Edgar M. Noble

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Mr. Noble was born in the town of Albia, Iowa, April 25, 1854 the son of David A. and Elizabeth Ann (Arnold) Noble. His father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother in Indiana. They were married in Albia in 1853, the father having come to Albia in 1851, and the mother in 1852. They had three children. The elder Mr. Noble merchandised in Albia thirty or more years and died in 1895, aged sixty-five, but his wife still resides in Albia, aged sixty-eight. The father was a Republican and was county treasurer two terms. He and his wife were members of the Christian church. He was a successful business man as a general merchant. He had a fair common school education. The last several years of his life were spent retired.

Edgar M. Noble was reared and educated in Albia and spent one year at Christian College at Oskaloosa. In early life he entered the store of his father and was in mercantile lines up to 1895, since when he has been in the real estate and insurance business. He was married in 1878 to Miss Anna Miller. He is a Republican and the nominee of his party for auditor of the county. He and his wife are Methodists, and he is a Knight Templar Mason and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.