NOBLES, JAMES JACKSON,	1815-1867 	BERRIEN

James Jackson Nobles was born in Laurens county, Jan. 14, 1815. His mother 
was Easter Nobles, who married John Tucker (Vol. 1) in 1816. Hs was married 
Nov. 18, 1840 according to family record (but according to Irwin county 
marriage record, July 30, 1843) to Margaret, daughter of Daniel Henderson 
(Vol.1), She was born Oct. 16, 1820. Born to them were eight children, viz;

1. Charlotte	b. 1844, m. Ist. Daniel Paulk; 2nd. Henry Gray.
2. John	b. 1847, m. Levicy Gray, Feb. 2, 1865, dau. of Joshua.
3. Jasper	b. 1849, m. Rebecca Harper, Sept, 1, 1867, dau. of H.S.C.
4. Jane	b, 1851, never married.
5. Mary	b. 1852, died Dec. 14, 1853.
6. Micajah	b. 1854, m. Charlotte Graves.
7. James	b. 1857, m. Marcella McCranie, dau, of Hamilton W.
8. Daniel Jacob	b. 1859, m. Alice Edenfleld of Evans Co.

Note: The years of birth of the children as shown above, are given on 
authority of the 1850 and 1860 censuses, and are in conflict with the 
family record published in Hon. William Henderson's book on the 
Henderson-Whiddon families, the dates given there being as follows: 
Charlotte, Sept. 10, 1842; John, Jan. 16, 1844; Jasper, May 12, 1946; Jane, 
Nov. 18, 1848; Micajah, March 14, 1850; Mary, Dec. 20, 1852; James, April 
12, 1855; Daniel Jacob, Dec. 4, 1858. The record is also in conflict with 
the Irwin county marriage records as already stated above. The 1850 Census 
shows only three children born at that time, viz: Charlotte, John and 
Jasper.
The first Mrs. Nobles died Oct. 9, 1865, and Mr. Nobles was married Jan. 
28, 1866, to Miss Rachel Gray, but had no further issue. He died Oct. 19, 
1867.
Mr. Nobles was cut out of Irwin into Berrien County in 1856, when Berrien 
was created, and lived in the present Alapaha district. He served as 
Representative from Berrien County, 1859-60.

NOBLES, LEWIS S. (p. 210): (1st) He was appointed Sheriff of Montgomery 
County in 1809, for an unexpired term. (2nd) Matilda, his daughter, married 
Joshua Sharp as stated; however, he was not a Rev. soldier. He was a son of 
Groves Sharp, R.S., and had an uncle named Joshua Sharp who was a Rev. 
soldier. Matilda was born in 1803 in Laurens County, according to 1850 
Census of Tattnall, where she and her husband were living; he was born 
1797.

NOBLES, LEWIS S. (p. 210): A news-item anent his death, appearing in "The 
Southern Recorder" of Milledgeville, dated May 8, 1855, says he died in 
Clinch County, April 19, 1855, age 104 years and that "the deceased had 
preserved and retained until a few years ago the apparel and hat worn by 
him in battle and which exhibited nineteen bullet holes','. The articles 
further stated: "He was a soldier of the Revolution and a trooper in 
Marion's legion". It was stated that he was in full possession of an his 
mental faculties until he died, and that he died as the result of an 
accident. The date of his death as given in Vol. I, as Nov. 1, 1856, was 
given as shown on his tombstone, and was incorrect; but on the other hand, 
the age of 104 years as stated in the news-item was probably exaggerated by 
an enterprising reporter, as he testified In his application that he did 
not definitely know his age. He was born either in 1760 or a year earlier 
or a year later so that he was approximately 94 or 95 years old at his 
death instead of 104.

NOBLES, LEWIS SANDERS (p. 210): Watkins Nobles, his youngest son, enlisted 
in volunteer regiment of Georgians fired with the spirit of independence to 
go to Texas and help Texans to win their fight for independence from 
Mexico; most of his command were comparatively young men, the men 
outfitting themselves. Watkins Nobles enlisted Oct. 23, 1835 in Capt. 
Winn's company of Col. James W. Fannin's regiment of Georgia Volunteers, 
and was killed March 27, 1836, in the tragic Goliad massacre when his 
command was shot down and killed after surrendering. Three grants of bounty 
land were made to his estate, and Thos. G. Gordon was administrator of his 
estate. (Thanks to Mr. Jon B. Barber of Jacksonville, Fla., a Lewis S. 
Nobles descendant, for the above valuable information confirming the family 
tradition as to Watkins Nobles. Information furnished Mr. Barber by the 
General Land Office and the Texas State Library.)

NOBLES, JAMES J. (p. 220): He was a resident of Laurens County in the time 
of the 1827 land lottery in which he drew land as an illegitimate.


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