Elsie Noble

Brief Life History of Elsie

When Elsie Noble was born on 17 April 1892, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Knox Noble, was 22 and her mother, Isidor C Campbell, was 22. She married Harry Elmer Darr on 14 July 1916, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Henry Clay Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940 and Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. She died on 4 January 1954, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Harry Elmer Darr
1895–1971
Elsie Noble
1892–1954
Marriage: 14 July 1916
Noble William Darr
1917–1948
Mary Helen Darr
1918–2006
Sgt Robert Arthur Darr
1918–1999
Arlene Isadore Darr
1927–2011

Sources (9)

  • Elsie N Darr, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Elsie Noble, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Elsie Noble Darr in entry for George Seymour Morgan, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and French: status name or nickname from Middle English, Old French noble ‘high-born, distinguished, illustrious’ (from Latin nobilis), denoting someone of lofty birth or character, or someone who poses as a nobleman, or perhaps also ironically someone of low station. The surname has been established in Ireland since the 13th century, but was re-introduced in the 17th century and is now found mainly in Ulster. Compare French Lenoble .

Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Knöbel, Knobel , and Nobel .

Spanish: nickname from noble ‘noble’ or ‘courteous, kind’ (see 1 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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