NC, Lenoir, Letter, from Isaac T. NOBLE and Mary J. NOBLE
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WESTBROOK BIBLE
The following Bible comes from the estate of the late William Rhodes JONES, Jr. 
of Greensboro, N.C.; with kind permission of his family, Ms. Sharon M. JONES 
and children. Sharon.jones@prodigy.net
(Transcribed by Sloan S.MASON) SloMas7@aol.com


This letter was found in the WESTBROOK BIBLE


Craighad County, Ark., Jan. the 6th, 1867.

Dear Unkle and Aunt and Cousins,
I seat myself to right you a few lines to let you know that we are all as well 
as comon  and the connection all so- so far as I no at this time--- and we hope 
that those few lines may find you all well and a doing well. I have nothing 
mutch to rite that is worth your attention-I received your kind letter on the 3rd 
of this inst. Dated Oct. the 28th and 30th 1866 which give us great 
satisfaction to hear from you all and hear of your all being well butt I was sory to hear 
of Unkles being unwell, the health of our country is good at this time-times is 
hard hear now more so than was suspected by the Generality of the people
Corn is worth one dollar per bushel.
Wheat two dollars per bushel Pork 8 cts per lb-you wanted to no where my Mother 
was she is hear with me this morning her family is all well Aunt Zilphy lives 
about 3 miles from us her family is all well so far as I no they are all living 
yet Cousin Ann WEST is Married she has bin Married a year ago last July she 
married A man by the name of David A. GUEST-I am mistaken about Unkle Needoms 
family Cousin Craven is ded he died in the army-my mother lives about 3 miles from 
me Unkle Richard's family is all scaterd mitely Unkle lives up in Missouri in 
Scott County near a litle place calld Burtran his postoffice is Charlston, 
Mississippi County he has 6 children up there with him and 2 of them is married, 
Marthy and Nancy there is four of his children hear in Arkansas-two of them is 
married Winey and Polly the other 2 is good? And Richard BARNET and Martin lived 
in Tennessee the last I heard of them and Jane is there too, they are all well 
that lives hear but the most of the family and Unkle Richard him self is getting 
along mity bad you rote that ll your boys was maried but one and he was a going 
to get married the nexet week we give you all our best respects and disire you 
to rite to us as often as is convienent with you our post office is all the 
same. Jonesboro, Ark.
Your nephews and cousin til deth  
Isaac T. NOBLE and Mary J. NOBLE
To James J. RHODES 
To Winiford RHODES and cousins all.

END OF DOCUMENT

I researched the family and found the following:

1860 Census 
Powell Township, Craighead County, Arkansas
June 7, 1860
Family 156/dwelling 156

Wm. A. NOBLES, age 47, M, birth: N.C., farmer-2000/910
Elizabeth NOBLES-age 50, F, birth: N.C.
Isaac T. NOBLES-age 22, M. birth: Tn.
Kisiah NOBLES-age 17, F, birth Tn.
Nancy A. NOBLES-age 13,F, birth: Tn.
Martha P. NOBLES-age 13, F., birth Tn.
George W. NOBLES-age 11, M, birth: Ark.
Winford NOBLES-age 7, F, birth Ark.
Rachel E. NOBLES-age 4, F, birth Ark.

(Source-Rootsweb-Census Records)