Biography of Philip Noel, pages 499 / 500.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, 
Chicago, 1885.

Philip Noel, the eldest son of John and Elizabeth (Endsley) Noel, was born in Seneca County, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1838.  
He was reared and educated in DeKalb County, coming here when an infant, with his parents.  He received his 
rudimentary education in the district schools, and subsequently attended the Auburn Academy two terms.  Aug. 
28, 1861 he enlisted in Company H, thirtieth Indiana Infantry, and Sept. 24 was mustered into the service of the 
United States.  Oct. 9 he left Indiana for Camp Nevin, in Harding County, Ky., and the next month went to 
Murfreesville, Ky.  From there went to Tennessee and joined Buell’s army, and participated in the battles of Shiloh, 
LaVergne, Stone River, Liberty Gap and Chickamauga, where, after fighting two days, he was taken prisoner Sept. 
20, 1863, and for two months was confined in Richmond, Va.., and five months in Danville, Va.  He was paroled and 
sent to the Federal lines May 2, 1864, and May 7 was exchanged.  June 8 all Indiana soldiers were examined and 
those found unfit for duty were ordered to Indianapolis for discharge.  Among this number was our subject.  He 
arrived in Indianapolis June 16, and remained there till Sept. 29, 1864.  His brutal treatment in Southern prisons so 
undermined his health that he has never recovered from its effects.  When he enlisted he was appointed Fourth 
Corporal, and when discharged he ranked Duty Sergeant.  Returning to civil life he resumed agricultural pursuits, 
and now owns a good farm of 120 acres, eighty acres in Butler and forty acres in Keyser Township. DeKalb County.  
He is a wide-awake, progressive farmer, and his land shows the effect of having a thrifty owner.  He has nearly two 
miles of underground tiling.  In 1874 he was Assessor of Butler Township.  He is a public-spirited, enterprising 
citizen, and has hosts of friends and acquaintances.  He was married June 29, 1865, to Mary C. Stoner, a native of 
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, born Jan. 18, 1835, a daughter of John and Agnes Stoner, of Butler Township.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Noel have had three children---and infant, deceased, born June 18, 1866; John C., born Jan. 1,1869; and Isaac, 
born Jan. 31, 1872, died Sept 15, 1872.  Mr. and Mrs. Noel are members of the Methodist Protestant church, and he 
has been superintendent of the Sunday-school for several years.  He is a member of Mentor Lodge, No. 591, I.O.O.F., 
Auburn, and DeLong Post, No. 67, G.A.R. In politics he is a Republican.

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Arlene Goodwin
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