William Noel

Brief Life History of William

When William Noel was born on 30 September 1838, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, his father, Henry Noel, was 27 and his mother, Mary Polly Kays, was 31. He married Nancy Jane Carpenter on 1 January 1860, in Owen, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 17 April 1864, in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Noel
1838–1864
Nancy Jane Carpenter
1838–1907
Marriage: 1 January 1860
Lafayette Noel
1860–1905

Sources (4)

  • William Neel in household of Henry Neel, "United States Census, 1850"
  • William Noel, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • William Noel, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (4)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Pierre, Normand, Antoine, Jacques, Alphonse, Leonce, Lucien, Marcel, Damien, Emile, Francois.

French and Walloon (Noël); English: from the Old French personal name Noël, Middle English Noel, from Old French no(u)el ‘Christmas’ (from Latin natalis (dies) ‘birthday’), used for someone born during the Christmas period. Alternatively, a nickname for someone who had some special connection with the Christmas season, such as owing the particular feudal duty of providing a yule-log to the lord of the manor, or having given a memorable performance as the Lord of Misrule. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Christmas and Newell .

English: sometimes a post-medieval variant of Knowle and Knoll (see Knowles ). The loss of /k/ before /n/ is known in everyday speech by the 17th century and may have been earlier.

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

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