Henry Noble Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1267-1268 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
	OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net.

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	HENRY NOBLE was born January 26, 1852, at Garnadilla, Iowa, and 
there grew to maturity on a farm. During his boyhood and youth he 
attended the public schools of his neighborhood, and until his twenty-
fifth year remained under the parental roof, assisting his father in 
running the home place and contributing his full share to the support of 
the family. In 1877 Mr. Noble severed home ties and engaged with the 
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad as fireman, the duties of which 
position he discharged until 1879, when he was promoted engineer, with 
headquarters in the town of McGregor. In 1883 he was transferred to 
Mitchell, South Dakota, and after remaining ten years at that place, 
removed to Aberdeen, where he has since resided, being on the run 
between these two points. Mr. Noble's run is one of the most important 
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul system in the west and his 
responsibilities are therefore very great. During his long period of 
service he has rarely been absent from duty, and his efficiency and 
faithful service have been such as to gain the unbounded confidence of 
his superiors. Fraternally Mr. Noble is a Knight Templar and a thirty-
second-degree Scottish-rite Mason, being one of the leading members of 
the order in the city of his residence and honored at different times 
with important official station. He is also an influential factor in the 
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and as a citizen enjoys in a marked 
degree the confidence and esteem of the community. Blessed with a strong 
physique and endowed with an ardent nature, he is exceedingly fond of 
field sports and out-of-door amusements, and during his vacations finds 
his greatest enjoyment with the rod and gun. 

	In 1872, while residing in his native state of Iowa, Mr. Noble was 
united in marriage with Miss Phila Pickett, a union which has been 
blessed with two children, Lila, a teacher in the public schools, and a 
son by the name of Field.