Edmond Martin Noble ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

   Another name for Edmond was Edmund Martin Noble.

  General Notes:

He was listed as 18 in 1850 and as 22 in 1860. At the time of the 1860 census, he was farming in Buchanan (Post Office Fairfield), Jefferson County, Iowa. At the time of the 1870 census, Edmond was a laborer. He had real estate valued at $2500 in Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, and personal assets of $1000. His name was shown as Emmit on the 1880 census. He was street commissioner in Albia. In 1885 he was listed as a grocer on the Iowa state census. They lived in Albia.

At the time of the 1900 census, Edmond was a stock buyer in Troy, Monroe County, Iowa. At the time of the 1910 census, he was a merchant in his own store in Albia. He owned his home free of mortgage. His 1915 Iowa state census card showed he had 6 years of common school education. He was Methodist. He lived in Albia, Monroe County. He was listed as a retired merchant on the 1920 census. He and Ione were living with their daughter Lizzie and son in law in Albia. A housekeeper, Kate Prichard, 72 born in Wales, was listed with them. On the 1925 Iowa state census, he indicated 8 years of schooling. His home was valued at $4000. He owned it free of mortgage. (His parents were listed incorrectly on the 1925 Iowa census as William Noble and Mary J. Crane. Unclear who provided the information except that daughter Lizzie and her husband were listed with them.)

Source: "The Fairfield Ledger", Mon., Nov. 1, 1926, page 6, co. 2

Martin Noble of Albia, former Fairfield resident, has the distinction of being among the number who attended the First State Fair in Iowa.

Source: Albia Newspaper

Funeral services for E. Martin Noble, pioneer citizen who passed away August 14, were held at the late residence, Washington Avenue east, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. H. B. Scoles of Centerville. A large concourse gathered to pay respect for one who had been a friend to everyone, and many beautiful floral tributes express sympathy to the bereaved having charge of the services at the grave.

Edmond Martin Noble was born near Altoona, Penn., July 17, 1838, being the youngest of 10 children, he moved with his parents to Fairfield, Iowa when five years of age and lived on a farm until 1861. Upon being refused admission to the army on account of a defective eye, he, with five boy friends, joined a company of 100 men at Council Bluffs and crossed the plains to California, the trip taking almost five months. When on a prospecting tour in the company with these same five boys from Fairfield, they were attacked by Indians and Mr. Noble was the only survivor. Returning by the Isthmus of Panama in 1865, he came to Albia on the first C. B. Q. passenger train in 1866 and lived here continuously ever since.

He married to Ione Saunders, daughter of the late Captain Henry and Eliza Saunders, December 25, 1867. To this union were born four children, two of whom died in infancy. One married daughter, Mrs. Daisy Bell, passed on in 1911.

Mr. and Mrs. Noble joined the Methodist Church in their early married life under the pastorate of Rev. Stephenson. Deceased was for many years a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W. Mrs. Noble preceded her husband in death three years ago. Since that time, Mr. Noble, has made him home with his daughter, Mrs. George Alexander, who, with her husband are the only surviving members of his immediate family left to mourn his death. His only nephew this side of California, Ed Ash, of Dallas City, Ill. was present at the funeral.

Mr. Noble retired from active business in 1912. While gradually failing as years passed he retained all of his faculties to the end. He was quiet and retiring, but greatly loved and respected by all who had the privilege of knowing him. He spent much of the day Monday visiting with friends being in his ordinary health apparently. Death came unexpectedly about nine o'clock Thursday morning August 14, 1928 when a good man fell asleep and passed to his reward at the age of 90 years and 28 days.

Edmond married Ione Saunders, daughter of Capt Henry Saunders and Mary Eliza Stinson, on 25 Dec 1867 in Albia, Monroe County, Iowa. (Ione Saunders was born in Oct 1845 in Indiana,^{1 8} died on 28 Jun 1925 in Albia, Monroe County, Iowa ¹ and was buried in Oak View Cemetery, Albia, Monroe County, Iowa ^{1 14}.)