Gentry County, MO - Biographies: Noble, Clark Wednesday, 15 December 1999 BIO: Clark Noble The History of Gentry and Worth Counties, Missouri St. Joseph, MO.: National Historical Company, 1882 Gentry County, Howard Township CLARK NOBLE, farmer, etc., section 26, was born in Anderson County, Kentucky, in 1825. He moved with his father, William Noble, to Indiana, in 1830, and settled in Parke County, where he improved a farm, remaining upon it until eighteen years old. In 1842 he came to Missouri with his mother, formerly Hannah Miner, and settled in what is now Harrison County, living there until 1846, when he came to this county. His mother died in 1843. He located on his present farm in 1851, and made additions to it until his farm is among the best of the county, containing 161 acres. He married Miss Sarah Ann Morris, daughter of Robert Morris, of Pennsylvania, in 1849. Her mother was Isabel Crea, of Ohio. They have five children: Hannah Jane (now Mrs. D. H. Mount), John Franklin (who married Margaret Josephine Hatcher), Isabel Mary, Elizabeth Sarah and Lydia. Mr. Noble's grandfather was from England. His religious preferences are with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he is a Republican. His children belong to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His father died in 1840, in Indiana, at eighty-nine years of age. Mr. Noble by perseverence and good management, has made an excellent competency. He is one of the reliable men of the county, has hosts of friends, attends to his own business and is successful. As a pioneer, he has passed through all the troubles and trials incident to such a life, and still loves a new country for the reason that the poor can make homes therein. He was in the state militia during the war, and was faithful to his trust. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by: phill@redrock.net (Phyllis Hill) ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non- commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. **************************************************************************