The Noland Families of Boone County, Iowa

TAMES M. NOLAND.

James M. Noland is one of the most substantial landowners of Boone county, holding title to seven hundred and sixty acres of choice land on sections 19. 20, 21 and 29, Cass township. Moreover, he has always participated in public affairs and has proven himself a useful citizen, serving at present as mayor of Woodward and president of the hoard of education.

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GEORGE W. NOLAND.

George Noland, who owns a valuable farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Cass township, was born in that township on section 2j, August 4, 1852, and is now the oldest living native son of his township. He is a son of William and Rachel (Bennett) Noland, the father born in Pike county, Ohio, February 29, 1822, and the mother in Highland county, Ohio, March 13, 1823. They came to Iowa in 1850, the family making the trip by boat to Keokuk and thence overland to Cass township where Mr. Noland located on section 27. There he followed farming and stock-raising. He was the first justice of the peace in Cass township and performed the first marriage ceremony in that part of Boone county. In 1865 he became a member of the Thirteenth Iowa Regiment and died in the service at Newbern, North Carolina. His wife died in Cass township June 20, 1886. Their marriage took place in Ohio, September 2, 1842, and in their family were ten children: Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Dickerson. born July 2, 1843; Mary, deceased, born January 6, 1845; Albert C, who was born November 16, 1846, and who died at Huntsville, Alabama, as a member of Company D, Thirteenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry: John W., born April 25. 1848, of California; James M., born October 26. 1850, a prominent agriculturist, mayor of Woodward and president of the board of education; George W., of this review; Mrs. Margaret Ellen Newell, born January 26, 1856, of Woodward; F. S., born October 3, 1859, of Modesto, California; Joshua, born July 31, 1861, of Alberta, Canada; and Nathaniel, born July 28, 1864, of the same city.

George W. Noland attended the early schools of Cass township, including the Eversole school. He subsequently followed farming and stock-raising and has so continued to the present time. He owns a valuable farm of one hundred and sixty acres, all of which is under high cultivation. His buildings are substantial and modernly appointed, and his home is conveniently arranged and well equipped. He has been successful because he has always been industrious and energetic, carrying out the plans which he has made.

On the 2d of November, 1876,.Mr. Noland was married in Cass township to Miss Sarah J. Carrel, who was born in Marcy township. May 6. 1856, and grew to womanhood in this county, of which she has always remained a resident. Her parents were John and Amanda (Lamb) Carrel, the former born near Bowling Green, Clay county, Indiana, December 4, 1833, and the latter in Ohio, November 17, 1834. His parents came to Iowa in 1842, first settling in Jefferson county, but in 1843 removed to Wapello county and in 1848 came to Boone county, making their home in Douglas township. The father died in Madrid, Iowa, May 17, 1908, and the mother in Cass township. In their family were nine children. William, born March 29, 1853, a resident of Missouri; Mrs. Mary Kirk, born Octoljer 24, 1854. of Kansas; Sarah J., the wife of our subject; George, who was born November 17, 1858, a resident of Woodward; David, born November 26, 1860, of Missouri; Albert and Mrs. Alice Davidson, twins, born April 18, 1865, the former residing in Fort Dodge and the latter in Des Moines; Mrs. Minnie Lucas, born January 21, 1871, who died in Madrid, Iowa, June 16, 1906; and one who died in infancy. All these children were born and reared in Boone county, in Marcy, Peoples and Cass townships respectively. To Mr. and Mrs. Noland were born six children: Mrs. Delia M. Swisher, whose birth occurred October 2" 1877, and who resides in Cass township; William E., born May 22, 1870, of Iowa; Scott E., born February 10, 1882. of Madrid, this state; Harry, born April 22, 1885, who died July 17, 1891; Ray W., who was born September 17, 1887, a resident of Winona, Minnesota; and Clifford C, born August 24, 1893, of Cass township]

Politically Mr. Noland is an adherent of the republican party and is true to its standards. Both he and his wife are members of the Liberty Methodist Episcopal church of Cass township. They are highly respected and esteemed, having many friends in Boone county, to the development of which both have contributed along various lines.

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Nathaniel Noland, deceased, was for a considerable period a well known farmer of Boone county. He was born in Highland county, Ohio, seventy-five years ago, a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Staley) Noland, who reared a large family. The father was a farmer by occupation and spent his last days in Iowa, whither he removed with his family during the childhood of his son Nathaniel.

