Dallas-Polk County IA Archives Biographies.....Noel, Cole 1818 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1896)

HON. COLE NOEL, one of Iowa's statesmen and a man prominent in political and
commercial circles, claims Indiana as the State of his nativity, for his birth
occurred in Monroe county, of the Hoosier State, on the 4th of October, 1818.
The Noel family came originally from England and was founded in America at an
early day. The grandfather of our subject was a Baptist minister. The father was
born in Virginia, in 1782, and during his childhood removed to Kentucky, which
was then a Territory. In 1815 he went to Indiana, during its Territorial days,
and there resided until his death in 1851. He was for years Judge of the Probate
Court of Parke county, Indiana, and at one time was Associate Judge of the
Circuit Court of Monroe county. He filled various public offices in those
counties and discharged his duties with a promptness and fidelity that won him
high commendation. He married Sallie McCammon, whose father was born in Ireland,
and at the age of twelve years crossed the Atlantic, locating in South Carolina.
He served as a soldier in the Revolution under General Francis Marion, and was
faithful to the interests of his adopted country.

    Cole Noel was only six years of age when his parents removed to Parke
county, Indiana, and he resided there until April, 1852. His boyhood days were
passed upon a farm until sixteen years of age, when, tiring of the monotony and
routine of agricultural life, he secured a clerkship in a general store, and was
connected with merchandising during a greater part of the time until 1856. In
April, 1852, he became a resident of Iowa, locating first in Des Moines, whence,
in December, 1853, he came to Adel, where he has since made his home. In a short
time he had become identified with public affairs, for his worth and ability
brought him into prominence, and in 1856 he was elected Clerk of Dallas county,
and was re-elected at each succeeding election until resigning the office in
October, 1866. He was appointed by President Lincoln as Assessor of Internal
Revenue for the Seventh Iowa Congressional District in 1863, which position he
acceptably filled until 1869, when he was elected a member of the Iowa
Legislature, serving in the Thirteenth General Assembly. By his ballot and his
labors he aided in building the present Iowa State Capitol, and gave his support
to many measures calculated to promote the best interests of the public. J He
was appointed by President Arthur as State Statistician for Iowa, in the.
agricultural department, and served for three years. When his present term of
Justice of the Peace expires, he will have filled that position for ten years.
For almost forty years he has been continuously in public office, and no one can
show a more honorable record than Cole Noel. What higher testimonial of his
faithfulness could be given than his repeated re-election to various positions
of public preferment? Upon his career there falls no shadow of wrong or
suspicion of evil, and no one occupies a more enviable position in the public
confidence than he. His service has ever been for the benefit of the majority
and he has won the support and approval of not only those of his own party but
of those of the opposing party as well.

   Mr. Noel has been twice married. He wedded Catherine Shuey; who was born in
Augusta county, Virginia, February 22, 1821, and is of German parentage. Ten
children were born of this union, namely: Matthew B., Samuel J., Mary A., Sarah
C., Lucy E., Edward M., William L., George S., Walter A., and Laura J. Only four
are now living: Matthew, who resides in Denver; Mary, who is the wife of J. C.
Smart; Lucy, wife of W. J. Dack, of Adel; and Walter, a printer and city editor
of the Daily Express of Beatrice, Nebraska. The lady who now bears the name of
Mrs. Noel, was in her maidenhood Elizabeth J. Cole, daughter of John and Susanna
(Duke) Cole, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter of South
Carolina. Her mother's people were of English origin, but her father was of
Scotch descent, and in the war of 1812 he served as a drummer boy. He afterward
became a Baptist minister and devoted his life to his fellow men. Mrs. Noel was
born in Sangamon county, Illinois, August 14, 1829, and by her marriage became
the mother of three children: Emma Belle, wife of C. F. McCoy; Carrie S., who
died in childhood; and Marcella J., wife of W. T. Buck.

   In his early life, Mr. Noel was a supporter of the Whig party, and when the
Republican party sprang into existence he aided in its organization in Dallas
county. He was a strong opponent of slavery, and loyally supported the Union
cause during the late war. For nearly half a century he has been an honored and
valued member of the Masonic fraternity. He was for one year Grand Scribe of the
Grand Chapter, for eight years was High Priest of Tyrian Chapter, No. 17, R. A.
M., and is a Knight Templar. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church
of Adel, and in the community have many warm friends.


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A MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF IOWA

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"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."'—MACAULAY.

"Biography is by nature the must universally profitable, universally pleasant,
of all things."—CARLYLE

"History is only biography on a large scale"—LAMARTINE.

CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1896

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