Author Topic: Post Civil War - correspondence (Read 1165 times)

Mrs. Butler Ford · « **on:** February 01, 2003, 08:54:43 AM »

I found the following during a search for Bill's Nobles lines that came out of NC into TN and then on to KY. I have copied a letter here that is available online at:

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/lenoir/bibles/westbrook.txt

Craighead County, Ark., Jan. the 6th A.D. 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 mot. Dated Oct. the 28 and 30th 1866 which give us great satisfaction to hear from you all and hear of your all being well but 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 a bout 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 a bout Unkle Needoms family Cousin Craven is ded he died in the army. My mother lives about 3 miles from me Unkel 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 living hear in Arkansas-two of them is married Winey and Polly. The other 2 is George 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 all your boys was maried but one and he was a going to get married the next 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 nephew and cousin til deth
Isaac T. NOBLE and Mary J. NOBLE
To James J. RHODES
To Winiford RHODES and cousins all.

A little added info - Barnet and Martin Nobles both served the Confederacy during the Civil War. Martin is listed on the rolls, but the only listing I found for Barnet was in a small book at the Coffee Co., TN, clerk's office. Barnet's occupation on the 1860 Bedford Co., TN, census is listed as "overseer of negroes". Bill's line comes through Barnet. Barnet died in Dec 1876 in Coffee Co., TN.

Mrs Graybeard · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2003, 01:55:45 PM »

Deb,

Thank you for sharing the letter. I enjoy reading about others family history.

Do you know if Bill is related to the Nobles that came to Anniston, Alabama?
Faye

Mrs. Butler Ford · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2003, 05:36:08 PM »

Faye,
I'm not sure if any of Bill's line of Nobles are related to the Anniston Nobles...
Richard H. Nobles, b. abt. 1800, shows a wife, Alice, b. abt. 1818, on the 1850 Bedford Co., TN, census. Everyone in the family shows as being born in NC. I found a posting (don't have the URL handy right now...) that says Alice's maiden name was Post and that her father was a preacher and the family moved to AL. I have not been able to verify this. There was another Richard H. Nobles in the Lenoir Co., NC, area, so it's proving difficult to figure out where Bill's Richard H. was pre 1850.
From the letter posted online (above), and with help of other researchers, I can tell you that Richard's parents were George and Pattie Davis Noble(s). George and Pattie married before 1800, probably in Lenoir Co., NC. Their children were:
Richard H. - married Alice (nee unknown)
Patsy - married unknown Taylor
Osborn
Winnifred - married James J. Rhodes (Baptist preacher)
William A. - married Elizabeth (nee unknown) *William's son, Isaac, wrote the letter*
Zylphia L. - married Needham West
The family originated in NC (at least as far back as I've been able to get), but the children moved on to TN, AR and MO. It's very possible some of the children or grandchildren did indeed move into AL.

Graybeard · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2003, 08:20:25 AM »

I used to work with a Richard Nobles long ago at Anniston Army Depot and in fact we lived just across the street from him for awhile when we lived at the Alan Homes near Bynum, AL. Not sure but don't think he was originally from this area. Might be some of your kin having the same name but sure don't have a clue what happened to him. This was in the late 60s.

GB