Otis B. NOEL, b. 1859
Otis B. Noel, living an section 21, Union
township, was born in Black Oak township, this
county, May 1, 1859, a son of James and Mary
(Bacon) Noel, whose sketch is given above. In
his youth he remained upon his father's farm
and attended the district school. At the age of
seventeen years he rented his father's farm,
which he operated on the shares for three years.
He afterward spent three years in Oskaloosa
College to further perfect his education and
then engaged in teaching for two years. He was
afterward connected with the dry-goods and
grocery trade in New Sharon for a year and
for three years was a hardware merchant of
that place, but in 1894 resumed farming, which
he has since followed, in that year taking up
his abode on the farm where he now resides. He
is a wide-awake and progressive agriculturist,
thoroughly familiar with all the duties connected with the farm and his capable
management and careful work have resulted in making
his property very valuable and productive.
Mr. Noel was married September 15, 1892,
to Miss Julia Ellen Knowlton, who was born in
Clinton county, Ohio. January 3, 1864. and is
a daughter of Samuel Knowlton, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work in connection with
the sketch of Dennis E. Whitehill. Mr. and
Mrs. Noel have a son, Homer Otis, born Febuary 20, 1896. Their home is a farm of one
hundred and sixty acres of productive land, on
which are good buildings and many modern improvements and it is a part of the Samuel
Knowlton estate. In his political views Mr.
Noel is an earnest republican, keeping well informeded on the questions and issues of the day
as every true American citizen should do. He
has served as township assessor for two years
and as school director. He belongs to the
Christian church, while his wife is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church. They are both
interested in all good work and their pleasant
home is justly celebrated for its hospitality,
which is greatly enjoyed by their many friends.
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from Past and Present of Mahaska County, Iowa by Manoah Hedge
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1906
Past and Present of Mahaska County, Iowa
Mahaska County, Iowa Genealogy
Iowa Genealogy
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