The family home was established in Dallas county and later a removal was made to Boone county. In this state Nathaniel Noland was reared to manhood, sharing with the family in the usual experiences, hardships and privations of pioneer life. His education was obtained in one of the oldtime log schoolhouses when the methods of instruction were very primitive as compared with the advanced educational standards of the present day. School was held for only about three months in a year and throughout the remainder of the time Nathaniel Noland worked upon the home farm, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors incident to the cultivation of the soil and the development of the crops.

As a young man Nathaniel Noland heard and answered the country's call for men, enlisting in Company D, Tenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry at Boone in 1861. He served throughout the war, participating in many battles and going with Sherman on the march to the sea. At the close of the war in 1865 he received his honorable discharge and returned to the life of a civilian.

On the 15th of March, 1866, in Peoples township, Mr. Noland was united in marriage to Miss Angeline Peoples. Her ancestor, John Peoples, was brought to the United States in childhood by his parents, the family home being established in Pennsylvania near Brownsville, where the grandfather of Mrs. Noland engaged in farming. John Peoples was quite old, being nearly eighty years of age, when he sought a new home in Coshocton county, Ohio, where he lived with his son William until the time of his death. He married Henrietta Jones, a native of Pennsylvania, in which state she died, leaving a large family. Their son, David Peoples, born in Pennsylvania, was educated in the district schools and married Lavina Peart, of New Jersey, a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Fisher) Peart. Lavina (Peart) Peoples died in September, 1886, at the age of seventy-eight years. The children of that family were; Melvina, who became the wife of Jesse Vernon and is deceased; Mary, who became the wife of Levi Colvin and has passed away; Amanda, who married William Tarr and is deceased; William, who was killed at the battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, during the Civil war; Henrietta, who became the wife of Enos Rhodes and has passed away: Angeline, who married Nathaniel Noland; Sarah E., the wife of John W. Kirby of Boone; Ann Eliza, the wife of Luke Becket of Spencer, Iowa; and Rachel C, who married Miles Becket and is also deceased.

Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Noland settled on a prairie farm in Peoples township. He became the owner of a tract of eighty acres, which he brought to a high state of cultivation, carefully tilling the soil as the years passed on. He died May 9, 1886, and was laid to rest in a cemetery in Peoples township.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Noland were born six children: Hallie L., now the wife of C. A. Steelsmith; William, who died in childhood; Levi C.; Fred P., who has departed this life; Clyde, a practicing physician in Ogden, Iowa; and Retta, at home. The death of the husband and father occurred May 9, 1886, and he was laid to rest in a cemetery in Peoples township. His political support was given to the republican party, but, while interested in the welfare of the community, he never desired public office. He sought the moral progress of the community as a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His many sterling traits of character endeared him to all who knew him, and his upright life left to his family a memory that is cherished and which serves as an inspiration and a benediction to those who knew him.

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LEVI C. NOLAND.

Levi C. Noland, who is engaged in tin, furnace and sheet metal work in Boone, Iowa, conducts a store at No. 605 Story street and is one of that city's successful business men. He was born in Peoples township, Boone county, on the Noland family homestead, on May 16, 1872, and there attended the public schools until sixteen years of age. He is a son of Nathaniel and Angeline Noland, the former a farmer of Peoples township. Their son, Levi C. Noland, spent his boyhood upon the parental farm, turning his attention to agricultural work after leaving school. When he was seventeen the parents removed to Boonesboro, where their son improved his education by attending the high school. At the age of twenty-one he entered the employ of Mellor Brothers as an apprentice, completing his term under H. T. Mallery. At the end of that time he had gained wide experience in his field and subsequently worked for three years as journeyman. In 1899 he established himself independently in Boone and has since most successfully conducted his business there. He has done practically all of the work in connection with his trade on the principal buildings of his city and enjoys the highest reputation for integrity and efficiency. Mr. Noland makes a specialty of furnace work, and his services along that line are eagerly sought. He is an experienced man and in the installation of new equipment and in repairing always gives satisfaction to his patrons.

On March 22, 1896, Levi C. Noland was united in marriage to Miss Anna ( 'guard of Boone, formerly of New York. They have four children: Otho Guard, who is seventeen years of age and attending high school; Angeline Leone, fourteen years of age, who is attending school; Homer Eugene, who is twelve; and Bessie. Mr. Noland has few outside interests beside his business, finding his greatest happiness at his own fireside. Although he is not politically active, he is sincerely interested in the growth of his city and ever ready to give support to movements which have for their purpose the material, moral and intellectual upbuilding of his community and county. Both he and his wife stand high in the estimation and respect of their fellow citizens, among whom they have many friends who are sincerely devoted to them.

As printed in the source¹. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.