ASHTABULA COUNTY OHIO - BIO: NOXON, Schuyler B. & Mabel (NOLAND) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda R. & Henry L. LIPPS, Kinsman, OH LRLBugsy@aol.com Researching ancestors & descendants of Daniel LIPPS/1792/Greenbriar Co., WV February 28, 1999 ************************************************************************ Schuyler B. and Mabel (Noland) NOXON Schuyler B. Noxon was born on the ancestral farm in Wayne, 15 February, 1880, the son of Jerome B. and Esther (Fobes) Noxon. Showing musical talent when very small, he learned to play several instruments. He walked to Jefferson to take violin lessons, took lessons at Dana's in Warren, and became an excellent violinist. He played in several bands and orchestras in the area. He found playing for square dances much more lucrative than performing as an artist. He particularly enjoyed playing with Chet Shipman and Herb Titus, both of Gustavus, and Mrs. Addie McNeilly, a fine pianist from Wayne. He was one of the first dairymen in Ashtabula County to breed and raise registered Holsteins. He helped organize the Extension Service and the Farm Bureau in this county. He served both the Farm Bureau Federation and the Farm Bureau Cooperative Association (now Landmark) as a director. He served several years on the Ashtabula County Fair Board. He was an active Republican and served on Governor Myers Y. Cooper's tax reform committee. He served as a Local school board clerk for a time. He was a member of Gustavus lodge # 422 A and FM. He married Mabel Clara Noland of Kinsman on his birthday 15 February, 1900. She was the daughter of a tinsmith, Orrin Willard and Orlina (Linsley) Noland and was born 16 January, 1879, in Gustavus. She was a descendant of Perkins, Thompson and Linsley families, settlers in Trumbull County before 1805. Their son, Harold was born 3 September, 1900. Three later children did not survive infancy. Mildred was born 7 December, 1911. Thus the oldest and the youngest were the only ones to grow to maturity. After graduation from High School in Kinsman, Mabel attended Mount Union College and then taught school until her marriage. She painted in oils and water colors. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed making hand-made buttonholes! The couple lived with his parents four years, then build a house across the drive. Hearing talk of a house warming, Harold built a fire in the shavings which was quickly discovered and extinguished. WW1 years were anxious years. Although food production was important to the war effort, Schuyler, 38, and Harold were both in the last draft. However, the Armistice was signed before either was called. Mabel sewed for the Red Cross, sugar was eliminated from the table, foil from gum wrappers was saved, tablet paper was doled out to school children by their teachers. Doctors made house calls with horse and buggy. Hospitals were far away so home care was necessary when the big flu epidemic hit the area. Harold's arm was rebroken and reset at home. Mildred's tonsils were removed on the kitchen table while Mabel walked Schuyler around the yard. In later years she assisted when a neighbor's leg was amputated on his kitchen table. Both Schuyler and Mabel were plagued by poor health and Schuyler died 1 November, 1951, on the farm where he was born. Six years later, Mabel passed away 10 October, 1957. ----Mildred Noxon Littler ==== Maggie_Ohio Mailing List ====