was married to Eliza Beck, with whom he moved to Fairfield, Iowa, and soon after he bought a farm of Joseph Knott, on which he lived until his departure from this county. Three children were born to them, all of whom are now living: Frank Noble, residing in Fairfield, Iowa; Wilson, residing at Stuttgart, Ark.; and Charles at Lamoille, state of Nevada. His wife Eliza died July 27, 1867. He was married again to Miss Mary E. Nordick, and unto them were born six children, three of whom are living. In March, 1888, having sold his farm in this county, he moved with his family to the state of Arkansas. His second wife died in 1897 ... Since the death of his wife he has made several visits to this county, among his old friends, and to his old home; his hope and ambition was to spend the remaining years of his life here among the scenes of his earlier days ... He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and one of the main, if not the most energetic members who pushed to completion the McDowell Chapel near his home in Penn. township...

John married Eliza J. Beck about 1851 in Iowa. (Eliza J. Beck was born about 1823 in Pennsylvania,⁵ died on 28 Jul 1867 in , Jefferson County, Iowa ⁸ and was buried in Old Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa ⁹.)

John next married Mary Elizabeth Nordyck on 27 Oct 1867 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. (Mary Elizabeth Nordyck was born on 21 Apr 1837 in Highland City, Highland County, Ohio and died in 1898 ⁵.)