Noblitt.William.1817.BIOS

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WILLIAM NOBLITT was born in Washington County, Ind., November 1, 1817, and
is one of the following family, children of Abraham and Amelia (Vandeveer)
Noblitt:  Vandeveer;  William;  Nancy, wife of James Lynch;  Cynthia, wife
of Benjamin M. Holaday, and John T.  The parents wre natives of North
Carolina, and were taken in childhood to Kentucky, whrre they becme
acquainted, and married in 1814.  The father's birth occurred October 2,
1780.  Soon after his marriage, he with his wife's people immigrated to
Indiana.  This was in 1814, a very early period in the history of the
State--in fact, the State had not yet been organized or admitted into the
Union.  They located first in Washington County, and later moved to this
township (Southeast Township, Orange Co., Ind.), where the father died in
1840, and the mother in 1861.  They were sober, industrious, honest,
Christian people, and lie buried in Dauner's Cemetery, in Stampers Creek
Township.  William lived with his parents until his father's death,
obtaining a rudimentary education at the subscription schools.  October 2,
1842, he married Mary, daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Beard) Holaday, and to
this union the following children have been born:  Abraham; James L.; John
V.; Nancy J., wife of William Wright;  and four that died in infancy.  Mrs.
Noblitt died February 3, 1860, and January 20, 1861, Mr. Noblitt married
Mrs. Nancy J. (Radcliff) Maxedon, who has borne her husband four children,
as follows:  Martha, David R., Josephine and Louisa.  His second wife died
May 6, 1881.  She, as well as her husband, were Baptists.  Mr. Noblitt has
lived on his present place fifty-four years;  he has 132 acres with fair
improvements.  He is a stanch Democrat;   has served as Trustee and Justice
of the Peace.  Mrs. Maxedon, second wife, had one child--Mary-- by her
former husband;  this daughter lives with Mr. Noblitt.  Her grandfather's
name was Marquis De Lafayette Maxedon.
"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  GOODSPEED BROS.
1884.



Submitted by: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997