John E. Noyes

Greenwood, Clark Co., Wisconsin

John's father, Joseph Noyes was born about 1833.  When the great Civil War broke out, he joined the Union Army and fought with the Y Battalion of the 1st Minnesota regiment.  In 1870, he married Alzina "Lucy" Braman who was born in Ohio in April of 1849.  John was one of their four children.   In 1879, his widow, Lucy, married Albert Hartson.  John served as the editor of the Greenwood Gleaner at one time.

John and Harriet's infant son died when he was just 2 days old, January 22, 1907.  He is buried in the Greenwood City Cemetery.

Census Records

1900 Federal Census: Eaton, Clark, Wisconsin

Name: John E. Noyes 
Age: 28, b. Apr 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Head of Household
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's name: Harriet E.
Marriage Year: 1897
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 3 yrs.
Residence : Greenwood City, Clark Co., Wisconsin
Occupation: Printer & Publisher
Neighbors: Henry & Hilda Hartson (chidren: Harry E., Wellen G., Velma, Fred C.), Harry's mother, Mary A. Hartson and Hilda's brother, Conrad Wellen (Post Office Clerk, b. WI, Parents b. Norway) and Mary Mason (Teacher, b. Feb 1854)
Household Members:
John E. Noyes 28, b. April 1872 (Father b. WI, Mother b. WI)
Harriet E. Noyes 26, b. July 1873, WI (Father b. WI, Mother b. MA)
Joseph E. Noyes 2, Dec. 1897 WI
Edwards E. Noyes 9/12, Aug 1899, WI
Abigail G. Edwards 21 (sister-in-law), b. Aug. 1878, (Father b. WI, Mother b. WI); Teacher
John G. Faulds 36 (Boarder), b. Nov. 186, WI (Father b. WI, Mother b. WI); Printer

The advertisement above appeared in the Greenwood Gleaner July 23, 1903.

Contributor

Janet Schwarze