William Noonan

    William Noonan, one of the intelligent and enterprising citizens of Blackford County, was born in Dearborn County, Indiana, January 20, 1854, a son of Dennis and Ellen Noonan. His father was engaged in railroading for several years, and consequently was not permanently located until 1860, when they moved to Blackford County, and lived on a farm in Jackson Township four years. They then moved to Licking Township, where our subject grew to manhood, his youth being spent, when not in school, in assisting in the work on the farm. He was given good educational advantages, and for several terms attended Purdue University at La Fayette, and subsequently taught school for some time, a profession in which he was very successful.

    In 1886 he turned his attention to agriculture, having previously bought his farm, which contains eighty acres of choice land. The same year he built a neat and substantial residence, and his other farm buildings are in good repair. He is a thrifty, energetic young man, and one of the leading citizens of his township. In politics he affiliates with the Labor party. He is a member of the Catholic Church and one of its liberal supporters. He is a firm advocate of temperance and a member of the Good Templars Order.

Source: Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887.