Brown County IN Archives Biographies.....Noblett, Winfield Scott 1854 - 
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Author: B. F. Bowen (1904)

WINFIELD S. NOBLETT.

   The biographies of enterprising men, especially of good men, are instructive
as guides and incentives to others. The examples they furnish of steadfast
purpose and inflexible integrity strongly illustrate what it is in their power
to accomplish. Some men belong to no exclusive class in life; apparently
insurmountable obstacles have in many instances awakened and developed their
faculties and served as a stimulous to carry them to ultimate renown. The
instances of success in the face of adverse obstacles would almost seem to
justify the conclusion that self-reliance with ordinary opportunities can
accomplish any reasonable object. The gentleman whose life history is herewith
briefly outlined has lived to good purpose and achieved a much greater degree of
success than falls to the lot of the ordinary individual. By a straightforward
and commendable course he has made his way to a respectable position in the
world, winning the esteem and hearty admiration of his fellow citizens and
earning the reputation of an enterprising man of affairs which the public has
not been slow to recognize and appreciate.

   Although a native of another state, Winfield Scott Noblett has spent the
greater part of his life in Indiana, his father, Levi Noblett, having been one
of the earliest settlers of Brown county and for a number of years a trader
between this section of the country and Louisville. Levi Noblett was born in
Virginia, but came west in an early day and when a young man married Miss Amanda
Berry, of Kentucky, who bore him three children, Winfield S., David P. and
Henrietta J.

   Winfield S. Noblett was born in Osage county, Missouri, January 31, 1854, and
when two years old was brought to Brown county, Indiana, where he grew to
maturity and has since made his home. Reared on a farm, he early learned the
lesson of toil and self reliance and grew up under the wholesome influence of
outdoor life, and he developed the strength of body and mind which have served
him such a good purpose in his subsequent career. At the proper age he became a
pupil in the little log school house near his home, button account of his
father's death, when he was nineteen years old, his education was brought to an
abrupt close, the sad event throwing much of the labor and responsibility of the
farm upon his shoulders, by reason of his being the oldest son.

   Fully appreciating the responsibility thus early entailed upon him, young
Noblett assumed it uncomplainingly and with true filial duty looked after the
interests of his mother and the other members of the family until the latter
were old enough to manage their own affairs. Meanwhile he made up in part for
his deficient educational training by a wide range of reading, which, with his
habit of close observation and contact with men in the practical concerns of
life, made him in the course of time an intelligent and well informed man.
Reared to agricultural pursuits, he naturally chose this honorable calling for
his life work and has since followed the same with a large measure of success,
owning at this time a fine farm of one hundred and ten acres, the greater part
under a high state of cultivation, besides containing many substantial
improvements in the way of buildings and fences, the place on the whole being
one of the most attractive and desirable rural homes in Brown county.

   Mr. Noblett is an enterprising, up-to-date farmer, fully abreast with the
times in everything pertaining to agricultural science, and being familiar with
the nature of soils and their adaptability to the different crops, he
understands how to realize the largest returns from the time and labor expended
on the fields. In addition to tilling the soil, he pays considerable attention
to the matter of live stock and as a raiser of fine horses, cattle and hogs has
few equals and no superiors in this part of the state. He has made the latter
industry quite remunerative and from the sale of his animals realizes every year
a liberal income, to say nothing of his earnings from other sources, all of
which have made him in due time one of the financially strong and reliable men
of his community. Mr. Noblett is not only an industrious man, but possesses the
sound judgment, keen discrimination and clear forethought which enables him to
manage successfully and turn his industry to the greatest possible advantage.
Foreseeing: with remarkable accuracy the future outcome of present action, he is
seldom mistaken in his calculations, and if he should make an error in judgment
it is certain never to be repeated.

   Politically Mr. Noblett is a stanch and unwavering supporter of the
Republican party and his activity in its behalf has contributed not a little to
the success of the ticket in local affairs. In 1897 he was appointed by
President McKinley postmaster of Story and has filled the office with credit,
ever since, proving a capable, judicious and popular official. He is a firm
believer in revealed religion and for a number of years has been a faithful and
consistent member of the Christian church, contributing liberally to the support
of the local congregation with which he is identified, besides being a generous
donor to the spread of the gospel both at home and abroad. He makes no
ostentatious display of his piety by loud profession, but on the contrary allows
his actions and conversation to bear witness to the faith by which his life is
directed and controlled. Manifesting an abiding interest in the material
prosperity of the community, as well as in its social, moral and religious
advancement, he lends his influence and encouragement to every worthy enterprise
with this object in view and, standing for good government and strict
enforcement of the law, he has always been an advocate of all laudable moral
reforms and a leader in charitable and benevolent movements.

   On January 16th of the year 1879 was solemnized the ceremony which united Mr.
Noblett and Hannah J. Roush in bonds of holy wedlock. Mrs. Noblett is the
daughter of G. W. and Mary (Powell) Roush and the fourth of a family of eight
children, the names of her brothers and sisters being as follows: Elizabeth,
Thomas, George W., Jr., William, James B., Lottie N. and Amanda. To Mr. and Mrs.
Noblett five children were born, namely: Oliver, Lottie, Alice, Horace and an
infant that died unnamed, Lottie also being deceased.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
INDIANA

INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA

ILLUSTRATED

1904

B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER


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