History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties

"History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties Wisconsin"

Compiled by George O.Jones, Norman S. McVean and Others. Printed in 1924 by H.C.Cooper. Jr. & Co., Minneapoli-Winona MN. ill. 787 pages. The first two hundred pages are history of the three counties, the remainder of the book is biographies.

Biography

Noel, Edmund proprietor of a department store at Doering, Lincoln County, and who saw service overseas in the great World War, was born at Merrill, Lincoln County, Wis., in 1895, son of Octave and Hulda NOEL. The parents, natives of Wisconsin, came to this county a number of years ago, buying a farm in the town of Schley, where Octave NOEL has since lived engaged in general farming. His wife Hulda died in 1899 and he subsequently married Anna PETERSON. By his first wife there were three children: Edmund, of Doering; Gertrude, wife of Oscar COLLINS, and Sadie, wife of Herbert FROST. His children by his second wife were also three in number, namely: Inga, Pearl and Emma. Pearl is the wife of Ed FEHLBERG. Edmund NOEL was reared in Merrill, where he attended school. On his parents' farm he learned agriculture, working sometimes on other famrs, and he was also a clerk for three years in the Doering department store. In November, 1922, he opened a general store at Doering, on the plan of a department store, which he has since continued to operate, carrying a good supply of merchandise. In 1917 Mr. NOEL enlisted at Antigo, Wis., in a trench mortar battery, and subsequently, having trained at Camp Douglas and at Waco, Texas, he went overseas in January, 1918, with the 32d Division, his battery (the 107th) being assigned to the 121st Field Artillery. After serving in France for 15 months, he returned home in 1919 and was discharged at Camp Grant. Edmund NOEL was married in 1921 to Bertha HAUFE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ewald HAUFE, who were natives of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. NOEL have two children, Edmund and Milton.

Transcribed by Susan Swanson, from pages 740, History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties Wisconsin; Compiled by George O. Jones, Norman S. McVean and Others 1924, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co

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